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Teenagers are like cats

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:26 am
by Bob Juch
From forwarded email:

How so? Well, consider:

Neither teenagers nor cats turn their heads when you call them by name.

No matter what you do for them, it is not enough. Indeed, all humane efforts are barely adequate to compensate for the privilege of waiting on them hand and foot.

You rarely see a cat walking outside of the house with an adult human being, and it can be safely said that no teenager in his or her right mind wants to be seen in public with his or her parents.

Even if you tell jokes as well as David Letterman, neither your cat nor your teen will ever crack a smile.

No cat nor teenager shares your taste in music.

Cats and teenagers can lie on the living-room sofa for hours on end without moving, barely breathing.

Cats have nine lives. Teenagers carry on as if they did.

Cats and teenagers yawn in exactly the same manner, communicating that ultimate human ecstasy -- a sense of complete and utter boredom.

No cat nor any teenager has ever improved anyone's furniture.

Cats that are free to roam outside sometimes have been known to return in the middle of the night to deposit a dead animal in your bedroom. Teenagers are not above that sort of behavior.

Thus, if you must raise teenagers, the best sources of advice are not other parents, but veterinarians. It is also a good idea to keep a guidebook on cats at hand at all times. And remember above all else, put out the food and do not make any sudden moves in their direction. When they make up their minds, they will finally come to you for some affection and comfort, and it will be a triumphant moment for all concerned.

Re: Teenagers are like cats

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:39 am
by NellyLunatic1980
Bob Juch wrote:No cat nor teenager shares your taste in music.
I dispute this one. DawsonLunatic likes to watch and lay by my Sirius radio when it's on.

Re: Teenagers are like cats

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:58 am
by littlebeast13
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:No cat nor teenager shares your taste in music.
I dispute this one. DawsonLunatic likes to watch and lay by my Sirius radio when it's on.

I think age difference has a lot to do with this one. I'm only 20 years younger than my parents, so they were still listening to current music (Those wonderful 80's!) when I was growing up. The bigger the age difference, the less likely the musical tastes will synch....

lb13

Re: Teenagers are like cats

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:59 am
by ulysses5019
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:No cat nor teenager shares your taste in music.
I dispute this one. DawsonLunatic likes to watch and lay by my Sirius radio when it's on.
Was the station playing the Stray Cats?

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:11 am
by a1mamacat
well that solves the mystery of the "eating tuna straight from the can" dilemma for me.

I do not have a teenager

I have a big cat

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:12 am
by Bob Juch
a1mamacat wrote:well that solves the mystery of the "eating tuna straight from the can" dilemma for me.

I do not have a teenager

I have a big cat
Yes, and you're an A1 mama too!

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:15 am
by BackInTex
So we now go from 2 to 4 suspects when we find poop on the rug?

Re: Teenagers are like cats

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:28 am
by NellyLunatic1980
ulysses5019 wrote:
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:No cat nor teenager shares your taste in music.
I dispute this one. DawsonLunatic likes to watch and lay by my Sirius radio when it's on.
Was the station playing the Stray Cats?
No, this station plays TYGA and Katt Williams. And occasionally, that pussy Eminem gets played.

Re: Teenagers are like cats

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:36 am
by ulysses5019
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
NellyLunatic1980 wrote: I dispute this one. DawsonLunatic likes to watch and lay by my Sirius radio when it's on.
Was the station playing the Stray Cats?
No, this station plays TYGA and Katt Williams. And occasionally, that pussy Eminem gets played.
What, no Cat Stevens?

Re: Teenagers are like cats

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:49 pm
by NellyLunatic1980
ulysses5019 wrote:
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote: Was the station playing the Stray Cats?
No, this station plays TYGA and Katt Williams. And occasionally, that pussy Eminem gets played.
What, no Cat Stevens?
Nope. Wrong genre.

Re: Teenagers are like cats

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:00 pm
by Chris Crocker
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
NellyLunatic1980 wrote: I dispute this one. DawsonLunatic likes to watch and lay by my Sirius radio when it's on.
Was the station playing the Stray Cats?
No, this station plays TYGA and Katt Williams. And occasionally, that pussy Eminem gets played.
LEAVE EMINEM ALONE! YOU'RE LUCKY HE PERFORMS FOR YOU BASTARDS!