Macushlalondra: Chef Meowrice was the mascot for a brand of cat food. Rufus entered a contest and won a chance to appear in a commercial for it. When the time came for the shoot, Kitty wouldn’t eat the food. This was interspersed with Rufus’ continued requests to meet Chef Meowrice in person, despite the fact that Joel (clearly the brains of the junkyard) had already explained to him that Meowrice was a cartoon.
To which Rufus responded with something like, “Just ‘cause he’s a cartoon don’t mean he ain’t real.”
Rufus’ brain power is currently on display as we see that he doesn’t grasp the fact that cats sometimes don’t get along. Kitty’s behavior this week, and the last time Boogie showed up, pretty much matches the behavior of my cat Stan (R.I.P.) when a strange cat would start hanging around the yard (2005’s strange cat was very friendly and even displayed submissive behavior around Stan, but Stan wasn’t having it). You’d think Rufus would remember all the fighting and hissing and yowling from last time, but no, he’s repeating his actions from before.
Some posters have wondered about the fact that Kitty, like Rufus and Joel (and, to a lesser extent, Melba), doesn’t seem to age. I figure Rufus just gets a new Kitty every ten to fifteen years (maybe less–they can’t get much exercise with Rufus carrying them around all the time) and they all look alike. Same deal with Joel’s mule.
House cats actually enjoy very long lives. Of course, I guess Kitty is supposed to have remained a kitten all of these years. I had a cat who lived for 27 years. If you figure that one cat year is equivalent to seven human years - that would have made him 189 years old. My veterinarian wanted to enter him in the Guieness Book of World Records - but he was beat out by a cat named Grandpa who was 32 years old - and still perking right along. My cat was a great mouser - and the veterinarian believed that it was all of those fresh mice in his diet which attributed to his longevity. He preferred dry cat food most of his life. But I think he regarded it as junk food - something to tide him over until he caught his next mouse. Of course, he caught other critters as well. Some times he would bring home catches which were bigger than he was! Neighborhood dogs were terrified of him. It WAS possible for a dog to jump over our back fence. But the cat would sit up on the back fence and begin to hiss and spit and arch his back - and the neighborhood dogs would go yelping off in the other direction.
Cats CAN be interesting. Only time will tell if THIS cat story turns out to be interesting.
Man, that’s what we get for all those folks complaining about Gertie. Now we’re all gonna get it. Another %$%&* Chef Meworice story. I blame this on the Anti-Gertie Crew. I predict some deep hurting.
The only thing that can save a Chef Mewrice story is if there were two robots and a sleepy-eyed guy sitting in the front row of the theater making quips.
ocean17 almost 15 years ago
Who IS Chef Meowrice? Any relation to General Bullmoose?
Wallcloud almost 15 years ago
Boggie on down for COLOR. Thanksgiving & Christmas every day….
stringmusicianer almost 15 years ago
Am I the only one who liked Chef Meowrice? I thought the characterizations were very creative.
alondra almost 15 years ago
Ok, who is Chef Meowrice? Some background info please.
Larry L Stout almost 15 years ago
Bring back Gertie and Byrd!!! Not another dumb cat story!
Paul1963 almost 15 years ago
Macushlalondra: Chef Meowrice was the mascot for a brand of cat food. Rufus entered a contest and won a chance to appear in a commercial for it. When the time came for the shoot, Kitty wouldn’t eat the food. This was interspersed with Rufus’ continued requests to meet Chef Meowrice in person, despite the fact that Joel (clearly the brains of the junkyard) had already explained to him that Meowrice was a cartoon.
To which Rufus responded with something like, “Just ‘cause he’s a cartoon don’t mean he ain’t real.”
Rufus’ brain power is currently on display as we see that he doesn’t grasp the fact that cats sometimes don’t get along. Kitty’s behavior this week, and the last time Boogie showed up, pretty much matches the behavior of my cat Stan (R.I.P.) when a strange cat would start hanging around the yard (2005’s strange cat was very friendly and even displayed submissive behavior around Stan, but Stan wasn’t having it). You’d think Rufus would remember all the fighting and hissing and yowling from last time, but no, he’s repeating his actions from before.
Some posters have wondered about the fact that Kitty, like Rufus and Joel (and, to a lesser extent, Melba), doesn’t seem to age. I figure Rufus just gets a new Kitty every ten to fifteen years (maybe less–they can’t get much exercise with Rufus carrying them around all the time) and they all look alike. Same deal with Joel’s mule.
axe-grinder almost 15 years ago
Hello, you’re on “Cat-Talk”…. please turn down your radio.
SGIBeachbum almost 15 years ago
Please, no, not the Chef again.
DebJ4 almost 15 years ago
House cats actually enjoy very long lives. Of course, I guess Kitty is supposed to have remained a kitten all of these years. I had a cat who lived for 27 years. If you figure that one cat year is equivalent to seven human years - that would have made him 189 years old. My veterinarian wanted to enter him in the Guieness Book of World Records - but he was beat out by a cat named Grandpa who was 32 years old - and still perking right along. My cat was a great mouser - and the veterinarian believed that it was all of those fresh mice in his diet which attributed to his longevity. He preferred dry cat food most of his life. But I think he regarded it as junk food - something to tide him over until he caught his next mouse. Of course, he caught other critters as well. Some times he would bring home catches which were bigger than he was! Neighborhood dogs were terrified of him. It WAS possible for a dog to jump over our back fence. But the cat would sit up on the back fence and begin to hiss and spit and arch his back - and the neighborhood dogs would go yelping off in the other direction.
Cats CAN be interesting. Only time will tell if THIS cat story turns out to be interesting.
MommaMadeMe almost 15 years ago
Don’t look now Boogie, but you’ve just eaten him!
Durak Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Man, that’s what we get for all those folks complaining about Gertie. Now we’re all gonna get it. Another %$%&* Chef Meworice story. I blame this on the Anti-Gertie Crew. I predict some deep hurting.
The only thing that can save a Chef Mewrice story is if there were two robots and a sleepy-eyed guy sitting in the front row of the theater making quips.
ORteka almost 15 years ago
You got that right Dypak!! I think I would rather see Slim have another meteorite dump down on his truck.
ocean17 almost 15 years ago
Chef Meowrice GOOD. Gerd and Berd BAD.
And what’s more:
What’s good for Chef Meowrice is good for the USA.
Yes folks, I’m wrapping myself and Chef Meowrice in the flag now. No naysayer is allowed to badmouth either of us from now on.