Friday Fun - poll

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

Since it's Friday, I just wanted to get a quick survey of the forum. :)

[Poll #1758105]

Feel free to give your opinions in the comments. :)

Comments

[politikitty.livejournal.com]

After losing an six-pack of TP during the introduction of my most recent terrorist cat, I will fight for my right to have under-oriented toilet paper.

Yes, it's a bit more difficult and counter-intuitive. That's the point.

I also don't own any valuable tchotchkes after losing a few while he learned about the pleasures of gravity.

One day I will be able to own nice things again.

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

How does having it under fix the cat problem? The cats that I've known that like TP haven't been discouraged by it.

[politikitty.livejournal.com]

My cat isn't particularly interested in the 'tail' part of the roll, just the big soft round bit. So when he pulls the roll down, the toilet-paper stays wound up. And even if he attacks the tail, it's much more likely to simply tear off, and he'll bat around the few sheets of paper he successfully captured.

I am sure there are catproof tp covers, but I'm so lazy, and living in a rental, it's too easy to say "eh, technically we're not allowed", rather than do the internet research, install it, and remember to hide the original fixture somewhere I'll remember until I move out.

[a-new-machine.livejournal.com]

I've owned cats my entire life, and never once has any of them attacked the roll. I'm always amazed that this is so common for everyone else.

[politikitty.livejournal.com]

I've also grown up with cats, and he is the first. If I put on my crazy cat lady hat, I have the following theories:

1. He spent his first two weeks in the bathroom, while my other cat acclimated to the idea of sharing the house. The bathroom has always been his 'safe zone'.

2. His temperament is very much that of a puppy, which is a first. I've always had aloof hunter females, or laid back cuddly males. He doesn't have a hunters instinct, but he always wants to play. He is currently chasing a bottlecap that he keeps kicking a few inches to keep it moving.

2a. Possibly related, he has no depth perception. So he's not good at hunting, but instead loves the continual movement.

/end crazy cat lady rant

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

Me too, although I did go over to someone's house once where a cat had done this.

[majortom-thecat.livejournal.com]

Thank you thank you thank you. I haven't installed a roll of toilet paper in years, but now I'm going to try again.

[politikitty.livejournal.com]

Ha! I could never leave a loose roll of toilet paper around. Each time I have, he takes a gigantic bite out of it, and takes it to his most recent cave of dead toys to gnaw on.

[soliloquy76.livejournal.com]

Closing the bathroom door works wonders, too. :P

[blue-mangos.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing you don't have cats. A closed door is a challenge to a cat.

[soliloquy76.livejournal.com]

On the contrary, I have two cats, and have had cats all my life. I actually have an old picture of one doing the TP-roll-spin. My two cats didn't like the closed doors at first, but they got used to them.

[blue-mangos.livejournal.com]

Teach me your ways. My cats go nuts at the sight of a closed door. They will literally hurl themselves against it and wail as if their hearts are being torn out of their chests.

[soliloquy76.livejournal.com]

One of them tried to open the door by jumping and grabbing the knob. The other scratched at the carpet. After realizing it was futile, they gave up. That's really all there was to it.

[blue-mangos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my cats are stubborn bitches. One of them is fond of punching me in the face when she doesn't get her way. I don't think that's going to work.

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

Wimpy cats gave up too easily.

[a-new-machine.livejournal.com]

We once tried the ol' spray-em-with-water trick. The cat just sat there, yowling, as we repeatedly sprayed it in the face, and then forced his way through the tiny crack in the door.

He was a stubborn bastard.

[blue-mangos.livejournal.com]

When my oldest was a kitten I tried spray training her not to jump on the table. It would just make her angry and she would lunge at my ankles. I stopped that pretty quickly.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

My cat is scared of doors, especially slightly ajar ones.

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

My wife's cats could open closed doors.

[politikitty.livejournal.com]

Nah. I socialized my cats in the bathroom, so it's their 'safe zone', and it's one of the few tiled locales I can keep a litter box.

Compromising my toilet paper situation is worth it.

[devil-ad-vocate.livejournal.com]

If you're like me (and my cats), you'll never get to own nice things again.

[politikitty.livejournal.com]

True words, sir.

During their quiet moments, you'd almost think they are nice things.

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/7573757@N02/5894821408/)

you might think the torti is the terrorist. But really that look is "why did you bring such evil into our house", while evil was quite content with his terrorism for the day.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Do they do that "let's wake up at 3 AM and run around like crazy cats and slide all over the floor and chase each other" thing? I've had Siamese that love to do that, and when you throw in that vocal gene. Ov vey. It's cute if you're a night person, but if you have to be up at 5 AM, not so cute then ;)

[bikinisquad3000.livejournal.com]

Ha ha, my once cat-owning fiance puts it under every...time. He doesn't even think about it or particularly want to, it's just hard-wired by now.