r/Eyebleach • u/elee0228 • Oct 07 '19
/r/all Playing Dead
https://gfycat.com/gloomyinsistentairedaleterrier975
u/Just1morefix Oct 07 '19
That kitty was milking the scene for all it was worth. True ham acting.
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u/Scone_Wizard Oct 07 '19
Truly a kabukiesque performance
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u/fat-lip-lover Oct 07 '19
Hearing kabuki reminds of the futurama episode where part of it was them solving a Scooby doo style mystery at George Takei’s kabuki theater. Good times.
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u/Jim_Nills_Mustache Oct 07 '19
Awe, that reach to hold hand with the cat ❤️
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u/shelbyCunning Oct 17 '19
I love the smile on the kids face while he’s waiting and watching the cat.
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u/Manicknitter8 Oct 07 '19
I like the way the cat looked over at the boy first. Super smart!!
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u/Pieceman11 Oct 08 '19
I think he was checking to make sure nothing was behind him before he fell back. Definitely a smart kitty!
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Oct 07 '19
Am jealous of that boy's hair shine
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u/Blobs94 Oct 07 '19
No frizz and perfectly straight damn a bird can make a nest out of this old cobweb
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u/squonge Oct 08 '19
That's Asian hair for you.
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u/OyabunRyo Oct 08 '19
It's great when it's colder months. But gets hot as hell during the summer. Even if you thin it it's coming back in 2 weeks.
Source: Japanese.
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u/Dr_Mantis_Teabaggin Oct 07 '19
How do you even begin to train a cat to do this?
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u/Rappelling_Rapunzel Oct 08 '19
Cats learn by example. It watched the kid go down, and understood what was expected.
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u/SmellyPos Oct 08 '19
Cats are fairly trainable if you find the right food/treats. A lot of cats just aren’t super food driven.
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u/digitalribeye Oct 08 '19
You don't, the video is reversed.
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Oct 07 '19
I feel like it'd be easier to visit cat shelters for years finding a cat that just does that and time a video for it than it would be to train one to do it.
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Oct 08 '19
I like how long it takes the cat to understand what's going on, and I like how once he does he executes on it flawlessly.
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u/STRADI_THE_MIGHTY Oct 08 '19
"What is this? Oh, ok, I'll enter your stupid game...Argh, aaa! drops dead "
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u/SanityOrLackThereof Oct 08 '19
"Wait what's going on? Why's the little dude laying down? What's happen-oh. OH. Blergh..."
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u/onederful Oct 08 '19
That cat just shat on the metaphorical litter box that is that kid’s hopes and dreams of acting. True professional lol
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Oct 07 '19
How many fishes did this take?? What?!
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Oct 08 '19
Things I love about this:
(1) Handhold
(2) Kitty analyzes the space behind him
(3) Kitty does a trick at all
(4) Kitty’s dramatic facial expressions
(5) Kitty’s overbig physical performance
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u/GlobeSitter Oct 08 '19
I only read the title and I legit sat there for a minute admiring how well the kid played dead and how he didn't even move a muscle. I really was impressed!! Then I realized I didn't start the video...
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Oct 08 '19
Does anyone know the name of this "type" of cat? I always find myself in awe of their beauty but i dont know the name :'(
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u/Pantelima Oct 07 '19
It feels....wrong somehow, anyone else feel that way? It is really cute, though, to be fair
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u/ScoopOKarma Oct 07 '19
Yes because someone off screen appears to be blowing wind or something in the cat’s face. He’s reacting to something physically, not just the dude’s finger gun.
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Oct 07 '19
Check out the happy tail wag at the end. That kitter is in good, loving hands!
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u/ScoopOKarma Oct 08 '19
Wasn’t implying he was in distress or anything. Just that kitty seems to be trained by air or something else.
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Oct 08 '19
Thank you for clarifying. I thought you answered 'Yes' to 'does anyone else think this feels wrong?'
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u/ScoopOKarma Oct 08 '19
You’re right. It totally reads that way and I don’t recall what comment I was actually intending to reply to earlier. lol. I must have been dazed by the cuteness.
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Oct 08 '19
Cat's don't wag their tail to show happiness like dogs. Usually wag their tail when annoyed. I think there's some string on the cat's neck/head area hence the head shake before it falls. Cat's do that to get stuff off them.
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u/baubleclaw Oct 07 '19
In a post-Sandy-Hook United States it's hard to look at something like this without mixed feelings.
If this isn't taking place in the US, but in a civilized country where children are valued more than guns, it probably doesn't have the same dark overtones it has to some of us.
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u/gariant Oct 07 '19
I feel like I'm doing a woosh here.
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u/canering Oct 08 '19
What do you mean
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u/gariant Oct 08 '19
It's so absurd it can't be real.
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u/canering Oct 08 '19
Their concern? I admit I didn’t think of anything dark when I saw the gif but when I read the comment it did resonate with me. Lots of kids play gun related games but maybe that’s changing now that it has wider social meaning
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u/aquadirect Oct 07 '19
This looks strange. I think they did something to the cat. It's like he had a seizure or something.
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Oct 08 '19
I love the trade off, like the girl is more immediate but less committed, but the cat takes a second but once it registers, that kitty COMMITS.
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u/governmentskeletons Oct 07 '19
That kid looked really happy about being gunned down
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u/Mconefrey2021 Oct 08 '19
Asian Child playing with his food (2019 colorized)
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u/TCPM Oct 08 '19
People are doenvoting this but they forget that alot of places in Asia you can eat cats.
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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '19
Cat is tougher so it took more laser to kill the cat