Anyone who has had the pleasure of owning a cat knows that sometimes cats can behave like… well… there are many words you could use to fill in the blank. Sassy yet classy is purrrhaps a good way to describe them, or in place of the word a-hole, we often affectionately refer to them here at I Can Has Cheezburger as hooligan cats who get into all the parts of the house where they aren't allowed. But one personality trait of cats that is often overlooked is their incredible ability to train their owners. Thats right, if you hadn't already realized, your beloved cat is training you to quickly respond whenever he or she wants.
Don't believe us? That's fine, you can always refer to this absolutely side-splitting twitter thread if you want to see some super funny anecdotal evidence that cats are manipulative little floofers. Although, if we can just play kitty's advocate for a minute, every pet wants to communicate their needs and in some ways cats are doing just that, albeit it in a dramatic and theatrical fashion that often sends their poor hoomans into panic mode. For example, cats screaming at the top of their lungs as if they are injured when they're purrfectly fine and just wanted attention. Anyway, we don't want to spoilt the entire thread, so take a look here:
Awww, if this is true then it explains the hooman urge to make cats sound like babies when we assign them dialogue. You know, like 'I can has Cheezburger?' Ahahaha, we sure do crack ourselves up sometimes. But seriously, if cats are talking to us humans as if we're babies, then we sure don't feel bad about talking to them as if they're babies too. Babies talking to babies, just another day in the life of a cat owner.
So from here on out we will officially to refer to all of our pets as either "my best girl" or "my best boy". There is no cuter nickname for your pets that we have ever heard and we will only be referring to them as this from now on. If this name doesn't work for your pet, then purrrhaps we can suggest something more sassy, such as chonker or catarooney. Up to you of course, but don't be afraid to get a little bit creative with your nickname.
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