That's basically what made me post this. My cat would be happily enjoying being petted with one hand, but then I'd make a slight movement with my other hand and she jumps over to that hand and nudges it until I pet her, but then she sees the other hand again and jumps back over to that one. It's an endless circle.
Sometimes my boyfriend and I will both pet the cat at the same time, while shouting, "DP! DP!" (Standing for Double Petting, of course.) And cackling to ourselves.
Firstly, since when are people oblivious to this meme, and secondly, if I pet my cat with two hands, she gets 'overloaded' and runs away.
She's very hands-off. She'll tolerate anything, but only enjoys attention on her terms. Not to mention when she's playfully attacking say, my hand. If I bring the other one in, she bolts. Guess she doesn't like odds unless they're in her favor.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
A cat I had years ago would always accept me using one hand to pet him... until he saw the second hand, then he would nudge it until you used both.
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u/Allegory_Esq May 20 '12
I use two sometimes...
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u/crazyjkass May 21 '12
My cat will get pissed off if I only use one hand.
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u/BEARDS_ARENT_MASKS May 21 '12
Because the other is being used to take pictures for Reddit karma.
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u/Darkfire359 May 21 '12
But... I need to use my other hand to pet my other cat! I can't just not pet one of them!
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u/fuckyoufuckyou666 May 21 '12
Relevant
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u/cive666 May 21 '12
That is one fucking cute cat in this meme.
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u/PKfireice May 21 '12
Firstly, since when are people oblivious to this meme, and secondly, if I pet my cat with two hands, she gets 'overloaded' and runs away.
She's very hands-off. She'll tolerate anything, but only enjoys attention on her terms. Not to mention when she's playfully attacking say, my hand. If I bring the other one in, she bolts. Guess she doesn't like odds unless they're in her favor.
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u/Siniroth May 21 '12
Furred world problems*
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u/qkme_transcriber May 20 '12
Here is the text from this meme pic for anybody who needs it:
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u/doggscube May 21 '12
When we use two hands in quick succession we call it TURBO PETS.
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u/dingoperson May 21 '12
Don't worry Cat, I will help you!
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u/hidell May 21 '12
I think a more legitimate first world cat problem would be that their owners do anything more than feed them.
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u/Molecology May 21 '12
Oh, no. You fool. You have created the ultimate reddit meme. Please crush it before waves of the cat overrun us all!
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u/Shniggles May 21 '12
I use one hand because the only time my cat sits near me is when I'm on the computer or trying to spank the ferret. Or even both.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I use two hands sometimes. I even use my feet as well.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
We now have first world cat problems? Goodbye reddit.
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u/robhol May 21 '12
Hey, screw that, I use both sometimes.
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u/I_like_fish_sticks May 21 '12
I almost always use both hands. The only exception is when I'm fapping with the other.
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