Sunday, September 28, 2003
Cat Talk
Excellent piece about cats by Barbara Ellen in today's Observer Magazine.
"As for cats being men substitutes", she writes, "a truly great cat can be cute, arrogant, cuddly, self sufficient, smart, loving, vulnerable and interesting all at the same time, all in the same moment. If men were as much fun as that, women would spend all their time tickling their tummies too. It's very easy to deal with boyfriends who complain you treat your cat better than you do them. Just say: 'Once you've produced evidence that an ancient civilisation worshipped you, then perhaps we'll talk."
"As for cats being men substitutes", she writes, "a truly great cat can be cute, arrogant, cuddly, self sufficient, smart, loving, vulnerable and interesting all at the same time, all in the same moment. If men were as much fun as that, women would spend all their time tickling their tummies too. It's very easy to deal with boyfriends who complain you treat your cat better than you do them. Just say: 'Once you've produced evidence that an ancient civilisation worshipped you, then perhaps we'll talk."
