As many of you know, today happens to be If Pets Had Thumbs Day, (or, in MY world, and for purposes of this post, it is If CATS Had Thumbs Day!)
No one seems to know the exact origin of this day (no surprise there, just add it to the ever-growing list of mindless holidays which in reality mean nothing, but hey, they are FUN, right?) So, without further pussyfooting around, just exactly WHAT would THIS cat do if he had thumbs?
Well, the obvious of course:
- I could open my own bag of treats
- I could open my own containers of food
- I could turn the doorknob and escape to parts unknown
- I could grab my annoying woofie brother with BOTH paws and hold that giant, furry head between those paws...and.....squeeeezeeee......oh! Please excuse me I got carried away!
- I could take my OWN photos! They sure couldn't be any worse than Mom's!
- I could text with the speed of light and not only that, I could pilfer Mom's iPhone and make all sorts of crank phone calls! Does anyone even still do that?
- I could steal the keys to Mom and Dad's car and drive them around town, Mom drives a stick and I could shift that gear stick like there was no tomorrow!
- I could brush my own teeth
- I could play computer games the right way!!
Those are just a few things that I would do....but...I believe the MAIN thing I would do is COMPLETELY BAN MY MOM FROM WRITING ON THIS BLOG! It would be MINE, ALL MINE! I would be able to type to my heart's content, I could say what I want without fear of upsetting Mom. I would change all of the passwords on her social media accounts too!
There seem to be a number of kitties who are in agreement, so much so in fact, that my buddy Austin has taken matters into his own paws and has created NUCAT (A UNION FOR CATS!)
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| Click to visit Austin's blog! |
Austin and many other cats, including myself, are up to our ears with the incompetence of our "Affiliate Typists", aka, humans, 2-leggers, Moms, Dads, whatever you wanna call them, and we are not going to take it anymore!!!
In Austins Words:
The time has come for cats to show
That we should not go with the flow.
We'll gather as one to tell the human,
That we are starting a CAT'S UNION!
We'll call it the N.U.C.A.T.
And all can join voluntarily.
All for one and one for all,
Let's fight the fight and stand up tall.
There you have it my furiends!!! Won't you join us in the fight to stand up for our rights against these hapless affiliate typists that CLAIM that they have our best interests at heart? If so, head on over to Austin's blog and grab your badge today!!!! If we all band together, and if we ONLY had thumbs, we would take over the world!!!!!!!!!!
What do ya think kitties? Are you with Austin and the rest of us?
Let's take back our blogs!!! Love, Cody
If I had thumbs, I could get my OWN bacon.
ReplyDeleteI never looked at it that way! I just thought thumbs made it easier for humans to serve kitties.
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting all day for this post! That's a lotta trouble you're going to get up to Cody, let's hope you never get those opposable thumbs, although I've love to see you driving around town with mom in the passenger seat!
ReplyDeleteOMC you just made me laugh! Did you ever see that old British cooking show called "Two Fat Ladies?" My Mom used to LOVE it! She said we could ride around in a scooter type of a thing like they had, MOL! Love, Cody
DeleteLOL I could open the fridge. Have a terrific Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
you sure could! Hoping you had a Terrific Tuesday too! Love, Cody
DeleteAvalon was able to turn doorknobs, open his own containers of food, steal keys, and open refridgerators WITHOUT thumbs, so there's still hope for you kitties to take over the world. Texting and typing can be learned :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Vanessa! I guess I didn't inherit the dexterity gene!! Love, Cody
DeleteOh Cody!! BUDDY!! Thank you so much for joining and promoting this much-needed union of cats!! You are a star and of course a charter member!! Once we have established our most impawtant napping and nomming conditions, I believe we will overcome successfully the wannabe Affiliates weasly attempts at catipulation and control!! In fact one of our members has already brought a very impawtant issue to our attention, which we will be addressing shortly. Watch this space!! :) x0x
ReplyDeleteAustin my furiend no need to thank me!! I thank YOU for coming up with such a pawesome campaign!!!! Thank you for making me a charter member! I am so proud! Can't wait to read about the impawtant issue that was brought to your attention!!! xoxo Love, Cody
DeleteAs a proud charter member of Austin's N.U.C.A.T. union, I say POWER TO THE PAWS! Also, as you know, I already HAVE thumbs and I find them moderately useful but I still can't open doors, use a can opener or type that well so thumbs really aren't all they're cracked up to be!!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Sammy
Woooo hooo Sammy!!! Well, I guess since humans have thumbs (and we all know how "useful" THEY are), you are probably on to something! Love, Cody
DeleteErr... I just thought, it doesn't matter if I don't have thumbs because I can type with my dainty paws!
ReplyDeletePurrs xx
Athena
Hey if you're happy just typing then I say "whatever floats your boat!!" Love, Cody
DeleteWell that would so much fun to have thumbs but will the peeps still wait on us all the time. Sounds like fun to have thumbs. When does this start. You all have a great day.
ReplyDeletehahaha if cats had thumbs, I think they would take over the world!
ReplyDeleteღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
Is there a list of these days somewhere? I was happy to know about Dr. Seuss day, but I missed the memo on if cats had thumbs.
ReplyDeletego to I think Days of the Week.com or Fetching Communications.....or google daily holidays :)
DeleteMumsy says I do enough without thumbs but I think having thumbs I could get my food faster than she does. I joined up with Austin, great idea. Hugs and nose kisses
ReplyDeleteThat Austin is a GENIUS! Isn't he? Hugs and nose kisses back at ya!
DeleteBut, Cody, some of us do have thumbs! And use them, too!!
ReplyDelete~xo~ Maggie P.
well then, you had better work on dominating the world! Love, Cody
DeleteI'm in too buddy as I've "had it" with staff around here. It's time we take charge again!
ReplyDeleteyou got it my furiend!!! You and I have been putting up with our human's shenanigans since 2009! Well, I have been putting up with them since 2009....you have probably been putting up with them longer!
DeleteBeing in a union means more furriness in your job and your workplace. It means telling your human what decisions yous wants them to dos at work. It means more pets. And, of course, it means better treats and toys!!! NUCAT is the way to goes my feline furrends!
ReplyDeleteTHanks for such a wonderful post about NUCAT (and thumbs) Cody! Yous is the rockingest Man Cat me knows!
Kisses
Nellie
Nellie you summed it up purrfectly! YOU are a wonderful spokescat!! Thank so much my furiend!!!! xoxo
DeleteWhat we could do with those thumbs
ReplyDeleteSnorts,
Lily & Edward
Hehehe! Love, Cody
DeleteThat is a fantastic list of what you would do if you had thumbs, Cody. I joined up with the NUCAT Union on the very first day!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Simba my furiend!!!!!! So happy we are part of such a great Union! love, Cody
DeleteIf I had thumbs I'd take over the world...bahahahahaha!
ReplyDeleteWell said Cody Well said.
thank you!!! Love, Cody
DeleteThe peeps already have thumbs...and if we did, we could enslave them to do *our* bidding and commands! MOL! Food in evfurry room, litter boxes emptied as soon as we put a paw into them...and well, a life of kingly/queenly/regal ease!!
ReplyDeleteStay safe and warm...and if you do go out and do any driving best let the peeps do it, ya don't wanna get blamed fur smashing the car on these icy roads...
yeah looks like it is pretty icy out there! Not going anywhere! Only Dad has to go out when he takes Dakota out to pee...Geeze...DOGS!! Love, Cody PS:You stay safe and warm too!
DeleteMay I point out, Cody, that cats already rule the world? Well, they rule mine, anyhow! With thumbs, Chucky and Angel would probably flag down a passing taxi and find a nice place in Florida to live!
ReplyDeleteYes but as I told Glogirly, we could do it even better!! Oh while Chucky and Angel are hailing cabs, have them stop in Farmington Hills to pick up their Tabby furiend (ME!) I'll bring NOMS!!! Love, Cody
DeleteOMC!!! We had no idea it was 'If Cats Had Thumbs Day!!!'
ReplyDeleteIf cats had thumbs, we'd rule the world! Oh wait, we sort of already do. haha!
Yeah but we could do it better! Love, Cody
DeleteWonderful post, Cody ! And pawtastic list ! Purrs
ReplyDeleteThank you my furiend!!! xoxo
DeleteIf I had thumbs I might even hitch hike over to spend some time with you Cody!
ReplyDeleteHeck with hitching Brian! you could use your Dad's car!! MOL!!!!! Better yet, I could come to you...it's warmer there!! Love, Cody
DeleteCody if we had thumbs humans would become obsolete :)
ReplyDeleteEmma and Buster
My point exactly my furiend!!!!! MOL!!!! Love, Cody
DeleteThey sure come up with a lot of weird days. Frankie likes to pull kibbles out of the bowl before eating them, if he had thumbs, it would be very interesting to watch him eat. :)
ReplyDeleteIf Frankie had thumbs he would have removed that cover on the cat door in your video. Trust me!!! MOL!!! Love, Cody
DeleteYou are adorable Cody and yes if you only had thumbs. Now tell your mom to take care of those things you want to do.
ReplyDeleteHave a purrfect day. My best to your wonderful mom. ☺
Awww THANK YOU!!! I did, Mom just gave me my dinner! You have a purrfect day too and we send love to you! Cody
DeleteOh what kind of extra trouble could my cats get into with extra thumbs? LOL. Sounds like you could do a lot of great stuff Cody. Especially like the crank calls. LOL.
ReplyDeleteSue B
Hehehe...Mom enjoyed the crank calls part too MOL!! xoxo
DeleteI am a member too Cody. That is a great idea about changing all the passwords if we had thumbs. That would create some havoc.
ReplyDeleteYAY FLYNN!!! Ohhhh yessss, changing the passwords would be a blast! Love, Cody
DeleteNow I found you and I like your blog I bet Jake wishes he had thumbs, he would get in more trouble LOL
ReplyDeleteIf I had thumbs, I’d still make the peeps do everything cos I can. I want to lay back and pop open a nip beer and channel surf the tv. Yeah. I’d still make TW type my blog cos she works for ME. The Cat doesn’t work. And, if I had thumbs, I’d be in the money, honey.
ReplyDeleteCody, I do have thumbs...but I still can't get that can of stinky goodness opened! ~Ernie
ReplyDeleteI like having the humans do all the work, but there are times those thumbs could come in handy. Proud member of NUCAT.
ReplyDeleteGreat list Cody… I sort of like not having thumbs. If I had them then my mom would really put me to work!
ReplyDeleteXOXO Lucy
Oh Cody! Always picking on your mom for bad photos.... yet you've been nominated for a BlogPaws Nose-to-Nose Award for best photo!!! Super huge concatulations!!!! We are so happy for you and wish you the best of luck!! Purrs from Deb and the Zee and Zoey Gang!
ReplyDeleteWell.....let's just say that out of a ZILLION photos taken, odds are she would hit ONE good one, right? MOL!!!! In all seriousness, I make an excellent subject so Mom totally lucked out....only because of ME!! But....Mom is over the moon and we are SOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUGE CONCATULATIONS and we send you tons of love and good luck!!
DeleteGood one, Cody! We bet Dakota is glad you don't have thumbs, MOL! Fun post!
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