So why do my cats dive in front of mine so frequently!?

Edit: 36 feet, not 36 inches XD

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          Some say Alfiqs only live Elsweyr yet M’aiq has held many of conversations with Alfiq when no one is looking.

          Mayhaps Alfiq have nothing to say to you?

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        here, smart means “aware enough to not run under a titan’s feet”, a test cats fail to meet regularly.

        they’re oblivious little derps

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          I’ll take that point. But all in all I wouldn’t call cats dumb. There are some dumb specimen, for sure, but that goes for all beings. And this comes back to my initial point: Cats have some unique “smart” skills, they just don’t compute in the same way as we humans do. I’d put cats in the smart … lets say 10% of all creatures

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          You’re whiffing on the point. That’s not usual behavior for stray or wild cats, it’s a specialised behavior that involves people and other animals they feel are ‘safe.’ Not an intelligence issue.

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                  Your literal first comment is:

                  Cats are reeeal dumb animals, but people think they are smart because they are pretty.

                  You’re saying that’s meant sarcastically, and everyone reading is supposed to automagically know that you’re being facetious? Do you find yourself regularly surrounded by mind-readers…?

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                    You’re saying that’s meant sarcastically

                    no, i am not saying that sarcastically.

                    cats are real dumb. and oblivious. and pretty.

                    Do you find yourself regularly surrounded by mind-readers…?

                    I’m rarely addressed by mind-users, let alone mind-readers.

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      No no. Karmalee was very pretty. Like, model cat.

      Dumb as hell. Pretty, but, if she were a human, she’d be a blonde valley girl from the 1980s. The kind the movie Clueless made fun of.