Those nifty cat translator gadgets
You know when the moment you reach home, after a long weekend away, the rattling of your keys about to open the front door triggers some sort of psychological thing on your cat, who starts to meow like hell and then proceeding to be clingy. How many of you have experienced that before?
As we aren’t usually home on weekends, it has become the norm for our cat, Princess, to meow like hell the first fifteen minutes we reach home and then be clingy. By clingy, I mean, following you every where you go. And her clingy-ness, has gone to the point of extreme, I can file a lawsuit for stalking. But my mum is the only victim here. Thank God. I don’t know how she puts up with it.
In 2003, a Japanese company, Takedo Co, invented BowLingual for dogs and MeowLingual for cats. Just place the palm-size electronic device near your pet and it translates the cat’s purr to simple English phrases. To me, BowLingual and MeowLingual alike, is complete bogus. A sham.
Let’s say I just happen to have one around and test it during one of Princess’ meow like hell phases.
Princess: Meooowww. Meoww.
MeowLingual: I’m hungry.
Actual meaning: I’m secretly plotting your death for leaving me over the weekend.
And another example,
Princess: Meow. Meeoww. Meowww.
MeowLingual: Play with me.
Actual meaning: God, that shirt is hideous. Take it off! Take it off! It’s burning my eyes.
And one last example,
Princess: Meow. Meow.
MeowLingual: I’m bored.
Actual meaning: I just took a piss on your bed. Haha. Eat that (insert owner’s name here)!!!
There’s no way you can translate if you don’t speak the language. Then why waste research money on stupid cat language translator when the money can be used for cancer research. Gosh, what will they come up next? A step-by-step instruction on how to pee?
My cat Princess. Taken a long long long time ago. Back when black and white photography with out of this world contrast was the shit. She’s fatter now, I think.
Until next entry, spend wisely.
February 12th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Get a hamster too
February 13th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
@stels: No, I don’t want a hamster. First, they stink. Second, they can’t clean up after themselves. Though, they are the cutest. Apologies to all hamster-lovers out there. HAHA
February 13th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
MEOWWW meewwwow meewww HEccckszzz khesszz
MeowLingual : -error- Cannot compute
Actual Meaning : Translate that you $#@*!
February 13th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
@Cat: I’m guessing the “HEccckszzz khesszz” part is a hairball. HAHAHA
February 13th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
that is so stupid.. not your post. i mean the pet translator thing. interesting though, i’d never heard of it til now. i must look in on that =)
February 14th, 2007 at 3:13 am
@kewpuss: I know, right. Maybe that’s why they didn’t get enough media exposure. I mean, come on, cat translator? pfft.
February 14th, 2007 at 11:11 am
step-by-step instruction on how to pee
haha sorry, cound’t resist.
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i am kyle btw.
February 14th, 2007 at 11:18 am
aww.. your cat is so cute! why not take a recent picture of her?
February 14th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
@Kyle: HAHA. Girls can pee standing up now. Damn. I always thought we were the lucky ones. (assuming you’re a guy, btw)
@Syaz: I will, someday. Plus, I was lazy to get my ass off the seat.