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Cats have a scam going - you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal.
Cats have a scam going - you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal.
Mrs. Crupp had indignantly assured him that there wasn't room to
swing a cat there; but as Mr. Dick read more
Mrs. Crupp had indignantly assured him that there wasn't room to
swing a cat there; but as Mr. Dick justly observed to me, sitting
down on the foot of the bed, nursing his leg, "You know,
Trotwood, I don't want to swing a cat. I never do swing a cat.
Therefore what does that signify to me?"
Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is read more
Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.
The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron.
The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron.
If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does read more
If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer
Cats are absolute individuals, with their own ideas about everything, including the people they own.
Cats are absolute individuals, with their own ideas about everything, including the people they own.
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
A man who carries a cat by the tail is getting experience that will always be helpful. He isn't likely read more
A man who carries a cat by the tail is getting experience that will always be helpful. He isn't likely to grow dim or doubtful. Chances are, he isn't likely to carry the cat that way again, either. But if he wants to, I say let him!
