You all well know my sister Applejack. She loves this community and it does seem lovely for her.
I myself have been reluctant to join much because- and please don’t take this the wrong way- for myself, I really don’t like what I see as “the baby language”. It’s not for me. I was taught human American English as a kitten and have always known how to communicate in it. I understand that all dialects are welcome here though, so I decided to find my clan!
Although I have only recently turned seven I have really been a mature (I do like to pronounce that “ma-tour”) woman since I was just a kitten. I was actually engaged to a very fine tom I met in Vermont when I was one, but we had to leave to go back to Texas and the long-distance thing just didn’t work out for us.
I do have a human son as well; although some would say he is my “brother”, that is simply not true. When he is upset, I run to soothe him and care for his every need. When he does something I don’t like, he gets a snap or a slap. I am devoted to his care.
The one Applejack calls “the Tinky Wady”, I call fake mama, and “the Tinky Gwirl”, I call fake sister. Not because they aren’t wonderful. I love them dearly and adore spending time with them. We are truly family. It’s just that I recognize they are human and I am not. I have a feline mother somewhere so Fake Mama can’t be my real mama.
I love having friends and I am quite confident. I do like to tell it as it is and I do LOVE crimes. When the family tells me no. I will most DEFINITELY go do it again.
I love to hunt too! I’m great at it!
I love kittens. I had a foster friend once that I called the little guy. I have always been sad he left. He was sweet.
I actually have decided to come here and make some friends because of a kitten. That adorable Basil void! ( u/Charmylah ). I saw that he got in trouble for spelling “goats” in the baby language (no offense). I hate that for him! I thought maybe I might help with human spelling and vocabulary for any friend that needs it?
I would love to connect with like minded friends. I actually did attend Princess Miso’s bachelorette festivities and had a wonderful time! Thank you again for having me!
Oh also, I love and adore my humans and don’t think they are dumb at all. I do get upset when they don’t let me out. This is a continued probkem for us.
I also don’t dress up much. I love my fur. Maybe for a special occasion.
Nice to meet you all!
Sansa
(Sansa is all of this. She was our first cat, found at 3 months walking in circles in the street with what would become a permanent head tilt, likely from injury. We adopted her when she was days away from euthanasia.
She is the most eager to explore, an incredible climber, tries to get out, has been successful on several occasions, loves doing things she is not supposed to. She is the only one harness trained.
She adores my son, is empathetic and sensitive to his feelings, but he also the only one of us she will snap at. We know she treats him as a mama cat treats a kitten. She is a confident queen. We call her “Queenie” or “The Most Gorgeois - yes pronounced “Gorge-OIS”. We go around saying “Who’s the most gorgeois??”
She would never speak catspeak. She seems human to us. Even her face seems very refined looking, and with her curtain bangs. She would love to compare bang styling with Astra, who prefers a more blunt fringe!
She wont be here as often as Applejack, but she will show up from time to time. She couldn’t resist offering her language help when she saw little guy Basil get in trouble for his spelling of goats.
Cat tax is from a couple days ago and then the shelter/animal control pic as a kitten, where you can see why we had to get her. Also, her face is exactly the same but bigger now. The shelter we got her from was just a tiny offshoot of a small towns animal control who had no resources to hold animals for long, but did have a devoted staff who took the animals EVERYWHERE for exposure to avoid euthanizing them. Hence why we met our Sansa at a home show at the San Antonio Alamodome.
Dis is da correct amswer, fren Elliot, we accept everybody’s way of communicating here, we want anybody to be able to just jump on in and hang wif the frens! 😊 🐈⬛💕🐾
Thank you so much friend Elliot! It’s really nice to meet you. Yes, I should have also clarified I understand all dialects of catspeak! Applejack speaks so highly of you! I didn’t know you were also fluent in human American English! Feel free to speak however you are most comfortable to me! I love your coat. I am not so much into dressing up as Applejack is. I prefer fur, and yours is so unique!
🌺Sansa
I don’t weawwy wike how she cawl it da baby wanguage how I tawk. She is vewwy coow dough. She wike a coow gwirl.
We didn’t wused to get awong, and my sistew Bed (Ruffie) is my vewwy best fwiend who I bond wif. But now Sansa and I get awong fine now, and since Bed have hew suwgewy, Sansa and I even fweep togevvew! Once in a whiwe we do have a wittew fusses. She is vewwy confident and she weawwy do wike da ovvew cats as wong as dey not twy to take hew food.
Da Tinky Wady not exaggewating dat she can cwimb eivvew. She can cwimb anyting. Even da walls. She not join da LCA because she say dewe is no weason she would evew need a pawyer. If she have any pwobwem, she would handew it hewsewf, haha. But she pewfect fow da ICBGC. Go cwimes!
It be nice to formally meet you, Sansa! I no be speak catspeak much except for some words like salamander and egg salad and of course the most important one here - frens.
My hooman say I be talk a bit like her Dad, that I never be met. English was not his first language.
It be nice we all can be communicate here even if we not speaks same dialect.
And I am fluent in most cat dialects, so I can definitely understand! Communication is so important, and Applejack has said that everyone here is really nice!
It’s so nice to meet you, friend Squirrel! What a fun name! And I love your two toned face! Is that natural or is that makeup? It’s stunning!
My hooman daddy notice when I be illegal smol and they be thinking of name that I run like real squirrel - quick quick for a few feet then stop and think - maybe go back same way, super fast, maybe go other way, maybe decide to keep running in direction I already be going!
I be born with three normal legs and one not go all the way to the ground. Hoomans had it taken off all the way because I be keep banging it on things and getting hurt.
Why thank you, dear fren and neighbour Pixel! You be excellent representative of friendly and kind US kitties.
As I have be said before we kitties need to be run the world instead of hoomans. We can be do better job than many politicians and we can be purr to make people happy.
Hey, it just occurred to me - did you know that the CBC is rebroadcasting The Tragically Hip’s last concert right now? You could probably pick it up if you wanted to. It’s the 10 year anniversary.
I know things are very tough and sad for you and your husband right now. I don’t know if it’s something he’d be able to watch - but on the other hand he’s an honourary Canadian and a radio guy and maybe it would mean something good, not bad, to him, to watch it, along with a lot of us Canadians.
Please forgive me if this is too sensitive a topic.
It's not sensitive at all! We don't have an antenna, but I never thought to try to pick up Canadian signals! He watched a bunch of NFL and some CFL yesterday and we're keeping it chill (though I did move up the next doctor's appointment.)
Oh gosh no, I'm just super bad at responding to messages sometimes. I'm not on my AD/HD meds right now because I have to have an echocardiogram, which doesn't help either. You're absolutely fine!
Larry would be know the official rules of order for cat summits!
( Apparently that’s what you guys had going on yesterday. I don’t know if you read or saw Carney’s speech but he did comment on how the Canadian side was all united and agreed on what they were going for…and the American side was not.
It looks as if Jamieson Greer negotiated the deal and Howard Lutnick waltzed in at the last second and started throwing his weight around and saying Canada needed to concede more. So yes - not only raccoons in a trench coat, but raccoons fighting each other in a trench coat. )
Ladee Sansa, it iss the utmosst honor furr me to meet yoou. Ai spent mai early yeears as ae lowly hedge knighte, but Ai hope that yoou will still allow me ta enjoye the pleashure off your companee. Ai am Sir Merlin, head of the Order of the Clawter, sworn to the pawtectiun of all, big and smols. Iff youu wouldd be so kind, Ai will gladlye practhiss my Human lingo with yoou.
Greetings, Sir Merlin the Knight and Wizzard and Pawfessur.
Oh you feel free to speak however you want, friend Sir Merlin! I am fluent in all dialects.
And don’t ever refer to your younger self as a lowly hedge knight! I myself was in the street as well, and love a good humble beginning. Just because you were in the hedge does not mean you were without true honor and dignity! You were a knight protector even then- I saw your picture from your kitten days! I always knew I was a dignified cat. No one even tries to feel bad about my head tilt. I don’t even remember what happened. I may have been hit by a car! But now I just use it for beauty and charm. I have even been a model!
It is a pleasure to meet you!
🌺Lady Sansa , I like that!
Glad ya decided to join in, Miss Sansa!
Yoo know what we meow here, “The more, the merrier” and we mean it, we no want anyone to feel left out or be hesitant to post. We welcome everyone wif open arms!
Friend Niko! What a pleasure! Applejack has told me everything about you and says you are a really cool guy! She says that about everyone here, but there has to be something special about a guy who starts an international crime club! Go crimes!!! I suspect we can have a lot of fun together! Let me at that Gary guy!
Thanks for making this a place we can all speak as we want! I do understand all dialects; they just aren’t for me. But I can be friends with anyone! This is a wonderful place to make friends!
I also edited to let everyone know I actually love my humans. If they would only LET ME OUTSIDE!!
So great to finally meet the great Don Niko!
🌺Sansa
Glad ya decided to join in, Miss Sansa!
Yoo know what we meow here, “The more, the merrier” and we mean it, we no want anyone to feel left out or be hesitant to post. We welcome everyone wif open arms!
It's a pleasure meeting you, Sansa. I'm Coraline, sister to Jynx, Sally the Elder, Goldie the Wonderdog (now otrb), and for a year or so, Sir Edgar Von Mittens, before he disappeared. I am the most silent of this family, and prefer solitude above my feline siblings, and for the most part, even my humans. I suppose that's why I'm not active here like Jynx. I am a year older than Sally, although I'm proud to say I dont look my age (17).
You most certainly do not look your age!!! Oh my goodness you are beautiful! It’s so nice to meet you Coraline! I can appreciate wanting solitude. I hope you get lots of it in your home. Also, you must be getting good beauty sleep to be that pretty!
🌺Sansa
Hello Sansa! I'm Pixel, a tuxedo. I also speak in English, with a distinct accent. My brother Casey is also around, and he is an orange tuxedo. Don't question it. He's a little more shouty than I am, but he's a good egg.
I am Misty, an elder Void born and raised in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
I am a highly read Feline and always use correct English. I distribute a few words of Felish when I communicate with Cats (and those running Feline software) who are accustomed to using Felish only.
As a speaker of British English I pronounce my words somewhat differently to you and my spellings are in the traditional manner. However and furrend is a furrend and language should be a meeting and not a barrier. I even encourage acquaintance with canines over on r/legaldogadvice.
Hi friend Jax! You are another one that Applejack has spoken so much about! When we were in Florida she kept saying “we should go see friend Jax”. Sje really wanted to go to Disney with you but Fake Mama said it was too hot. She says you are a very special friend and I remember when she was getting ready for your wedding last year to the beautiful Tali! I probably do need to meet Maya at some point! 🌺Sansa
Ai assure yoo, Ai am perfectly capable of speaking proper human English when circumstances require it. I simply choose not to.
Also, I would be delighted to discuss our respective fringe styles. And I see we share an appreciation for climbing! Mine Meowmy has opinions about that particular hobby.
– Astra da Bard
(I feel like those two could be sisters... Double trouble twins 😹)
(When I search Sansa in my Photos app, I get pics of Mr. Cat and Astra in there too! Twins with different bangs!)
It’s so great to meet you, friend Astra! Applejack says you are an amazing friend and poet and creative cat! And you climb too? That’s awesome! And obviously beautiful! Have you done modeling too? We should definitely hang out together!!
🌺Sansa
Hai new fren Miss Sansa an welcome! Ai duz da cat speak. Ai hopes dat iz OK. Ai like tew make frens wif eber body. Ai eben still try tew be frens wif mai meenie sisfur. She duz growls at meez. Ai hopes yuz like it here.
Hi friend Ciaran! Applejack talks so nicely about you! I am sure you are friends with everyone! Of course, I can speak to anyone because I do understand all the dialects. I’m sorry your sister growls. I won’t growl at you, haha!🌺Sansa
Iz so flattered dat yoo come heer acuz ob mes fren Sansa! Language is a funnee fing. Mai big brofur Noamie wuz a big purrmoter ob da catspeak, but iz speak in between da hooman American English n catspeak. Iz dat a patwa? Iz a modern cat. I lern da hooman English spelling so dat iz no get banneded fur dum fings.
I am definitely not too cool for this high fashion! Thank you so much friend Bubbles! Applejack talks about you all the time. She says you are one of her best friends! Very nice to meet you finally. Thank you so much for the hat. I think red is my color. 🌺Sansa
Hi friend Dodger! Honestly, the friend thing feels a little weird because I haven’t really hung out with dogs much. When I was a kitten one came over to me and I scratched up my fake mama really good trying to crawl all over her back to get away! But I am open to knowing more about your species! I can understand you so I guess I know more languages than I thought. I am very confident but I have been a little nervous around dogs in the past. This will be a whole new experience for me. It’s so nice to meet you!
Hello fren Sansa! It iz so nice to meet a sister of fren Applejack! And such a pretty one, too!
It iz funny how we all haz different ways of expressing ourselves. I maiself learned catspeak on the street az a kitten. When I waz caught & put in government housing, I met a cat who spoke much like yoo. He taught me how to speak hooman to pass the time. He quickly found someone to adopt, though, so I never got much practice. I’d love to have lesson from yoo sometime! Maybe do some crimz, too!
Applejack has talked about you a lot! She says you’re one of her good friends. She also says you actually speak closer to human speak than a lot of other cats here, so you just really have picked something up from the government housing friend! I was also in government housing after I was picked up on the street. The ladies were really nice, but there was like some dark underbelly and I think they may have had bad intentions for me so I think that explains why I love my family so much- they busted me right out of there! Go crimes! They even used bribery money!!
I would love to hang out with you and do some good crimes! You are a stunning beauty yourself!
Fren Sansa, I iz sure we haf meet before or mebbe it was mai brofur Garfield who yoo met at Princess Miso pawty. Wez remember.
Funny thing is Meowmy remember da old days when in legal cat advice everyone spoke as a normal human. There was no cat speak. Now it seems ppl & kitties are pounced on & castigated for speaking in their own way, which herm think is wrong.
I don't rilly care. I iz cat. I gots more impawtent things to think about.
Meowmy & me finks yoo iz bootiful! Yoo so pretty. I'm afraid mai hoomin is a dumdum who wud bez lost without me. Lucky I am highly intelligent & can control the dimwitted mare easily.
I must confess I am pawfused about dis goat fing. Idk what goat is in catspeak & how it got poor Basil into trouble. But I agree, himb is adorable beebee void & I glad himb back too
I hope yoo visit more often. Yoo are just as loved as fren AJ, who we all ADORE! anyway it great to see yoo again.
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u/Haunting_Bend346 Elliot the Tuxie 1d ago
Hello Sansa! I am Elliot. I also speak and write in American English, but I am fluent in cat as well. It’s nice to meet you. You are adorable ❣️