(TUNE: “Let’s Go Fly A Kite” from Mary Poppins, Sherman & Sherman)
When nature and nurture collide,
You could argue well for each side …
When discussion gets heated, like this one tonight,
And they get impolite,
It breaks out in a fight!
Howl, howl, howl!
Let’s all watch them fight!
Don’t really care who’s right!
Let’s all watch them fight!
It’s en-ter-tain-ing …
With teeth and claws and scent,
They will get vi-o-lent!
Oh, let’s watch … the girls fight!
[Now, everybody sing!]
Let’s all watch them fight!
Sit back and have a bite!
Let’s all watch them fight,
And then re-cord it!
Let’s televise these two!
Put them on pay-per-view!
Oh, let’s watch … the girls fight!
Think about it. Most humans who identify with animals usually idealize their preferred species into something that only vaguely resembles real life examples. Why would the inverse be any different?
Heck, it’s a great sound effect for just about anything–surgeries, space battles, you name it. Also, it’s kind of comforting to know I wasn’t the only one pondering the uses and virtues of “bitey bite”.
“The worse thing is, I love horror films and since the skunk thing I can’t watch them any more.”
“Why’s that?”
“I have this…..instinctive response to threat.”
Fun fact: Some early hominids are known to have had scent glands, much like those of skunks. But it turned out that the ones with scent glands had more trouble finding mates than the ones without, so over the generations that trait was effectively bred out of our species. Charles Darwin even wrote a famous book about this step in our evolutionary history.
Actually, spraying is a last resort for skunks. They usually do a lot of posturing (claw swipes at air, baring teeth, etc) and growling first. Not that you notice it as you barrel down the highway at 55+ mph.
That thiosulfate compound they use is energetically expensive and takes awhile to produce. So they’ll hang on to it as long as they can.
Cats have their own odor issues.
(TUNE: “Let’s Go Fly A Kite” from Mary Poppins, Sherman & Sherman)
When nature and nurture collide,
You could argue well for each side …
When discussion gets heated, like this one tonight,
And they get impolite,
It breaks out in a fight!
Howl, howl, howl!
Let’s all watch them fight!
Don’t really care who’s right!
Let’s all watch them fight!
It’s en-ter-tain-ing …
With teeth and claws and scent,
They will get vi-o-lent!
Oh, let’s watch … the girls fight!
[Now, everybody sing!]
Let’s all watch them fight!
Sit back and have a bite!
Let’s all watch them fight,
And then re-cord it!
Let’s televise these two!
Put them on pay-per-view!
Oh, let’s watch … the girls fight!
Humans do so have instincts.
They do, they really do.
Just look at what happened when someone brings their new baby to the office to show off.
Think about it. Most humans who identify with animals usually idealize their preferred species into something that only vaguely resembles real life examples. Why would the inverse be any different?
Ah. They just don’t notice because so does everyone they know.
It works 40% of the time, every time. And soon, there will indeed be real bits of panther in there.
I think ‘bitey bite’ is a great sound effect for a catfight.
Heck, it’s a great sound effect for just about anything–surgeries, space battles, you name it. Also, it’s kind of comforting to know I wasn’t the only one pondering the uses and virtues of “bitey bite”.
I’ve been on the receiving end of a ‘bitey bite’.
Imagine putting your hand under the multiple needles of a high speed sewing machine.
What’s on the snack table? Kibble?
One attendee told our reporter the program had cured her, but she said it by pecking letters on a Oujia board.
Don’t be silly. This is a meeting for recovering non-humans, so obviously the snacks would have to be people chow.
“The worse thing is, I love horror films and since the skunk thing I can’t watch them any more.”
“Why’s that?”
“I have this…..instinctive response to threat.”
Nah, just blame it on the dog.
“Mean kitty, bad kitty
Vicious ball of fur!
Fighty kitty, bitey kitty
Grr! Grr! Grr!”
I love the guest art, but look forward to seeing Unity generate some rubble… I hope, soon!
Fun fact: Some early hominids are known to have had scent glands, much like those of skunks. But it turned out that the ones with scent glands had more trouble finding mates than the ones without, so over the generations that trait was effectively bred out of our species. Charles Darwin even wrote a famous book about this step in our evolutionary history.
He called it The De-Scent of Man.
Good one 🙂
How odd. A catfight that I don’t actually want to watch. 🙂
Looks like the guru kitty subscribes to the teachings of the great yogi, Berra. It’s very zen of her to put it like that.
Although apparently “zen” has its limits.
People do
Actually, spraying is a last resort for skunks. They usually do a lot of posturing (claw swipes at air, baring teeth, etc) and growling first. Not that you notice it as you barrel down the highway at 55+ mph.
That thiosulfate compound they use is energetically expensive and takes awhile to produce. So they’ll hang on to it as long as they can.