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TexasTowelie

(112,587 posts)
Thu Oct 16, 2014, 04:22 PM Oct 2014

Hero Cat Saves World From Another G**d** F*ing Ukulele Cover

This video has become popular today as a short vignette about how cats are selfish and malicious and constantly interrupting your Important Human Business. Slice of life, right? We can all relate to those wacky cats! They're annoying as hell, but we love 'em anyway.

Well, that's certainly one (wrong) way of looking at it. The real protagonist of the video is the cat, who just saved us from another goddamn fucking ukelele cover of that "dentists and the dark" song.

He's not an asshole, he's a champion of taste and quality in a Vance Joy's "Riptide" world. The cat is the reason this video lasts 30 seconds instead of three-and-a-half minutes, which already makes him more likable than most people.

http://gawker.com/hero-cat-saves-world-from-another-goddamn-fucking-ukele-1646738964

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Hero Cat Saves World From Another G**d** F*ing Ukulele Cover (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2014 OP
:( I do Ukulele Covers. Xyzse Oct 2014 #1
I can't believe I watched the whole thing. antiquie Oct 2014 #5
LOL Xyzse Oct 2014 #8
so did i. cute cat--cute girl. n/t orleans Oct 2014 #12
+1. Same here... TeeYiYi Oct 2014 #21
That was adorable! (nt) Ino Oct 2014 #16
that was cute. both the kitty and the young woman! magical thyme Oct 2014 #18
Pawsitively exquisite! TexasTowelie Oct 2014 #19
My old piano and violin teacher has gone to the dark side. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #2
Face the wrath of the Ukulele Orchestra intaglio Oct 2014 #3
I wonder if Jake Shimabukuro has covered that one KamaAina Oct 2014 #4
I was at his concert just this Tuesday. Xyzse Oct 2014 #9
There are others?! KamaAina Oct 2014 #11
Tiny Tim made a CD with my favorite band, Brave Combo, of Denton, TX. Really!!! Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #13
The three I want are: Xyzse Oct 2014 #24
Jeez. Scares me (and not because of the ukelele). Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #6
She'll have to catch him first…. Demoiselle Oct 2014 #7
Yep. GoCubsGo Oct 2014 #10
I hope she doesn't have kids Skittles Oct 2014 #14
She's a mean one. herding cats Oct 2014 #15
her pitch is terrible. thank you cat. magical thyme Oct 2014 #17
Cats have a knack Tom Kitten Oct 2014 #20
What is it with ukeleles now anyway? cemaphonic Oct 2014 #22
I blame/credit Zoe Deschanel (and possibly Brother IZ) Recursion Oct 2014 #25
"You fucking asshole! Get off!" nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #23
Hero cat saves woman from herself Renew Deal Oct 2014 #26

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
1. :( I do Ukulele Covers.
Thu Oct 16, 2014, 04:39 PM
Oct 2014

Last edited Thu Oct 16, 2014, 05:42 PM - Edit history (2)

I never post it though.
I have a few friends I get to play for however.

I will have to admit however, that I can only applaud the cat on this one.


This was posted in the thread. It's cuter.

TexasTowelie

(112,587 posts)
19. Pawsitively exquisite!
Sat Oct 18, 2014, 06:49 PM
Oct 2014

I doubt that i could have gotten through it without throwing the cat away from me in that situation.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
2. My old piano and violin teacher has gone to the dark side.
Thu Oct 16, 2014, 05:44 PM
Oct 2014

He plays the accordion now. No shit.

However, he has not yet gotten a ticket for being a public nuisance, unlike a bunch of people who stood on the steps of San Francisco's City Hall and played "Lady of Spain" for hours. That happened in the 1970s. I googled it.

If I had done that, I would be proud.


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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
4. I wonder if Jake Shimabukuro has covered that one
Thu Oct 16, 2014, 06:07 PM
Oct 2014

Jake is to 'ukulele what Hendrix was to guitar. Srsly.



I once saw him perform free outside the grocery store a block from my place!

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
9. I was at his concert just this Tuesday.
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 10:11 AM
Oct 2014

He signed my uke...
I'm happy.

I now have 1 of 3 signatures I want on it.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
24. The three I want are:
Mon Oct 20, 2014, 01:07 AM
Oct 2014

Jake Shimabukuro - Check
James Hill - I have a good chance on getting
Sungha Jun - I probably will never get. Unless I go traveling in Asia for the express purpose of going to a concert of his.

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
6. Jeez. Scares me (and not because of the ukelele).
Thu Oct 16, 2014, 06:26 PM
Oct 2014

What an overreaction. I hope she doesn't ever hurt that kitty.

GoCubsGo

(32,099 posts)
10. Yep.
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 10:38 AM
Oct 2014

Kitty's a hero for having to put up with someone like that, on top of saving us from her horrible ukelele cover.

herding cats

(19,569 posts)
15. She's a mean one.
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 11:20 PM
Oct 2014

Poor kitty, it was just trying to keep her from making a bigger fool of herself and she totally ruined it.

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)
22. What is it with ukeleles now anyway?
Sun Oct 19, 2014, 04:57 PM
Oct 2014

I got my daughter one, because she wants to play with my guitar, but she's 4, so even the small guitars are too big and unwieldy for her. Since getting one, I've been quickly discovering that they are everywhere these days.

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)
23. "You fucking asshole! Get off!"
Sun Oct 19, 2014, 11:13 PM
Oct 2014


Seriously, I love cats as much as anybody, but they can really try one's patience.
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