| Author | Message | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 267 Registered: 5-2012 |
Why do I feel obligated to talk about my cat to strangers? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 268 Registered: 5-2012 |
Oops,forgot my name. I mean, I know my name, but..... Can someone fix it for me, pretty please? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2782 Registered: 12-2010 |
I = you, Solo? Your cat - is it still alive? Is any of the following relevant about your cat: Name? Breed? Gender? Age? Physical apperance? Habits? Diseases/allergies? Preferences (food etc.)? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2575 Registered: 11-2008 |
Do you talk about your cat: - to excuse yourself? - to help the strangers somehow? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 269 Registered: 5-2012 |
I = you, Solo? Yes Your cat - is it still alive? No, and this is somewhat relevant. Is any of the following relevant about your cat: Name? YES, no to all the rest. Do you talk about your cat: - to excuse yourself? Yes, svv of 'excuse.' - to help the strangers somehow? no | ||
| Rogerchang (Rogerchang)
New member Username: Rogerchang Post Number: 54 Registered: 9-2012 |
Did you name the cat after you or one of youe family members? The stranger's background relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2783 Registered: 12-2010 |
Do you react in a weird way when someone uses your cat's name in a conversation? And then you explain it to them? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 270 Registered: 5-2012 |
Did you name the cat after you or one of your family members? No to both, and I'm not sure I named the cat. The stranger's background relevant? Depends on your defination of 'background.' Something about them, in general, is relevant. Do you react in a weird way no when someone uses your cat's name in a conversation? No; n.r. The other person does not use the name. | ||
| Rogerchang (Rogerchang)
New member Username: Rogerchang Post Number: 55 Registered: 9-2012 |
Strangers' profession relevant? nationality? age? gender? Do they have at least one thing relevant in common? more? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 271 Registered: 5-2012 |
Strangers' profession relevant? Yope nationality? no age? adult, otherwise n.r. gender? no Do they have at least one think relevant in common? Yes! more? Other than speaking English, no. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2576 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is the one relevant thing the fact you both speak English? Can your cat's name be taken as a cultural reference of some kind? Would the introductory statement hold true were your cat still alive? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 272 Registered: 5-2012 |
Is the one relevant thing the fact you both speak English? Hmm...maybe this needs a clarification. We both speak English, or we couldn't understand one another. "They" speak English, and are speaking with me, but they have something (very general) in common with each other. Can your cat's name be taken as a cultural reference of some kind? The name itself, no. Would the introductory statement hold true were your cat still alive? Yes. | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1166 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is the thing the "strangers" have in common that they visit you at home? Is there some item in your house with the cat's name on it? Did the cat have a name that is also pretty normal for a human being? And your visitors might start asking who is ...? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 276 Registered: 5-2012 |
Is the thing the "strangers" have in common that they visit you at home? No. They do not visit me at home. Is there some item in your house with the cat's name on it? No Did the cat have a name that is also pretty normal for a human being? No, tho not really a typical 'cat' name either. | ||
| Rogerchang (Rogerchang)
New member Username: Rogerchang Post Number: 57 Registered: 9-2012 |
You and the strangers spoke on the Internet? relevant? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1170 Registered: 6-2003 |
When they're speaking to you, do you see them face to face? Do they speak to you by phone? skype? or is the speaking "non-acoustic", i.e. internet chatting? emailing? sign language? Do they mention the cat's name? do you? if both: do they mention the cat's name first? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 4359 Registered: 1-2007 |
Are they all of the same nationality? any religious beliefs about cats relevant e.g. Egypt? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 278 Registered: 5-2012 |
You and the strangers spoke on the Internet? Possibly relevant? Yessish When they're speaking to you, do you see them face to face? Possibly; n.r. Do they speak to you by phone? Possibly, in fact usually. skype? unlikely or is the speaking "non-acoustic",i.e. internet chattinng? emailing? Possibly, but in fact not. sign language? as before. Do they mention the cat's name? do you? this if both: do they mention the cat's name first? no, but they mention the word 'name' first - that's a HINT. Are they all of the same nationality? unknown; n.r. any religious beliefs about cats relevant e.g. Egypt? unknown; n.r. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3516 Registered: 2-2011 |
when you mention your cat's name, are you really talking about something else? is it a password? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 280 Registered: 5-2012 |
when you mention your cat's name, are you really talking about something else? Yope Is it a password? Yes/yessish! When I forget my password/PIN number for something, 'they' ask me a question to determine if I am the account holder, and one question is "What was your first pet's name?" But after I tell them the name, why do I feel like I need to continue the conversation & explain further? | ||
| Rogerchang (Rogerchang)
New member Username: Rogerchang Post Number: 59 Registered: 9-2012 |
You answered the wrong name? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3520 Registered: 2-2011 |
is your cat's name something really wild? or funny? is it a name usually given to a person? is it an adjective? a verb? one word? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 281 Registered: 5-2012 |
You answered the wrong name? No, I gave the correct name. Is your cat's name something really wild? DOYD of 'wild.' Not something related to a wild animal. or funny? Could be interpreted that way. Explore this. Is it a name usually given to a person? No! Is it an adjective? a verb? It is a noun. one word? Yes | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1173 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is the name Anonymous? Did they ask back because they thought they misunderstood you? because they could not imagine that this is a pet's name? Is the name Friday? Or is the name simply Cat? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 282 Registered: 5-2012 |
Is the name Anonymous? Good lateral thinking, but no. Did they ask back no because they thought they misunderstood you? No, I volunteered the information. because they could not imagine that this is a pet's name? Yes, this is closest to the fact. Is the name Friday? Or is the name simply Cat? No to both. Too obvbious! The name gave no hint that the pet was a cat. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3522 Registered: 2-2011 |
is the name a proper noun? is it plural? is the name a part of the body? something that occurs in nature? an element? something connected with sport or games? is it abstract? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 283 Registered: 5-2012 |
Is the name a proper noun? No Is it plural? Yes, tho the cat was singular. Is the name a partof the body? no something that occurs in nature? Yope an element? No something connected with sport or games? no Is it abstract? No | ||
| Rogerchang (Rogerchang)
New member Username: Rogerchang Post Number: 60 Registered: 9-2012 |
Is the name Pluto? :D You said the name was plural. You meant there was an "s" at the end of the name? Plural in another way? Like geese as the plural form of goose? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 284 Registered: 5-2012 |
Is the name Pluto? :D Hehee. No, not a 'doggy' name. You said the name was plural. You meant there was an "s" at the end of the name? Yes Plural in another way? No. I don't expect anyone to come up with the exact name, just the _sort_ of thing it represented. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3524 Registered: 2-2011 |
measles? my cats are called Spangles and Ruffles. just thought I'd say.. does the name in any way apply to the ex-cat's appearance? nature? personality? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 286 Registered: 5-2012 |
measles? no, but OTRT my cats are called Spangles and Ruffles. just thought I'd say..and even more OTRT! does the name in any way apply to the ex-cat's appearance? nature? personality? I supposed the name appeared perfectly logical to my 6-year-old mind, but I have no idea why now. ************SPOILER************** I tell them my pet's name was Raisins, and then I feel that I have to explain: "Raisins was a cat. I don't want you to think we were so poor that the only pet I had was a bit of dried fruit." This usually gets a chuckle from the person I am talking to, and defuses a possibly tense situation. Thanks to all you cat-lovers who took part. Rowwrr powerr! BTW, Shez, why are they Spangles & Ruffles? Just curious. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3530 Registered: 2-2011 |
I'm really into ballroom dancing. before they arrived they were going to be called Foxtrot and Quick Steps, but the names didn't suit them. Spangles and Ruffles remind me of all the glitz and glamour of the ballroom and my lovely dresses. and I think Raisins is a lovely name! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3531 Registered: 2-2011 |
I'm really into ballroom dancing. before they arrived they were going to be called Foxtrot and Quick Steps, but the names didn't suit them. Spangles and Ruffles remind me of all the glitz and glamour of the ballroom and my lovely dresses. and I think Raisins is a lovely name! | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 287 Registered: 5-2012 |
And she was a lovely cat! I just found out that raisins can be toxic to dogs, and Raisins was toxic to dogs - she would run off dogs 6 times her size! |
