Greta from Sydney couldn’t help but take notice when her new flatmate affixed no fewer than five pleas for feline containment around their home. Greta’s takeaway? “I don’t think I’m supposed to let the cat out.”
While this plethora of preventative postings might strike some as overkill, Jens from Oman informs us that his flatmate did in fact release his friend Jerry’s cat “while in an intoxicated state.” Though the cat was recovered, a “massive reward” was required, prompting Jerry to place these helpful notes on their front door.
Finally, we received this bulletin from Michelle and Guy, spotted at their local postoffice in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Though not actually passive-aggressive, we still felt that it was our civic duty to share this alarming note with our readers.
related: I’M A CAT. It’s okay for me to play outside. Seriously.
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#1
TKD
They should have kept the cat in the bag like normal people. Or at least in a crisper drawer in the fridge.
Mar 14, 2011 at 1:15 pm rating: 30
#2
TKD
On my way to St. Ives I met a man with 7 wives.
Each wife had 7 sacks.
Each sack had 7 cats.
Each cat had 7 kittens.
Kitten, cats, sacks and wives.
How many were going to St. Ives?
Mar 14, 2011 at 1:21 pm rating: 27
#3
Alex
Maybe you shouldn’t keep cats if you can’t ever let them out of your tiny apt. Seriously, that just seems cruel…
So what if indoor cats live longer, outdoor cats have a life.
Mar 14, 2011 at 1:27 pm rating: 15
#4
shwo!
Assuming that Stinky has that name for a reason, how could you forget he lives there?
Mar 14, 2011 at 1:27 pm rating: 21
#5
Splint Chesthair
I can’t even keep my own cat inside and you expect me to prevent yours? Maybe just don’t invite me over. My bastard cat will claw open screens on windows and loves to find hiding places right near the door so whenever it’s opened in the slightest BOOM, like a rocket ship he is.
Before I get yelled at about dangers for outdoor cats and respecting other peoples properties. Only one of our cats (the 16 pounder, mostly muscle) demands to go outside and our backyard is all farmland so he’s in little danger and he doesn’t bother with the neighbors with such a large play area. The field mice however, they call him Portador de la Muerte.
Mar 14, 2011 at 1:34 pm rating: 29
#6
wynn
Does her roomate happen to be 4 years old? The penmanship is horrifying. I think I would just gleefully leave the cat out, then claim I couldn’t read the note.
Mar 14, 2011 at 1:40 pm rating: 28
#7
AAD
Anybody else wondering who or what was “in an intoxicated state” when Jerry’s cat got out? The cat, or the flatmate?
Mar 14, 2011 at 1:52 pm rating: 11
#8
Managed Hosting
I’ve heard of the “Crazy Cat Lady” type before, but this passive aggressiveness takes it to an entirely new extreme. Wouldn’t you think if these people were so concerned that they’d lock them in their rooms or something?
Mar 14, 2011 at 2:32 pm rating: 5
#9
Edwina the Defrocked Nun
awwwwwwwwww….
(in response to the last note)
Mar 14, 2011 at 3:21 pm rating: 2
#10
Elmo
I can not understand why people can’t figure out that cats don’t like being on only one side of a door. No matter what side they’re on, they want to be on the other side. The only solution is to always keep them out and put them in the garbage disposal if they sneak in. That way they don’t come back. An In-Sink-Er-Ator will consume all 9 lives at once.
Mar 14, 2011 at 3:32 pm rating: 9
#11
People Person
Something doesn’t add up. If the cat’s name is “Bones” why does the picture say “Stinky”? And if Bones/Stinky is supposedly in Sandy’s room, why is Sandy a/k/a Alex? Answer: There is no cat. There are no flatmates. It’s all in the note-writer’s Beautiful Mind.
Mar 14, 2011 at 4:03 pm rating: 20
#12
Citrico
The cat: “Nah man, it’s totally cool. She wants me to go outside, you should just let me run around out there.”
Mar 14, 2011 at 5:06 pm rating: 8
#13
taosaur
Aren’t “large amounts of extreme violence” pretty actively aggressive?
Mar 14, 2011 at 7:03 pm rating: 3
#14
Nunavut Guy
This is obviously a blatant attempt at reverse psychology.Stinky Bones(full name) just had a large life insurance policy taken out on her.If the owner is not found negligent in the cat’s demise it’s cash for kitty time.
Mar 14, 2011 at 7:34 pm rating: 4
#15
Stinky
Why stay in for at least 2 weeks? Stitches to heal?
Mar 14, 2011 at 7:45 pm rating: 0
#16
Jennifer
I would guess that it is a cat that is new to the apartment. The keep it inside for 2 weeks is to prevent it from trying to get back to where it lived previously. At least that is my best guess.
I like cats. However, living in a subdivision I am frequently really annoyed by other people’s cats who are constantly digging up my flower bed, sitting on my car, eating the baby birds nesting in our tall windowsill, howling outside my window at night and generally being a nuisance. If MY DOG was wandering the neighborhood doing the same thing, I would be getting calls from animal control or the police. I think it is ridiculous that there is a double standard for cat owners.
Rant over
Mar 14, 2011 at 7:53 pm rating: 17
#17
DLo
Cat-mommy’s writing in that first bit is craaaazy. I wonder if she realizes that when she dies that cat’s gonna eat her and it’ll be in the National Enquirer? Sic Semper Crazy Cat Ladies.
Mar 14, 2011 at 8:30 pm rating: 3
#18
bob loblaw
that cat was fucking delicious
Mar 14, 2011 at 8:51 pm rating: 3
#19
Grant
Is that the same Harper’s Ferry where you have to put your f***ing trash out only on f***ing trash day?
Mar 15, 2011 at 5:15 am rating: 2
#20
Canthz_B
I hate overkill. A small amount of extreme violence usually does the trick.
Mar 15, 2011 at 8:16 am rating: 3
#21
Canthz_B
Kirk: “Eat the damned salmon!”
Bones: “Damn it, Jim! I’m a doctor, not a cat!”
Mar 15, 2011 at 8:24 am rating: 4
#22
Canthz_B
John Brown’s revenge. His descendants are still doing God’s work in Harper’s Ferry.
Mar 15, 2011 at 8:56 am rating: 0
#23
chesire cat
And I thought I had bad handwriting….not this bad thank God!
All I can say is this lady comes off crazy. The only excuse for this would be if the person she is leaving the notes for is extremely forgetful so they need multiple notes. Otherwise….crazy. My husband is dense and I have had to leave multiple notes for him left in places I know he will see them like his computer monitor or his car steering wheel or the bathroom mirror but you know, he is exceptionally bad at remembering things. I don’t think most people are that bad.
Mar 15, 2011 at 9:07 am rating: 0
#24
The Elf
The Harper’s Ferry incident is one of many good reasons for keeping your cats indoors, otherwise contained (covered run), or leashed. Too many people – sometimes with very good intentions – trap free roaming kitties. I admit that I would if I thought the cat was stray and not a neighborhood outdoor cat. Since my county has leash laws that apply to cats, it is a safe assumption that an outdoor cat is a stray or feral cat.
Mar 15, 2011 at 9:19 am rating: 1
#25
Sezza
I don’t think her roomate is being irrational at all. People tend not to give much thought to other’s pets, and certainly, if you love your pet, you’re going to protect it way more than people who keep forgetting it is there. Her drunk roomate letting the cat out is evidence enough for that. In the first couple weeks of moving house, a cat needs to aclimate to its new environment, and letting it outside when its still confused and frightened can be a disaster, because the kitty will try and go home and then get lost and die. I’d take “extreme” measures like posting signs everywhere to keep my cat alive, I love it!
Mar 15, 2011 at 10:12 am rating: 3
#26
Allie
Awe, Greta’s flatmate seems like she’s just worried about her cat adjusting to the move, and doesn’t want it to get lost. She’s just being a good pet owner. I might do the same. When I left my birds for three weeks while on vacation, I wrote a 5 page letter explaining their proper care, feeding, including a list of poisonous plants, their doctor’s phone number and address, my credit card number in case of emergency, etc., etc., etc. In retrospect, if was probably passive-aggressive, but I loved those birds.
Mar 15, 2011 at 2:23 pm rating: 3
#27
Clumber
Wait – you left a 5-page note for WHO exactly? Someone you arranged the care with in advance, or just stapled it up on every doorframe in the neighborhood expecting others to care for your birds as you do?
Again; Asking nicely is different than demanding with batshit crazy in your handwriting
Mar 15, 2011 at 3:59 pm rating: 2
#28
malkatz
Is the Harper’s Ferry note a reference I’m not getting, or is this horrific note actually the truth?
Mar 17, 2011 at 4:30 am rating: 1
#29
TickleMyBambo
Only in Harpers Ferry it is a normal sight to see a strange fellow waltzing around, trapping and throwing bags full of cats in the back of his pick up. He is like the towns Santa Clause, but instead of delivering toys and cheer, this cat collector unleashes a flurry of scared homeless cats on to the property of disgruntled owner who have no idea what to do with this guys left over trophy’s other then hold a cat sanctuary and look around desperately to find the lost felines a home while Mr. Catnapper continues on his daily rounds of cat trapping and dumping fulfilling his role as The Cat Collector of Harpers Ferry. He is also the reason why Submitters #1 and #2 refuse to let or allow others to let their cats out into the world.
Apr 1, 2011 at 4:37 pm rating: 1
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