Laughing my a$$ off!!!

@ElicBxn (63235)
United States
May 29, 2008 8:25pm CST
We just got home from work and the roomie decided to feed the dogs. We have our dog food in a small metal trash can in the house. The cats use this as a stepping stone to the counter where we feed them. Well, the roomie pulled the lid off and reached inside and pulled out the scoop. Just then Oliver jumped on the can!OMG! He teetered on the edge, then caught himself, spreadeagled on the edges of the can over the food. He was looking around all in a panic trying to figure out how to get off the can!Needless to say we were laughing uncontrollably. No, we didn't help him either, he got himself out of the situation! I came out a little later and was telling him that "Yes, we were laughing at you." But since I was saying it in a "I love you" voice, he just accepted my pets gracefully.
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@Gmdem13 (156)
• United States
30 May 08
honestly, im afraid of cats... but theres nothing funnier than a cat making an a$$ out of itself. it sounds like it was adorable and HILARIOUS! hahaha tell him to be more careful next time! haha (or just videotape it for us) haha!
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
30 May 08
I never really understood being afraid of cats, but I've always loved them. I wish I had a videotape running. It would've won us bucks on one of the funniest video shows!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
30 May 08
Aww--that's not nice to laugh at your kitty...Glad to hear Oliver was able to get out of the situation himself though. Isn't it great though that animals don't hold a grudge for long..not even when we laugh at them
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
30 May 08
See what I mean - Oliver and Pong
I swear that Oliver works to get himself into these situations. I guess he's more thick skinned about being laughed at then most cats because he's always getting laughed at!
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
30 May 08
Pong didn't seem too, but he probably would now that Oliver has gotten so tubby.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
30 May 08
It be great if you could ever get a picture of Oliver in one of his mishaps. I take it Pong doesn't mind having Oliver on top of him like that..LOL..adorable pic
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• Canada
30 May 08
I really wish I had been there to see that. You told the story so well that I feel like I was here, bu I still wish I'd been there to see it happen for myself, or that a video was available. That would be great!
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
30 May 08
Thanks, I tried to verbally give you the picture. I WISH I had a tape of this event!
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@coffeeshot (3783)
• Australia
31 May 08
I can just picture it happening! That would have been hilarious. The other day mum was showing me how her kitten curls up in a ball and doesn't move when one of the bigger cats attacks him. It's not a bad attack, more like a hiss and a pounce when the kitten's annoying the big cats. So when it happens, he curls up in a ball and DOES NOT move at all! Mum was showing me and we were laughing our heads off until she felt sorry for hima nd had to pick him up and give him cuddles. Cats are funny!
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• United States
31 May 08
I'm scared!!! - Please don't drop me. I'm scared to death of falling. I'm just plain scared of everything. :-(
That's what Tigger used to do when we first got him. Curl up into a tiny ball of fluff whenever he was scared stiff. Here in the pic I attached, he is burrowed down in my arms. He still holds onto whoever is holding him for fear of being dropped.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
1 Jun 08
The new babies are pretty good about staying out of the line of fire. The only time they annoy the big cats is when they try to nurse on one of them.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
31 May 08
That is the kitten defense mechinism. When Oliver was a kitten, whenever the big cats got in fights, he'd duck under some peice of furniture so he'd be safe. If they hit him, he'd duck down, but it never lasted long.
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
30 May 08
that is very funny..maybe he was waiting for you to help him from that situation..LOL, what a cute dog!
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• United States
30 May 08
gosh! I saw that picture and read your post word for word and what stuck in my mind is not what I type!LOL! Thanks!
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
31 May 08
Oliver is so silly. He's been with the dogs since he was a baby but still isn't real fond of them. He's always been a silly boy.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
30 May 08
Dog? Oliver is a cat!
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@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
31 May 08
Awwwwwww come on, Elic. If your going to tell us about something this funny, you need at least one pic to go along with the discussion. Wonder if Oliver even dared to look down at the 'water'. LOL
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• United States
1 Jun 08
LOL Cats sure can be dumb at times but I think they pretend to be just to amuse us. They are too smart for their own good.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
1 Jun 08
I have to say that I have no clue if they are really smart and doing it to amuse us or really stupid and we just don't recognize it.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
1 Jun 08
I wish I'd gotten a picture! The kicker is that he jumped IN the can today even tho another cat had just jumped off the counter and fell in not 2 minutes before.
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@gberlin (3836)
30 May 08
That is terribly funny! I wish you had a picture of it. That is so funny. Cats are good though at catching themselves.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
31 May 08
I wish I had a picture of it too! He did a good save tho.
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@horsesrule (1957)
• United States
2 Jun 08
That is funny! I have laughed at our dog on more than one ocassion when she's done something silly. She nearly fell off the arm of the couch one time but she scrambled and caught the couch, hanging from it. Oh my gosh it was funny! She wasn't hurt or anything but she sure looked silly! Wish I'd had the camera in my hand! :-)
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
2 Jun 08
I can see that. I've had cats all but hang sideways to keep from falling off something. I wish you could've seen him hanging there!
30 May 08
Aw poor Oliver, I bet he must have wondered what the heck was going on. They are such silly things sometimes though aren't they.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
30 May 08
The look was like we'd pulled the floor out from under his feet! We can but hope he slows down a bit, but he probably won't!
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@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
30 May 08
Animals can be really funny.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
30 May 08
and Oliver seems to have a market on being funny He gets himself in to such predicaments!
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@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
30 May 08
It sounds like something from a cartoon. Very funny! A kodak moment!
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
30 May 08
I would swear I've seen a cartoon like it, you just wouldn't think a cat could get into the position he was in! I know cat's don't have the varity of expressions you see on cartoon cats, but I supply it in my memory!
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• India
1 Jun 08
hey that is so very cute. was just trying to visualise the whole scene and imagine the expression on his face, that is real cute.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
1 Jun 08
He's so funny at times. He's still such a baby inspite of being over 2 and a half years old.
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@aswinbio (174)
• India
30 May 08
how brilliant the cats are....
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
31 May 08
Oliver didn't look too brilliant at that moment! He doesn't ever look before he leaps. This isn't the first time he's done something silly by not looking!
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31 May 08
Aww. I love it when animals do something that sort of shows their own personality.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
1 Jun 08
Oliver is such a clown, I was sitting on the edge of the roomie's bed and he ran up my front to stand on my chest!
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
7 Jun 08
poor little guy it must have been a real sight to see that is for sure. I wonder if animals can feel embarrassed too?
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
7 Jun 08
I'd feel more sorry for him if he hadn't actually gone in it the few days later.
@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
7 Jun 08
they act like it sometimes, but Oliver seldom does
• United States
7 Jun 08
I always wondered if they could. they always act like they can feel it .
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
30 May 08
That's so funny, I can just picture it! Doesn't it make you mad that you never seem to have a camera when your pets do the funniest things? I know my two cats are doing something funny all the time and I swear I could win a price for the funniest video if I could capture them on tape. Annie
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
30 May 08
I know what you mean, I guess I'm just not the type to wait around with a video recorder waiting for these things to happen. I swear I couldda won one of the AFV prizes for this one!
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@valerie37 (1002)
• Christiansburg, Virginia
30 May 08
Too bad you didn't have a camera. That had to have been too cute and funny.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
30 May 08
I wished I had a camera too! It was CLASSIC cat funny! We couldda won MONEY!
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
30 May 08
I have one of those too!! lol What a funny story ElicBxn! lol I had that happen to me too but with the trash can... a wooden trash can with a top and lid, I had it opened one day and one of my cats jumped up on it not knowing the lid was opened and IN the trash can he went!! lol We had a good laugh at him like you did with yours! lol
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
30 May 08
I've had a cat jump up and into some interesting things, but this time he managed to save himself and that was even funnier! And he's so fat! he was just barely holding that fat tummy up as he worked out his escape.
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@jerzgirl (9233)
• United States
7 Jun 08
I think that's funny, too - and it does seem that cats can tell when someone's laughing and they act embarrassed - and then angry about being embarrassed. We had a cat who loved to play in the tub. He'd run and jump in and slide. It was funny to hear him in there. But, we put water in the tub one time for a bath instead of the showers we usually took and he didn't know. Well, needless to say, that was one really shocked and unhappy kitty!! How do you stop midair? He was not happy with any of us for a while!! Another time, a different cat I had got a pretty big shock. He adored my mother and would lie on her as often as he got the chance. Usually, in the afternoons, she would lie on the couch and read or watch television. Simon would immediately jump up on her and lie on her stomach curled up in a tight ball. Well, one day, my father was home. Simon knew Dad didn't like him and avoided him when he could. It was mid-afternoon and Dad decided to lie on the couch. Well, Simon heard the sound of someone lying on the couch, jumped off the top of the television and jumped up to lie on Mom......except, it wasn't Mom. Dad said the look on the cat's face was one of complete shock and fear - the ultimate "Oh Sh*t!" But, there was nowhere to go but land. He froze in place to see what would happen and Dad didn't move to see what Simon would do. Eventually, Simon did lie down, but you could tell he was very uneasy about it because he kept turning to look at Dad to see if he was going to chase him off. Dad didn't have the heart after seeing the expression on his face.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
8 Jun 08
I've seen something like that your second story. I've even heard from a friend who's cat used to jump in her arms. Well, she went for several weeks to a class in England. when she came back the cat was so excited to see her he jumpped. then, in mid-jump, remembered he was mad at her for being gone so long and twisted in the air so he landed in her arms with his back to her.
@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
7 Jun 08
Cats are silly and the jams they get themselves into. That would of been cute and funny to see. When they do the cutest things it seems that is when my cam is never around.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
7 Jun 08
I know it. its all we can do to catch them doing anything, much less when they surprise us like that time