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applegrove

(118,677 posts) Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:13 PM Jan 2020

Captain Morgan the cat brought two oven mits into my bedroom doorway last

night and left them on the ground. Usually it is my winter hat or winter gloves. He is an indoor cat and is obviously giving me little gifts with my scent on them because he loves me. What narratives do you tell yourself about your pets?

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Captain Morgan the cat brought two oven mits into my bedroom doorway last (Original Post) applegrove Jan 2020 OP

He wants to go out? hedda_foil Jan 2020 #1

Ha ha ha! applegrove Jan 2020 #3

That every GOOD dream my girlie dog has... hlthe2b Jan 2020 #2

I always think kittens are dreaming about nursing. Animals are so clear. applegrove Jan 2020 #12

That's too sweet.. I love the cat's name! lapucelle Jan 2020 #4

Pet store gave him that name. He has a little goatie. I keep trying to change applegrove Jan 2020 #5

I didn't know Captain Morgan was a real person...all I know is the rum! lapucelle Jan 2020 #13

He was a pirate who retired to a plantation. Doubly bad. applegrove Jan 2020 #14

Then the name is unfortunate... for kitty and the rum. lapucelle Jan 2020 #15

When i remember i call him "Hughey" after my grandfather Hugh and the applegrove Jan 2020 #17

With a goatee, maybe he can be aka Maynard G. Krebbs. lapucelle Jan 2020 #16

Looks too much like Gilligan. applegrove Jan 2020 #18

He obviously LoveMyCali Jan 2020 #6

Ha ha ha! applegrove Jan 2020 #7

That my cat leaps up on my shoulder when my back is turned to her, scaring the crap out of me The Genealogist Jan 2020 #8

Ouch! Mine will jump on my back when i am bent over and his claws then make me screech. applegrove Jan 2020 #10

Both our cats like to sleep on our shoes Freddie Jan 2020 #9

That is sweet. applegrove Jan 2020 #11

I had a little girl cat that would take my dirty socks and build a nest of them to sleep on. Midnight Writer Jan 2020 #19

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)

1. He wants to go out?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:15 PM

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applegrove

(118,677 posts)

3. Ha ha ha!

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:16 PM

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hlthe2b

(102,287 posts)

2. That every GOOD dream my girlie dog has...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:16 PM

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is about ME!

(Ya know the kind where they vocalize, wag their tail, slick their ears back and make sweet little contented mouth noises!)

applegrove

(118,677 posts)

12. I always think kittens are dreaming about nursing. Animals are so clear.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:59 PM

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lapucelle

(18,268 posts)

4. That's too sweet.. I love the cat's name!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:17 PM

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applegrove

(118,677 posts)

5. Pet store gave him that name. He has a little goatie. I keep trying to change

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:20 PM

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it because the real pirate, by that name, was a slave owner and a marauder my Jamaican friend tells me. But it never sticks.

lapucelle

(18,268 posts)

13. I didn't know Captain Morgan was a real person...all I know is the rum!

Reply to applegrove (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 05:09 PM

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applegrove

(118,677 posts)

14. He was a pirate who retired to a plantation. Doubly bad.

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #13)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 05:17 PM

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lapucelle

(18,268 posts)

15. Then the name is unfortunate... for kitty and the rum.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #14)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 05:20 PM

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applegrove

(118,677 posts)

17. When i remember i call him "Hughey" after my grandfather Hugh and the

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #15)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 05:24 PM

Jan 2020

helicopter because he purrs and it sounds like a helicopter.

lapucelle

(18,268 posts)

16. With a goatee, maybe he can be aka Maynard G. Krebbs.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 05:21 PM

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applegrove

(118,677 posts)

18. Looks too much like Gilligan.

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #16)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 05:25 PM

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LoveMyCali

(2,015 posts)

6. He obviously

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:20 PM

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wants you to get up and bake some cookies!

applegrove

(118,677 posts)

7. Ha ha ha!

Reply to LoveMyCali (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:21 PM

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The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)

8. That my cat leaps up on my shoulder when my back is turned to her, scaring the crap out of me

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:25 PM

Jan 2020

Because she thinks I am a pirate and she wants to be a parrot.

applegrove

(118,677 posts)

10. Ouch! Mine will jump on my back when i am bent over and his claws then make me screech.

Reply to The Genealogist (Reply #8)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:58 PM

Jan 2020

But Captain Morgan has never gone as high as my shoulder.

Freddie

(9,267 posts)

9. Both our cats like to sleep on our shoes

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:30 PM

Jan 2020

Or put their paws in the shoes to nap. Our scents must be concentrated in the stinky feet smell

applegrove

(118,677 posts)

11. That is sweet.

Reply to Freddie (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:59 PM

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Midnight Writer

(21,768 posts)

19. I had a little girl cat that would take my dirty socks and build a nest of them to sleep on.

Reply to Freddie (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 05:28 PM

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