mattm Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 I had a cat back home I thought was pretty big but holy shit... Anyone know what kind of cat these are? Are they of the photoshop family or the feline family? Who knows but I want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 I recall that white one was debunked as a myth long ago.I've never seen the long-hair though. I assume it's equally fictitious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 I LOVE that furry fuzz ball in the top pic! What I wouldn't give to have that curled up and sleeping on me....a personalized purring and auto-warmning "blanket"I also have a soft spot for wittle wee kitties, too, though. Our little Sally is a tiny thing at 6 years old because (so I'm told) she got pregnant at 6 months and that stunted her growth. Not sure if there's truth to that though. If there is, we know how to make small cats, but the big question is, how do you make/grow such HUGE cats......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 I've never seen the long-hair though. I assume it's equally fictitious.Maybe. My parents' cat Huey is almost that big. The fuckin' things over 20 lbs. It eats better than I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 how do you make/grow such HUGE cats......?Believe it or not, my brother and I asked a vet about this once, because he wanted a giant cat.Apparently, even if you bred all the biggest cats and kept increasing their size, it wouldn't take long for them to grow too large for the density of their bones. They'd crush their own bones, slowly, under their own weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookycanooky Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 the top pic looks very real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveler Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 photoshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Sanchez Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 I would be afraid of one of those devouring me in my sleep. If that top one is real it is really creepy. If not its a nice photoshop job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 I think those are normal-size cats, it's just that the people are really small...Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paan Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 That's a damn good photo fixup in the first one if it's a fake... they even have the cat in the reflection in the window.I have seen a cat approaching that size before, the bloody thing was huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 it wouldn't take long for them to grow too large for the density of their bones. They'd crush their own bones, slowly, under their own weight. hmmmmm, interesting. It begs the question, though....why isn't this happening to 75% of all Americans? Maybe that's why so many obese people use those scooters....b/c their bodies can't walk under their weight?*** At any rate, I'll still take a giant cat, please, and if he has to ride a scooter, so much the better! ***In related news, American MDs have discovered they can no longer give needles in the thigh/ass to many of their patients b/c they are so fat, the needles are not long enough to get through the blubber and into the muscle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm Posted February 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 At any rate, I'll still take a giant cat, please, and if he has to ride a scooter, so much the better! I would pay A LOT of money for a giant cat that drove around on a scooter. Especially if it drank beer. I think the top picture is real personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payce-ley Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 my friend's family has a Manx (don't know if thats the right spelling) and its very long and tall, looks more like something you'd see in the wild than in a living room... has long hair as well... if you let one get fat it'd probably be close to the size of the cat in the first pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Apparently leopards make great pets - they keep their cool as they get older and bigger, and, well, they're big cats, and how much more beautiful does it get? And apparently, that's why there are so few of them left in the world; they won't breed in captivity, and so many of them were taken out of the wild to keep as pets in the last couple of centuries that the well has just about dried up. I think I'd have a hard time of dealing with all the ethical repercussions if someone ever offered me a leopard as a pet, because I'd just have to keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveler Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Ok. Its real. Just saw that 2nd cat on t-v. It eats 6 lbs of food a day and is 65 lbs. It needs a lift up to the couch so it won't be long before it gets a scooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 I read a recent article about giant rabbits also. They've been bred in the UK, but are considered illegal to breed now because it's actually dangerous to have them grow so large (for their own health). Probably similar for these cats. Giant rabbit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Does anybody else remember that episode of The Goodies with the evil malevolent "Big Bunny"?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Does anybody else remember that episode of The Goodies with the evil malevolent "Big Bunny"?Yes, and thank you! I sometimes think I'm the only one who remembers that show. Even at 8 years old I remember thinking it was more over the top than Monty Python. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 The Wiki article I linked to mentions a similar troupe, Stella, whose program I've been seeing occasionally on the Comedy channel. It's not The Goodies, but has the same kind of feel.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 It begs the question, though....actually, it raises the question.... begging the question is a whole other ball of wax.sorry to nit-pick, but you're quite resilient CJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 QQC! I've been waiting for a second person in this world to ever point that out. (I gave up on it 10 or 15 years ago, when I realized it was only other philosophy students who knew the actual meaning of the term.)Finally! Thank you, my brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 my pleasure.however, this is the first time i've ever pointed it out, since philosophy 201 (circa 1998)....and likely the last. it made me feel like... "my god! the rod up that man's butt must have a rod up its butt!"cheers! ..to the inanimate (carbon) rod!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 You (incorrectly) used "it's" instead of "its" in that quote, qqc. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyd Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 my friend's family has a Manx I have a friend that had (passed away (the cat not my friend)) a bobcat/mix and it was 57 lbs. I even saw it on the scale then weighed myself to see if the scale worked. It was huge and only slightly unable to get around. Most of the time it would hide under the dining room table and scratch people as they walked by. It would routinely draw blood from my friends ankles. So I’m sure this is possible. And like others I think the first photo is real and the second bogus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 I'm rather used to my rod, by this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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