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What very odd random things do your cats get excited about?
Mine goes very odd when I used to use an electric toothbrush, tries to brush herself with it- needless to say it is not used anymore!
Also one of those head massagers that looks like a triffid, same reaction
Finally, deep heat rub, I have a bad back at the mo, so deep heat rub is essential to life at the moment, despite washing hands thoroughly, she tries to lick my hands and brushes against it after using it, same reaction as catnip
My Rusty goes mad when I'm cutting up potatoes for chips ? If he doesn't get a raw chip there's trouble :rofl:
My mums moggy loves the peelings:koolkat:
Harry's is pens or pencils, if you are writing he will jump onto the table and either try to bite the end or whack it with his paws, you can imagine what my handwriting looks like !
Paddington goes crazy for ear buds, fish food...and cheese.
Oh yes, ear buds here too, she takes them out of the bin
Yes they love ear buds .. I tell my girlfriend off because every day I find one all bitten up in the bed :D
Deep Heat, Olbas Oil, or a whiff of bleach, all 3 send my lads crazy like it's catnip.
Pencils, especially while you're using them, and the dishcloths from the kitchen sink. Especially if you're wiping something, you'll get swatted by a mighty paw...owww!
ear bud (plural ear buds):
1. An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge
2. An underdeveloped mammalian ear
3. A small earphone designed for use with portable sound systems
Which of these are your cats taking out of the trash and chewing up??
Or is this more of that funny English' English?
It's a Q-Tip to our American English speakers!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by NCarver
LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by NCarver
I'm off work today not feeling very well and this is the first thing that has made my actually laugh out loud today!!! Through all the coughing and sneezing this cheered me right up!
The answer is none of the above.
This is an earbud....
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Is that what they call it....i thought a Q-Tip was some kind of gynecology thing. Learn something new everyday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Helen & John
Ah, thanks! Did not find that with a quickie search actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Helen & John
"Cotton swab" is our generic term, but most people call them Q-Tips after the dominant brand (as with Xeroxing for photocopying or Kleenex for a tissue).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jolly
The most common usage for ear bud these days is definitely to denote small earphones. So how do you English English speakers refer to small, in-ear earphones then?
Mitch goes mad if he sees us get a cheese triangle out of the fridge as he loves to lick the empty wrapper.
Ally is a dab hand at emptying the bin in the bathroom and ear buds are his favourite too.
Erm, little earphones? Ear pieces? I don't have any, so hadn't really thought about it. Anyone else??Quote:
Originally Posted by NCarver
I'd say probably earphones or in-ear headphones Louisa :smile:Quote:
Originally Posted by Howlinbob
As for the things they go mad for ... more cotton bud fans here, along with any old shopping receipts scrunched up, the sound of the keyring chain that the laser pen is on will have them running into the room within nano seconds - and the latest attraction - toilet rolls - especially nice new ones with lots of paper on them to shred :koolkat:
Hehe Rachel, naughty naughty!
Well Monty's new trick, as of this week, is to jump onto my shoulders when I'm preparing their dinner, and chew my hair. He did it to his No 1 mum, (his breeder) when she came round to deliver a sack of RC food and have a cuppa. Then later on he did it to me. Then that evening a friend of ours popped round who we haven't seen for months, and Monty got on her back and chewed her hair! Luckily she has a dog and understands. "Get off Monty", I said. "I think he likes you!"
Rusty's new trick is when I empty his litter try and its empty on the floor he will get in to it and sit there until I push him around the floor in it , he loves it , when I stop he cries for more .
Hehe, yes mine like to be dragged around the floor at top speed in their cat bed. When it gets too hairy they jump out, but then jump straight back in again for more!
Aww that's brilliant - wish ours did that! Monty's mum did it to us when we went to pick him up so maybe he'll grow into it :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Howlinbob
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Cotton/Ear bud stuff had me in fits, not checked the thread since feb. Funny how language and words for things get confused between the countries
I saw someone else put screwed up receipts, ours seemed to like packets of crisps and sweets, we always thought she was trying to get the grub, I think she is trying to chew the crackly packets
Having said that I had some cola bottle sweets on my beading table yesterday, I went to let out the chickens and when I came back the cola bottles were spread out over my beads and were wet and sticky, wonder if she had tried eating the sweets and changed her mind :LOL:
Walter loves 'chew laces', especially when unlaced in shoes which have walking feet! :rofl: