Is it ok to hate cats and still be a gamer?

[I'm A Banana]

The relation between Cat and Man came about at the start of the latter's attempt at transitioning from a hunter-gatherer society to an agricultural society (mainly in Egypt, starting around 4000 BCE, though mummified cat remains from as long ago as 7500 BCE have been found on Cyprus). Cat assisted Man in overcoming an inherent efficiency threshold (by protecting food stores against rodents), directly contributing to Man's future success at civilisation.

In brief (if you'll excuse me a few shortcuts from agriculture to the development of written language, religion, science, rational though, and even the concept of "leisure" time), it is BECAUSE of Cat that Man can be a gamer in the first place.

Dogs eat rats, too, yo.

Sorry I have to reject the notion that dogs are smarter than cats. I happen to own both and although very loyal, dogs are as dumb as dirt, so dumb in fact that dogs EAT FECES even thier own.

Eating feces or not is not a measure of intelligence.

Look, arguing animal intelligence is basically a fool's errand anyway. Because "intelligence" is only vaguely defined at best. The only people who care how smart their various fuzzballs are are those who have WAY TOO MUCH invested in said fuzzballs.

Cats can use the toilet. Dogs can save lives in burning buildings. Tomayto, tomahto.

 

[Fishbone]

See, cats aren't heros. How many times have you heard the tale of the cat that saved its owner's life, or repelled crooks after a break-in. You never hear about valiant bomb sniffing cats or the cat that saved its police officer's life, or the cat that won a reward for valor during war time. You just don't.
Dogs have a lot more utility than cats, that is why I give them the nod.

 

[Ranger REG]

Even though I'm a Leo, I'd rather hang with dogs than with cats.

 

[darkseraphim]

>>See, cats aren't heros. How many times have you heard the tale of the cat that saved its owner's life, or repelled crooks after a break-in. You never hear about valiant bomb sniffing cats or the cat that saved its police officer's life, or the cat that won a reward for valor during war time. You just don't. Dogs have a lot more utility than cats, that is why I give them the nod.

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Oh really?

http://fullfilth.blogspot.com/2006/04/cat-saves-babys-life-yahoo-news.html

http://www.eternalanimals.com/cat_saves_owner.htm

http://pets.families.com/blog/cat-saves-family-from-fire

http://www.ithetwilight.com/createhope/2006/07/hero-cat-saves-family-gerald-davies.html

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_lifestyle_animal/2006/05/smudge_the_wond.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10663270/

http://www.iampariah.com/blog/2006/09/my-cat-saved-my-familys-lives/

http://www.amazon.com/My-Cat-Saved-Life/dp/1585420638

So cats get the nod now too, right?

 

[Fishbone]

No.

He ate cats and crapped excellence.

 

[Inferno!]

Cats also step through their own wastes and then get on tables, furniture, and eating surfaces, and their owners think its cute- its just nasty and a health hazard. Cats licking their paws doesn't clean them of the bacteria- it simply transfers it to their mouths so cat bites often become infected, and their saliva isn't as strongly antibacterial as many other carnivores.

And dogs like to eat tasty snacks from the catbox...then go lick and slobber all over their owners and other poor unfortunates, and their owners think its cute. :\

BTW - cats are like potato chips, you can't have just one

 

[boredgremlin]

cats drive me crazy.. something about a pet thats totally dependent on us and still gives humans attitude like its better then us annoys me.

I expect my pets to validate themselves by having some worth. I have taken dogs hunting, had them scare of thieves and i used to use my dogs as the only decent reason i could find to go jogging.

I have had both and all in all the cat was a complete waste of my time and resources. The dog added to my life greatly.

As a gamer i find both to be a pain during games as any pet seems to see company as a reason to be given all the attention the whole group has to offer, but at least dogs dont usually get on the table and thrash things. And very few dog owners houses smell bad.... Most cat owners homes i have gone to stunk.

 

[thedungeondelver]

Not a cat person. Unpersonable, cold little beasts.

Give me a nice trustworthy labrador any day of the week. Speaking of which I think I'll take mine out for a walk.

 

[darkseraphim]

Ah yes, decorated and promoted war animals ... another example being Able Seacat Simon of the HMS Amethyst. Awarded the Dickin Medal for gallantry under enemy fire.

http://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/famous/simon.html

Dogs save lives in their own way, cats save lives in their own way. I don't see one being superior to the other however.

 

[Fishbone]

Give me a nice trustworthy labrador any day of the week. Speaking of which I think I'll take mine out for a walk.

Labs are so overbred that they seem almost too a dog mentally deficient. The only ones that had I.Q.s higher than a snake's junk that I've ever known were flushing and retrieving dogs from some pretty primo stock.