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Late Night Open Thread

by John Cole|  November 17, 20132:32 am| 42 Comments

This post is in: Cat Blogging, Open Threads

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Here’s an “action” shot of Steve after I finished brushing him. He’s growing out this supremely awesome mane for the winter, and when he walks around the house after I brush him, with his multiple toed paws and that big floofy head, he just makes me think of Aslan without the pious bullshit and CS Lewis religious flair:

glamorous

He’s really a beautiful animal, and very sweet and loving. If you look at that picture, you can see his what I call “Tunch Spot,” this white patch in the middle of his chest, which makes me think that Tunch drove me to him.

Stop laughing. Half of you believe in an invisible sky deity.

I seriously am in love with Maine Coons. I want another. I’ve never had a cat who just wanted to be with me this much- Tunch was around me all day, I thought, until I met Steve, who is just on top of me all day long. And he just loves his brushings, which I think are more therapeutic for me than they are for him.

He also “owns” me in a way Tunch never did. Tunch would sleep next to my head and purr. Steve sleeps on my side and puts his paws and head on my chest as if to claim me. Tunch would sit on my lap. Steve sits on the arm of the chair with his butt on my thigh and his over-sized mitts on my arm, again, as if to claim me. And from what I have read, this is not an anomaly for Maine Coons.

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  1. 1.

    Little Boots

    November 17, 2013 at 2:49 am

    that is a sweet cat.

  2. 2.

    Little Boots

    November 17, 2013 at 2:51 am

    and I’m posting pet shop boys, dammit:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHaA1beOwrY

  3. 3.

    JeremyH

    November 17, 2013 at 2:53 am

    We had a Maine Coon when I was a kid. Beautiful animal, but she wasn’t warm and friendly like your Steve. I think she was an bit of an outlier though – we adopted her from the SPCA, so who knows what her first few months of life were like. I don’t think she ever really fully trusted humans.

  4. 4.

    Little Boots

    November 17, 2013 at 2:55 am

    I miss that. I have dogs and a cat, so the cat is not able to just sleep next to my head, cause the dogs go crazy when she tries. so jealous, in other words.

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    Comrade Nimrod Humperdink

    November 17, 2013 at 2:59 am

    We have a Maine Coon, and she’s the biggest attention whore in the history of kittydom. She’s basically like having a dog, except she’s more effective at hunting bugs. Never had another cat that begs to have her tummy rubbed all the time. Oh, and every time you mention Steve, THIS gets stuck in my head:


    Steve! Steve! Steve!

  6. 6.

    Mj_Oregon

    November 17, 2013 at 3:04 am

    Such a handsome boy! You’ve been blessed with the best that Bastet could muster up for you after Tunch’s loss. Many aspire to be owned by a cat but few manage to achieve it properly. You, sir, have that honor.

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    Little Boots

    November 17, 2013 at 3:07 am

    where the hell is omnes?

  8. 8.

    sm*t cl*de

    November 17, 2013 at 3:14 am

    Have some more Mrs Spat.

  9. 9.

    PurpleGirl

    November 17, 2013 at 3:14 am

    Steve is a fine looking floofy cat.

  10. 10.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    November 17, 2013 at 3:15 am

    @Little Boots: Maybe I scarred him off with the Pink Lady vid.

  11. 11.

    Little Boots

    November 17, 2013 at 3:16 am

    @BillinGlendaleCA:

    maybe, but just in case, monkees:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuBREMXxts

  12. 12.

    Little Boots

    November 17, 2013 at 3:24 am

    and also, partridge family:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJYSu2OVCGM

  13. 13.

    Yatsuno

    November 17, 2013 at 3:24 am

    Ah. Papa Stevedore Hemingway in all his glory. Just wait until he sheds that shit.

  14. 14.

    Little Boots

    November 17, 2013 at 3:28 am

    I do love omnes, but he must be punished. in this case:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9nE2spOw_o

  15. 15.

    Jerzy Russian

    November 17, 2013 at 3:34 am

    If you get him a buddy, call him Adam, so you can have Adam and Steve.

  16. 16.

    Little Boots

    November 17, 2013 at 3:38 am

    @Jerzy Russian:

    oh, if only.

  17. 17.

    Little Boots

    November 17, 2013 at 3:39 am

    now for something actually fun:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ojRQ15My7s

  18. 18.

    wasabi gasp

    November 17, 2013 at 3:40 am

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpTDAow4XU8

  19. 19.

    Yatsuno

    November 17, 2013 at 3:42 am

    @Jerzy Russian: This. Must. Happen.

  20. 20.

    Little Boots

    November 17, 2013 at 3:42 am

    @wasabi gasp:

    sweetest sitcom opening ever.

  21. 21.

    max

    November 17, 2013 at 4:05 am

    Moderation struck twice! Sheesh.

    Maine Coon in a window.

    Car – NiN & Gary Numan.

    max
    [‘Because.’]

  22. 22.

    wasabi gasp

    November 17, 2013 at 4:20 am

    @Little Boots: So sweet, you almost feel obligated to watch the episode…for kindness.

  23. 23.

    max

    November 17, 2013 at 4:37 am

    Harry Nillson – You Can’t Do That

    max
    [‘Blender.’]

  24. 24.

    TG Chicago

    November 17, 2013 at 4:38 am

    That really puts the mane in Maine Coon.

    Sorry.

  25. 25.

    NotMax

    November 17, 2013 at 4:57 am

    which makes me think that Tunch drove me to him.

    That way lies madness.

  26. 26.

    tjmn

    November 17, 2013 at 6:09 am

    @Yatsuno: Furminator to the rescue. Mind the fur if Cole is furminating in the buff.

  27. 27.

    Luci

    November 17, 2013 at 6:57 am

    Oh my… that is one handsome guy and so much floof too!! Some cats seem to be a bit psychic, so perhaps he is feeling that you need or like the attention, and so he’s giving it to you. I imagine he likes it too. :) Or, maybe some cats are better judges of character than others are. I do hope you are doing well John Cole and that things are proceeding for you as they should. :)

  28. 28.

    gogol's wife

    November 17, 2013 at 8:13 am

    Steve is a beauty!

    I always feel that my cats are proof of the existence of the invisible sky deity. They are so perfectly formed, with each part so finely engineered.

  29. 29.

    Trinity

    November 17, 2013 at 8:23 am

    I share your love of Maine Coons John. We adopted two maine coon mix kittens in September, Bird and Louie. They are the most amazing little loves we have ever known. Hands down the smartest cats I have ever had. Bird is growing more of a mane this winter than Lou is. They are gorgeous. I can’t imagine ever getting another cat that isn’t part maine coon.

  30. 30.

    WereBear

    November 17, 2013 at 8:30 am

    Maine Coons are wonderfully social creatures, with big floofy hearts, too.

    They are descended from the ship’s cats who called on New England ports. Ship cats caught rats, of course, but also became companions on the long sea voyages. Affectionate, inventive, and entertaining.

    Are they all like that? Well, they all should be. Breaking those big hearts comes with penalties.

  31. 31.

    Rook

    November 17, 2013 at 8:35 am

    As a proud owner of a Maine Coon mix, I’ve come to appreciate the bonding that occurs between her and I. She will always claim my lap when I sit down and stretch out my legs. She also was known to herd me towards the bedroom when it was past my customary bed time. And she is a one person cat. No others get the attention I get.

  32. 32.

    different-church-lady

    November 17, 2013 at 8:35 am

    Stop laughing. Half of you believe in an invisible sky deity.

    Actually, the Flying Spaghetti Monster never did much for me.

  33. 33.

    Thymezone

    November 17, 2013 at 9:10 am

    Owner of Frank Lee, 23 lb part or full Maine Coon here .. and ditto. The cat parks herself on me and dares me to escape. Hugs with paws, bats me in the face if I don’t comply with all wishes, sleeps on my arm … exactly like yours. Barks at me with a growly meow if I walk by without paying the proper amount of attention. Wants attention one hundred percent of the time if possible. Basically, a dog, with a meow, and shaped like a cat. I cannot sit down on the couch without the cat on me almost immediately demanding her due. Parks herself on the newspaper I am reading. Demands her share of whatever I am eating. Insanely jealous of the other cats … if I pay them attention, Frank glares and barks at me immediately. Hey, over here, forget that other cat. First to the food dish and the other cats don’t even bother until Frank has had her fill and moved away.

  34. 34.

    Skepticat

    November 17, 2013 at 9:45 am

    My fabulous Maine coon cat died of a brain tumor about a year ago, and I still miss him desperately for all the reasons you love Steve. People who hate cats loved him–perhaps because he had all the great qualities of a dog as well as the best of a cat, which seem typical of Maine coon cats. Please give Steve an extra scritch in memory of The World’s Most Perfect Cat.

  35. 35.

    Tokyokie

    November 17, 2013 at 9:48 am

    I don’t think I’ve ever had a Maine coon. I took in a cat who I thought was a Maine coon once (he wouldn’t say), but we eventually decided he was a Turkish van instead. He was large and long-haired like a Maine coon, but he was two-tone orange and white, more like a Turkish van. Never thought to toss him in the bathtub to see how he’d react. Anyway, I named him Floyd, because he was a pretty boy, and damn sure knew it. Pretty great cat.

  36. 36.

    Felonius Monk

    November 17, 2013 at 9:58 am

    @Jerzy Russian:

    f you get him a buddy, call him Adam, so you can have Adam and Steve.

    Unless the buddy is a girlie cat, then you can name her Edie. That way you’ll have Steve and Edie — perhaps they will harmonize for you.

  37. 37.

    dexwood

    November 17, 2013 at 10:32 am

    My son’s Maine coon loves the acoustics in the bathroom. He goes in there to sing, just sitting in the middle of the room and belting out a song or two. He has recently learned how to close the door behind him and open it when he’s ready to leave.

  38. 38.

    kc

    November 17, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    He is spectacular.

  39. 39.

    phoebes-in-santa fe

    November 17, 2013 at 3:37 pm

    Thanks, Cole, for a wonderful picture of a delicious cat!

  40. 40.

    Death Panel Truck

    November 17, 2013 at 6:52 pm

    That white patch on his chest is called a blaze. One of our cocker spaniels has one.

  41. 41.

    mzad

    November 18, 2013 at 1:42 am

    Thanks for improving your picture taking, Mr. Cole. You’re getting less lame in the Steve-photo department. Check out my amazing cat Mingus in your upcoming BJ calendar and improve your photo aesthetic, por favor. Whatever you do with the dog photos is fine—they’re cute and all—but don’t you have sunlight where you live? I heard you had a yard. Maybe a window or something that’s not one of your dude couches? Or do you live in a giant couch house? Ha ha: just messin with ya: don’t freak out, but take better Steve pictures, mkay?

  42. 42.

    Rome Again

    November 18, 2013 at 7:34 pm

    Well Gosh John. My Gray Shorthair actually hugs me, he does this numerous times daily. He wraps his paws around my neck (not all the way to the back, but, close). He’s even started taking to hugging ThymeZone also.

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