http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?cha...28FBBB0352D1C3
This is startling. Apparently if we were cats, we would not be able to taste all the ridiculously sweet things we enjoy as humans. I would go mad (though I'd be less at risk of diabetes and I probably wouldn't need as many fillings).

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"Man lives in the sunlit world of that which he believes to be reality. But unseen by most is an underworld, a place that is just as real... but not as brightly lit... A DARK SIDE!"
-opening from Tales From the Darkside

Then why do I, as a Siberian Tiger, enjoy cheesecake so much? It must just be the dairy content. Moreover, you must have acquired mystical Buddhist powers that allow you to enjoy sweets, since you too are a cat.

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"Some people complain about the system. The system is not good, so they can't do anything. It's an excuse. Freedom is in your heart." (Jin Xing)

But we only take the avatarial (if it is a word) form of cats when on the politicalforum. When logged into politicalforum I typically crave seafood and chicken. As soon as I log off I want the chocolate... and lots of it!

We have to keep these things in perspective

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"Man lives in the sunlit world of that which he believes to be reality. But unseen by most is an underworld, a place that is just as real... but not as brightly lit... A DARK SIDE!"
-opening from Tales From the Darkside

Mmmm... this wild boar is delicious.

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"Some people complain about the system. The system is not good, so they can't do anything. It's an excuse. Freedom is in your heart." (Jin Xing)

What I find funny is when cats eat potato chips... I'm not really sure why. Guess I'm just easily amused (to the cat's advantage).

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"Man lives in the sunlit world of that which he believes to be reality. But unseen by most is an underworld, a place that is just as real... but not as brightly lit... A DARK SIDE!"
-opening from Tales From the Darkside

I don't have a sweet tooth and have oft remarked that I would very much like to come back as one of my cats. They are as spoilt, loved and contented as any living creature could be - and all living creatures should be.

Besides - don't you think the lust for hot, raw blood would allay the chocolate cravings somewhat?

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We've got rules and maps and guns in our backs, but we still can't just behave ourselves. Even if to save our own lives, we are a brutal kind. The Shins

Java, I always thought you were a chocolate cat. Is that an oxymoron?


Chesby, you can't come back as one of your own cats. You can't be my cat either, because I'm allergic. I would like to come back as one of my husband's dogs though. Cuddling up in the papasan chair after a long walk and getting belly-rubbed for hours on end. It's a great life.

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"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves." ~Ronald Reagan

This is true. I should have said `one of my cats or dogs', because, seriously, they have wonderful lives. Free from worry, disease, persecution, hate. All they have to do is walk past us and they'll get some form of love and cuddles. In fact, it's so ingrained, Chester now rolls automatically onto his back if you even look his way, and worse - we give him a belly rub every time he does!!

Talk about having us eat out of the palms of his big Nike Airpad paws.

Oh - and dogs do have a sweet tooth. Only, you give them chocolate, and they die....

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We've got rules and maps and guns in our backs, but we still can't just behave ourselves. Even if to save our own lives, we are a brutal kind. The Shins

It is somewhat of a paradox, but nothing transcendental meditation cannot overcome.

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"Man lives in the sunlit world of that which he believes to be reality. But unseen by most is an underworld, a place that is just as real... but not as brightly lit... A DARK SIDE!"
-opening from Tales From the Darkside