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Friday, January 28, 2011

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28 comments:
Laura Maylene said...

I just watched that 27 times.

How was the cat SO FAR off? I don't know whether that gives me more hope for the future or if it makes me want to insert my entire face into a bowl of raw cookie dough.

January 28, 2011 9:55 AM
Lydia Sharp said...

Hee hee! <3

January 28, 2011 9:59 AM
Joseph L. Selby said...

I just laughed so loud. The office has to wonder what's happening in my cube.

January 28, 2011 10:00 AM
The Rejectionist said...

There is something quite soothing about that video. Like, "Well, at least it's not just me."

January 28, 2011 10:00 AM
Elizabeth Poole said...

I agree with Le. R. There is a feeling of "At least it's not just me."

That cat is trying so hard! His/her tail is swishing so fast! You can see the clear look of determination on his/her face. That cat is SURE he's going to make it.

An apt description of writing indeed.

January 28, 2011 10:14 AM
Reesa said...

This is mesmerizing. I just keep hitting replay.

January 28, 2011 10:21 AM
maine character said...

Oof. Someone get her some sneakers. And an aspirin.

January 28, 2011 10:45 AM
Tahereh said...

THAT IS ANIMAL CRUELTY

January 28, 2011 11:05 AM
Bonnie said...

I especially like the repressed snickering in the background.

January 28, 2011 11:13 AM
The Rejectionist said...

That's the inner critic. You have to ignore that shit or it'll kill you.

January 28, 2011 11:21 AM
Brenna said...

Haha! This is really funny.

January 28, 2011 11:29 AM
Sarah W said...

I don't think it's actually animal cruelty. It's the exploitation of animal miscalculation.

And I think it's almost as funny as the time our cat was scared by a dust molecule and bounced off the door twice trying to get away.

I still tear up. . .

January 28, 2011 11:30 AM
Jorgh said...

D'aw kitty~ You can do eet.

January 28, 2011 11:55 AM
Sarah Allen said...

Ah! That is too funny :) Thanks for this!

Sarah Allen
(my creative writing blog)

January 28, 2011 12:13 PM
Dana said...

Oh man... I totally needed that today. So funny! I too have just been hitting replay. :) Thanks Le Rej!

January 28, 2011 12:13 PM
Kate said...

My own cat did not find it funny. He says, "That guy appears to be chained or weighted - NOT COOL."

January 28, 2011 12:38 PM
Bryan Russell (Ink) said...

I usually fall in the garbage can when I try that. Messy. Especially during flu season.

January 28, 2011 12:39 PM
wombat said...

Can an animal commit animal cruelty on itself? Should we call someone to arrest that cat? It's a complicated question.

January 28, 2011 1:27 PM
Anna said...

I think external forces were at work here. Like the window knob (nob?). Totally threw off the sonar radar.

January 28, 2011 1:51 PM
Michelle said...

Japanese cats seem to do weird things proportionally more, because Youtube is quite laden with JAPANESE LETTERING and then cats doing funny things.

<3 LeR.

January 28, 2011 1:55 PM
Michelle said...

Oops, Chinese.

*hides in a I FEEL IGNORANT box*

January 28, 2011 1:58 PM
L.A. Colvin said...

My kids came running to see what I was laughing so hard at and of course they had to see it over and over. Thanks I needed that one today.

January 28, 2011 5:40 PM
Alex Newman said...

A fitting illustration of today...

Thanks so much. Almost fell out of my office chair.

January 28, 2011 5:58 PM
RJ Hipling said...

lol. you just made my weekend! :)

January 29, 2011 2:25 AM
maine character said...

What makes this video such a kick:

Set-up: the goal is clear.

Stakes: a huge jump across a deep chasm.

Build-up: that cat is so excited at how great this is going to be.

Reversal: sudden loss of traction.

Sound effects: scrape... BA-BOOM.

Resolution: pulled gut muscles for both the cat and us.

January 29, 2011 12:15 PM
Apple said...

I showed this to Husband and you could tell on his face that he was determined not to laugh but he did anyway and had to go back to the last save point because he got killed by a circular saw.

January 29, 2011 2:51 PM
Mia Hayson said...

Every time I watch it I keep thinking THIS TIME the cat will make it and then DARN IT, IF IT DOESN'T FACEPLANT AGAIN. Geez.

January 30, 2011 10:39 AM
laurathewise said...

Failure to launch.

May 11, 2011 12:39 AM
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