So, I just threw a ballpoint pen on the floor, and my 3 cats have....

[Robeson]

...spent the last 30 minutes batting it, putting it under the rug so that they can dive and try to find it, and picking it up and tossing it into the air....which begs the question: why do I buy them cat toys, when a ballpoint pen is the highlight of their night?....:shrug:

[fizzgig]

1. have you never played with a ballpoint pen?

it is the most engaging, thrilling thing ever

but seriously, my cats do the same thing

they actually prefer wadded up pieces of paper above all else most of the time

i just like buying stuff for my cats as i have no children to spoil

[Robeson]

2. I know what you mean....

...I buy them toys because I think it's more like X-mas for me, than them. We have no kids either, nor do we want any. We have 3 cats already.....best kids in the world!...:-)

[fizzgig]

4. i always tell people i don't need kids

i have 8 cats split between two houses (mine and my dad's) so there is always a little ankle-biter around and i wouldn't have it any other way

:D

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. Lucy's favorite toy is an old shoelace

Sometimes she'll even get busy with it without me on the other end.

[Robeson]

5. It's funny, isn't it.....

...I can buy them all the toys in the world, but their favorites are ball point pens and plastic bottle caps....:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. Reminds me of an old 'Peanuts' strip

Lucy was showing Charlie Brown all the toys Linus had (he was then a baby; I said it was old). Then she said, "So what does he play with all day long? The vacuum cleaner."

:rofl:

[Archae]

6. Anything not nailed down is a cat toy.

:-)

Best cat toy around here, this rubber hose I was given to excersize my (then) broken shoulder.
The cats go nuts trying to grab it.

Boing! :D

[Robeson]

7. Aahhh! That sounds like it's fun to watch!....

...:rofl:

[Archae]

15. That and the laser pointer.

3 modes of cat operation:
1. Out cold.
2. Stretch.
3. Gonna NAIL that little red dot! :-)

[SeattleGirl]

8. My weirdo cats love to bat mice around

stun them, bring them into the house, and them play with them some more! Weirdos!

[MissHoneychurch]

9. It is cold and wet outside

why do it there when you can also do it in the house? It is way more comfy inside. My cat was the same.

[SeattleGirl]

10. I actually had to wear sunglasses for the last three days!

Woohoo!!!! B-)

[Robeson]

12. Very cool MissHoneychurch....

...you've got the cat cartoons in color!...:thumbsup:

[MissHoneychurch]

20. yeah I felt like changing my sig line

not too much though :)

[Robeson]

11. You do praise them, don't you SeattleGirl?......

...they are showing you what good mousers they are! Your cats deserve high praise!...:-)

[SeattleGirl]

14. They are definitely good mousers

But in all honesty, I'd rather they play with the little critters outside! :loveya:

[Robeson]

16. But dangit! They LUV you, and they're so damn CUTE!....

....:rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

17. Yes, they are damned cute, and smart as hell!

But still, little mousies make me shiver just a bit! (And stop laughing at me, beastie boy!)

[Robeson]

19. I'll bet they are cute! And they sound like good mousers....

....and I accept the "beastie boy" comment with grace. It reminds me of my favorite artist who did a song called, "Beastie".....

[SeattleGirl]

23. One night, the youngest of my mousers brought a little

field mouse into the living room
Little critter was trying to hide under the coffee table
I told Katie Cat to take little mousie back outside
After a dirty look, she did.

[Robeson]

25. That's so funny! But she seems very well trained....

...actually did what you asked her to do. Good job! In honor of Katie Cat, here's a song from the artist who's picture I posted....Ladies and Gentleman, Jethro Tull....

One Brown Mouse

Smile your little smile --- take some tea with me awhile.
Brush away that black cloud from your shoulder.
Twitch your whiskers. Feel that you're really real.
Another tea-time --- another day older.

Puff warm breath on your tiny hands.
You wish you were a man
who every day can turn another page.
Behind your glass you sit and look
at my ever-open book ---
One brown mouse sitting in a cage.

Do you wonder if I really care for you ---
Am I just the company you keep ---
Which one of us exercises on the old treadmill ---
Who hides his head, pretending to sleep?

Smile your little smile --- take some tea with me awhile.
And every day we'll turn another page.
Behind our glass we'll sit and look
at our ever-open book ---
One brown mouse sitting in a cage.

[SeattleGirl]

26. I love Jethro Tull!

Thanks for posting that, darlin' Robeson! :loveya:

[Robeson]

27. Of course, M'lady....

....:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

28. Mmmm, you are such a gentleman!

But, what will happen behind closed doors? :evilgrin:

[Robeson]

29. As Shakespeare said.....

...

Go to you bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know...
;-)

[SeattleGirl]

30. And what doth thy heart know?

:loveya:

[Robeson]

31. It knows that it has rapid palpitations....

...around SeattleGirl....;-)

[SeattleGirl]

32. Mmmmmm

:loveya: :loveya: :evilgrin:

[Guava Jelly]

18. my cat plays with plastic bottlecaps

fetches them like a dog..
get cappie obie get cappie

[Robeson]

21. Your cat is an exact copy of my Burr cat......

...even down to the markings. Mine is part Maine Coon and is as big as yours....

Beautiful cat! Thanks for posting a picture!!...:thumbsup:

[Guava Jelly]

22. he was rescued from animal testing

has tatoos in his ears and everything..

[Robeson]

24. Oh, hell.....

...I'm sorry for what he was put through. Thank goodness you rescued him. I can't even begin to tell you how my blood boils when I hear the words "animal testing"....:grr: