The things I say to cats

[desperance]

"I'm going to go and read now, because you're evil."

It did sort of make sense in context, honest. This particular evilness consisted of their preventing my doing something good (coo, two successive gerunds just there, did you notice...?): I was on the way to the back door, to go out into the yard and work among my herbs and simples, but they read my intention and raced me to the door. And therefore I set aside my intention, because my trying to squirm out without their joining me (and again with the gerunds!) is a hopeless exercise, and once out there they would be over the wall in moments. Because they are evil. And therefore I think I shall read for a while instead.

Or something. I seem to be up here, which may lead to internettery.

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The marquis has some minor building work he wants done, so I've just had a man round to take a look and draw up an estimate.
Most of the time was spent not looking at the potential work but relating to Mooncat. She was feeling very very very helpful. It's a good thing he likes cats, as she insisted on supervising everything.
Things I say to cats: 'There's no point you spraying there because it's got plastic on it and anyway I'm ignoring you.'
'Get off my pen. No, Moon, you really can't eat my pen. Yes, all right, it's your pen.'

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Yup. I had an attractive young man come round to read my meters (I insist that they be attractive; it's in the contract), and Mac was so all over him that the poor boy forgot to check the electric, and had to come back and go through it all again.

(I really must get a Mac-icon; at least half my anecdotes are his, and he has to be labelled with a Barry, which isn't fair on either of them...)

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I never get the good looking ones...
Ish says: Dear Mac,
Make your human treat you with respect and give you your very own icon NOW. If he drags his heels, pee on his leg.