A blog of aggregated miscellanea and things I like uncovered from my daily travails. I'm @jacobjay, a peripatetic designer/developer of British persuasion, having interests in gastronomy, fashion, technology, interiors and sustainability. I'm currently living between New Delhi and France, working on a Lua web platform and e-commerce. I dig Macs, mountain biking and smelly cheese.
Some excerpts from the comment thread for ‘Hungry cats trick owners with baby cry mimicry’ on New Scientist:
“Cats, as cute as they are, are parasites on the human species.”
“we grow and kill other animals and transport these dead animals to the cat”
“I dont care if my companion doesn’t fetch my slippers.”
“You are welcome to believe that your cat loves you selflessly and would keep on giving you companionship if you stopped feeding him. But, personally, I doubt it very much.”
“the only real danger from them is that they might displace a female’s nurturing / childbearing instincts”
“There is speculation that the Black Plague that hit Europe was due to the excessive removal of cats, allowing disease-carrying rats to proliferate in excess.”
“Over the last few centuries, the invention of hygiene has made cats considerably less useful, so they have had to evolve cuteness as a defense mechanism.”
“Just to be fair — if human beings are starving, they also will eat your dead body within a short, predictable time frame.”
“A cat is a highly versatile dish in China.”
“I always thought my cat was manipulative, now I know it is true!”
“One cat even learned how to open the fridge door by sticking his claws in the rubber seal and pulling.”
“Attention Hungry Scientists Trap Readers With Cat Story”
