Cold, dry and bright days are my favourite kind: no sweat, no rain, and everything outside looks glorious. We were lucky enough to have had such a day last week so, naturellement, we had to ruin it by carrying a screaming cat through the park and paying £124 to be told that there’s nothing wrong with him.

(Well, that sum of money was for a combination of the consultation, the steroid shot and the ruinously-expensive-but-joyously-infrequent flea, tick and double-arse-worm treatment. We didn’t pay the whole thing just for the advice, but you get what I mean, non?)

On the way there, we saw a pretty tabby cat sitting on the roof of a neighbouring house. And, when we returned, we saw that she was still there:

My stupid brain thought that the sun was casting a shadow next to her but, in actual fact, she was deep in telepathic communication with a tuxedo comrade:

Putting the world to rights. THEIR world. Not ours.
“Don’t forget, as soon as the clock hits 3am … PARKOUR!”

When I shared the photo on my family’s WhatsApp group chat, my sister said, “Is that house in [name of street]?”

Me: “Yes, that’s right. How did you know?”

Her: “When we visited for Christmas, we walked past that same house and there were FOUR cats on that roof.”

Oh. Mon. Dieu.

Have we found the epicentre of The Mothership’s mysterious workings? Or are there many similar places around the world where her feline minions gather to telepathise? Please let me know if there has been any similarly suspicious feline activity in your neighbourhood.

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39 responses to “Parler sans rien dire”

  1. Lou Carreras avatar

    The Grey Menace used to have a number of “henchcats” who’d gather to socialize. He sometimes made friends with former foes after establishing who the king was. I catered one or two those with roast beef – his favorite repast.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Jean LeFoot and Hunter the Scourge of Rottweilers? Or were there more?

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      1. Lou Carreras avatar

        I did not know all of them. I think in latter years he thiught of himself as a sort of capo – a don Corleone of cat mobsters.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          They probably wouldn’t have told you their real names anyway.

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          1. Lou Carreras avatar

            Muggsy, Buggsy, Torpedo… something like that.

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  2. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    The Cat Distribution System works in Mysterious Ways.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      It does!

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  3. cat9984 avatar

    That looks like a very nice place to hang out on a beautiful day

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      It’s a great vantage point!

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  4. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Every now and then, I can see some cats gathering. So far, I have thought they were just friends. Thank you for making me aware. From now on, I will be more careful.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Some cats may well be, but others just aren’t capable of making friends. Don’t ask me how I know this.

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  5. alicephilippa avatar
    alicephilippa

    The hall across the road from me quite often has a good smattering of cats around it.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Ooh! I’d love to see pictures! Are they strays or ones with homes, do you know?

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      1. alicephilippa avatar
        alicephilippa

        As far as I’m aware they all have homes. Big ginger definitely has a home. Unfortunately he still has les ballons d’or.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          Oh dear. He’s probably the instigator of it all!

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  6. Herman avatar
    Herman

    You have finally found it… it’s definitely the secret quantum teleportation portal of the Cat Dominion. Be aware…

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      There’ll be at least one in your area. Look out for it, because Jimi won’t be telling you.

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      1. Herman avatar
        Herman

        I know… it has already started. There’s a new black cat in the neighbourhood spraying against my front door each morning… Wait a minute… a ‘black’ cat…?! 😦

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          Ugh, how horrible! Is he a stray?

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          1. Herman avatar
            Herman

            I saw him walking back 3 houses down the road. I loaded my water gun and I’m ready for a (cat) fight… 😉

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            1. iamthesunking avatar
              iamthesunking

              What a little sod. We are unbelievably lucky in that no cats do that to us. Catorze is on it straight away and scares off any impingers.

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            2. Herman avatar
              Herman

              I prefer having an espresso in the morning instead of cleaning the front door… My next door neighbours also complained about this spraying cat…

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            3. iamthesunking avatar
              iamthesunking

              Oh dear. Is it time to form an allied force and approach the naughty cat’s human together?

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  7. Kate Crimmins avatar

    Oh my! Good news about Louis but it’s too bad you had to pay to have someone say he’s ok. I do that all the time. The goal of all cats is to get you to part with your money. They are known to fake illnesses.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Oh yes. And if they’re ill with you, they fake wellness in front of the vet.

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      1. Kate Crimmins avatar

        That is true! One of my cats (diabetic) started to have some neuropathy and couldn’t walk right on his back legs. In the vet’s office, she put him on the floor to see and he ran around in circles perfectly normal. Argh! Fortunately the vet found it funny and adjusted his meds anyway.

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  8. hencorner avatar

    Oooh, I wonder how many can fit on the roof?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Mine won’t tell us. Have yours said anything?

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      1. hencorner avatar

        🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

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  9. dogdad87 avatar

    greetings ! great post .

    stay awesome and keep blogging
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  10. Belle avatar
    Belle

    You inadvertently stumbled upon Hood Cat Central, Madame. I suspect they may have been awaiting Sa Maj with ears eager to receive instructions for the evenings’ activities 😼

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      I don’t think Sa Maj would ever wander that far! Luckily (or not) they have telepathy …

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  11. Marie-Luce, miaougraphe avatar

    In Montréal, Canada, there were alleyways on the Plateau, one if the downtown neighborhood, that were often the place of choice of cats gathering. We’re talking ten to twenty cats at the same time in the same area. I don’t know if it is still the case.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      HOW many cats? 😱😱😱

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      1. Marie-Luce, miaougraphe avatar

        Personnaly, I haven’t seen more than ten at a times, but my partner saw more a few times. He said that it was quite intimadating, and creepy.That it felt a bit like he stumbled on a cat mafia gathering.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          I’d be quite intimidated, too, if I saw that many!

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          1. Marie-Luce, miaougraphe avatar

            Yes, and yet I always wish to experience it at least once…

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            1. iamthesunking avatar
              iamthesunking

              But not alone. Only when you have someone with you. And ideally catnip toy with you, too, so that you can throw it in one direction and run in the other.

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            2. Marie-Luce, miaougraphe avatar

              The catnip toy is a great idea. Better than food. 😂

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