i recently convinced my parents to house a friend of mine for a while
a couple of days ago, i received a phone call from my mum. there was the usual jibber-jabber then i asked after the friend.

"oh," my mum said angrily "well, i'd expect her to hide away and not come out to see anyone for the first couple of days but its been a fortnight now. its just a bit rude."

"well, you've got to give it a bit of time, mum. she's been through a bit of an ordeal and she doesn't know anyone there."

"yes, but we're putting a roof over her head and feeding her. we're all trying our hardest to make her feel welcome. you know... at some point she's got to come out and meet everyone halfway."

"i hear she's been getting on ok with dad."

"yes... well..."

"and mum... she is a cat."
(ladyintheradiator, Sun 9 Jan 2011, 17:31, 5 replies)

my sister did this to me
convinced me to look after her cat bella for a week, whilst they moved house. a year later, i had to threaten the cat(whom i'd renamed catface) to make her come and pick it up.
cats are like babies, they make me nervous.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sun 9 Jan 2011, 17:45, closed)

Yeah, you never know when they're gonna turn on you and start scratching your eyes out
and biting you and doing that thing where they try to gut you with their hind legs and then try to rip out your intestines and drink your blood.

And cats are even worse!!
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Sun 9 Jan 2011, 22:45, closed)

this is why i want neither

( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Tue 11 Jan 2011, 15:09, closed)

my mate found a cat at uni
and it kind of lived with them. It was surly, uncooperative and aloof. they called it catface fatface
(Monkeystrumpet monkey. Monkey, MONKEY!!!, Tue 11 Jan 2011, 13:17, closed)

my cousin had a kitten at uni
lost it for 3 days, then found it asleep in a shoebox in her wardrobe
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Tue 11 Jan 2011, 15:10, closed)