• NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
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    6 days ago

    My cat brought in a lizard last night but it escaped somewhere into the under stairs before I could rescue it. I guess I have a pet lizard now too.

  • Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days ago

    I’d say Sarah doesn’t know much about cats or is just lazy.

    Cats love toys, but it needs to be engaging. They love their pray to feel alive, to move, to hide. A crumpled up piece of paper on a string tied to a stick works wonders. That means the owner needs to participate, but most don’t. Also cats are crepuscular so for maximum success keep play limited the evening or morning. You might be surprised how much of a hunter your cat actually is.

      • Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        6 days ago

        I feel like jokes are a reflection on the people making them, based on their own experiences and biases. Jokes also need to be rooted in some kind of reality we all agree on in order to subvert and become funny.

        A dumb joke about cats not wanting toys still tells me the owner has no idea or doesn’t care. And I’ve met these owners many times before. So many people see their pets as furniture and understand nothing about them, their personalities or their needs.

        • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 days ago

          I’ve bought my cat toys that I hoped she’d like and she hates them. It’s not a matter of misunderstanding. It’s a matter of the other car showing the slightest interest.

      • slst@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        6 days ago

        I’d say it’s as much as a drug as drooling when you see a cake. It’s not psychoactive per se but rather triggering a hereditary response in their brains. I don’t think the molecule ever reaches the brain

      • BakerBagel@midwest.social
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        7 days ago

        A lot of people put some in their weed. I usually do lavender, but have been thinking about trying catnip. I don’t think i should just use the atuff they sell at my local Walmart though

        • Screen_Shatter@lemmy.world
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          6 days ago

          Dude what shitty weed are you smoking that you gotta cut it? With nip?! And lavender?!?! Fuckin break out the potpourri next we just gonna smoke whatever lights on fire holy shit

          • BakerBagel@midwest.social
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            6 days ago

            What kind of shitty cooking are you doing that you gotta put salt and pepper in your food? I have a jar of lavender from my old garden and a pinch of lavender goes in whenever i grind up weed because it tastes great and takes a bit of the edge off of weed. Some people like to throw in a little bit if mint to help with flavor, or chamomile to help with sleep, or rose petals and jasmine to get a bit more umph.

  • thevoidzero@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    “It squeaks”

    Translation: It makes noises like an animal at distress or about to die when you are tearing into it.