Happy birthday, Marinetti!

[sabotabby]

This roly-poly fellow is eight years old today. Accordingly, eight things I love about teh Marinetti:

• He has the loudest purr of any cat on the planet. Seriously. He sounds like a motor. As well as the super-loud motor purr, he also trills. If he's really happy, he purrs and trills at the same time.
• He lets me do humiliating things to him, like sit him on my lap and play "Eensy Weensy Spider" with his paws.
• I bought him presents totay, but he totally didn't give a shit. He let Luna play with them and then ate her food when she was distracted.
• Most of the time when there's a news story about a really fat cat, it turns out that Marinetti is bigger.
• He's not a sensitive boy per se. You know how when you're depressed and crying, your cat will come and snuggle you? He doesn't do that. He headbutts you and then demands that you pet him.
• Whenever I walk him, someone invariably asks if he's a raccoon, because it's easier to imagine that someone would keep a raccoon as a pet and walk it than it is to imagine that a cat can get that big.
• He likes everyone. He is very indiscriminate about his love. When I take him to the Second Cup patio, he jumps into random strangers' laps and tries to drink their coffee.
• In his own mind, he's the feline Chuck Norris and can kick the ass of any living organism, whether raccoon, bird, or other cat, no matter how many panes of glass are separating them.

Comments

[freshwater-pr0n.livejournal.com]

That is one very handsome kitteh.

[sabotabby]

I agree, as does he.

[smhwpf.livejournal.com]

Aaaw! Happy Birthday Marinetti!

[sabotabby]

*purr*

[syndicalist.livejournal.com]

Aww, I love kitties! And this one seems especially adorable! Treasure him while you can -- we're lucky we have them as companions in our short time on the planet. They enrich our lives so much, like good music or good friends or good food. Cats are the best!

[sabotabby]

He makes my life so much happier.

[lopukhov.livejournal.com]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINETTI!!
Here's to another year of head-butting, kicking ass, and turning heads :)

Hugs and kisses.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox,
lopukhov

[sabotabby]

And eating. I can hear him crunching away in the kitchen.

[jvmatucha.livejournal.com]

Neat! We don't know Pookey's birthday, being as she was a stray who adopted us. We should make up one for her.

[sabotabby]

Do you remember the day she adopted you? (I also celebrate Marinetti's adoption day.)

[springheel-jack.livejournal.com]

Do you know His birthday or is it some other association?

[sabotabby]

It's his actual birthday, according to the people who surrendered him to the Humane Society. They had pretty detailed records for him.

[xturtle.livejournal.com]

Tom (see icon) and I send our best wishes to the birthday boy! (Tom is now about four times bigger than in the icon, but nowhere near as inclined to hug my computer.)

[sabotabby]

If Marinetti hugged my computer, he would probably kill it.

[joyful-grrrl.livejournal.com]

aww, happy purrthday, marinetti!

love,
julie and china

[sabotabby]

:D

[threepunchstuff.livejournal.com]

He doesn't look as fat as that ridiculous cat that was posted here a few weeks ago. He wears it well.

[sabotabby]

He's very long as well as being fat, and he's fluffy. The chub suits him, although I'm concerned for his health.

[marrythebed.livejournal.com]

He doesn't look big! How many pounds?

P.S. Okay your birthday wishes made me cry. I don't know how old Leon and Rosa are but I know when I adopted them. It's been two and a half years now! And they're about three.

P.P.S. How do you walk a cat? What kind of leash and collar do you use that he can't get out of? He's not terrified? Now I'm plotting for my own cats....

[sabotabby]

He's over 20 pounds now, I think, though keep in mind he's a very big cat. When he stretches out he's almost the length of my leg.

I got him when he was almost four, so he wasn't leash-trained as a kitten. This means that he couldn't be properly leash trained. But the vet said he needed more exercise, and I don't want him going outdoors by himself, so the leash was a compromise. He has a harness and lead, and he does not like it, though on a nice day he'll tolerate it if it means that he gets to go to the café and have everyone pet him. He won't walk like a dog will; he'll meander for a bit and then lie down or make me carry him. He's not at all scared, though; mostly just annoyed.

[ironed_orchid]

Happy Birthday Marinetti!

I love cats that rumble. And cats that headbutt.

Most of the time when there's a news story about a really fat cat, it turns out that Marinetti is bigger.

I think Jaz may have heard that Marinetti is more famous on teh interwebs than he is, and that's why he keeps growing.

[sabotabby]

More pictures of Jaz please. Then Jaz can be internets famous.

[threeliesforone.livejournal.com]

happy birthday marinetti!

i had no idea that you walk marinetti. that's so awesome.

my cats & my dog love coffee. it's the funniest thing. i can't leave a coffee unattended for 2 seconds for fear of someone else's tongue ending up in it.

[sabotabby]

He doesn't get walked very often, as it usually results in more exercise for me than for him, and now that I have a roof he can play up there.

Also, hee, he doesn't like coffee. He thinks he does, because it has milk in it, but he just sticks his face in it and then remembers that he doesn't like it. Which is annoying, because you don't know whether your coffee is now infested with cat herpes. I am pretty good at not leaving any sort of beverage unattended.

[shoocu-shoocu.livejournal.com]

That was such a great birthday post. You are not only a good cat mom but also a brilliant writer. Happy Birthday to Marinetti!

[sabotabby]

*blushes*

He is sitting on my lap marvelling at how his camwhoreage is paying off in birthday wishes.

[elgordochico.livejournal.com]

How time passes. Happy birthday Marinetti, you awesome cat.

[sabotabby]

I know! I can't believe I've had him for over four years now.

[burkesworks.livejournal.com]

Awwwww! As you know, I love that big, beautiful CAT! Happy birthday, big guy.

[sabotabby]

Thanks!

Not cat-related ...

[rohmie.livejournal.com]

Owing to seanmonster's insidious influence, I've begun reading a strip called "Girls With Slingshots."

I ran across this one and thought of you.

Re: Not cat-related ...

[sabotabby]

Aww, poor Jesus.

[one-serious-cat.livejournal.com]

My cat says "Hey" to yours.

[sabotabby]

My cat purrs. He is constantly purring.

[roter-terror.livejournal.com]

What a handsome cat.

[sabotabby]

He really is.

[jaymoh.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday Marinetti!
He really is cute. I think that headbutting is most definitely care and concern. He doesn't like it when you're upset and petting him will make you both feel better! Ayida does the same thing.

That's so great that you walk him! I've always wanted to walk the Wedo, but too many unleashed dogs around. Besides, it seems like it would be more like taking her for a drag which doesn't sound as fun.

[sabotabby]

It is taking him for a drag. He likes dogs, though, with the exception of this four-pound Yorkie who scared the shit out of him. He thinks that he can beat them up.

[sailormidori.livejournal.com]

happy birthday marinetti! he sounds damned cool.

[sabotabby]

He totally is.

[sadie-sabot.livejournal.com]

what a sexy cat!!!

[sabotabby]

*kitty wink*

[finding-rowan.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! Happy Birthday, Marinetti! :D

[sabotabby]

:)

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

He manages to look both suave and tough, sort of like a James Bond of the cat world. Jane on the other hand would probably be running SPECTER.

[sabotabby]

I think he's too self-indulgent. His first loyalty is to his food dish.

[apperception.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday, Marinetti!

You really do have the loudest purr on Earth!

[sabotabby]

Especially when one is trying to sleep. My God!

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

That's a beautiful description of a kitty after my own heart, at least when it comes to caffeine addiction.

Happy birthday, Marinetti.

[sabotabby]

Why thank you!