Mr. Pinchy

[Jamie123]

Poor kitty!

Am I the only person who not only finds this not funny, but who thinks that whoever set it up should be made to share a bed with Mr. Pinchy and all his brothers and sisters?

Edited January 13 by Jamie123

[Carborendum]

5 minutes ago, Jamie123 said:

Am I the only person who not only finds this not funny...

Dear man!  Don't you know that if you put a cat in a video, it is by definition funny?

Edited January 13 by Carborendum

[zil2]

11 minutes ago, Jamie123 said:

Am I the only person who not only finds this not funny, but who thinks that whoever set it up should be made to share a bed with Mr. Pinchy and all his brothers and sisters?

Not, not the only person.

Lilochipie is funny (and funnier still, IMO, with all the "excuse me sir" stuff overlaid):

 

[Jamie123]

5 minutes ago, zil2 said:

Not, not the only person.

Lilochipie is funny (and funnier still, IMO, with all the "excuse me sir" stuff overlaid):

 

There are some really lovely animal videos. I used to like watching the ones with the cat and the otter playing together. I don't know if they're still online.

[NeuroTypical]

18 minutes ago, Jamie123 said:

Am I the only person who not only finds this not funny

I also find it not funny.  "See, it's funny because the cat is screaming in pain!  Isn't that funny?"    Hmph.

That said, Karen the Emu videos are hilarious.  Endless vids of Karen trying to kill/bite/flog the lady who rescued her.  The lady posting her latest bruises, occasionally results of a trip to the urgent care.  That's funny because while the cat had no choice, the lady who rescued Karen is constantly choosing to put herself in the position.

 

[Jamie123]

28 minutes ago, zil2 said:

Not, not the only person.

20 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said:

the cat is screaming in pain!  Isn't that funny?"    Hmph.

The question was rhetorical, but I think you guessed that! Most people on YouTube agreed with me, but a few did seem to find it funny. It might have been funny in a cartoon, but not with a real animal.

Edited January 13 by Jamie123

[zil2]

13 minutes ago, Jamie123 said:

a few did seem to find it funny.

These are the ones you avoid in real life - whatever else is true, they won't make good friends - or, if they're young enough, they need to spend more time with a crab attached to their face so they learn empathy.  (If they don't quickly learn empathy, leave them behind.)

[Ironhold]

As someone who has known - and been pet parent of - quite a few orange kitties in my time, I can testify that orange kitties are very unique in the sense that they are all, in fact, barely-contained balls of pure chaos energy in a fluffy covering. 

Imagine something you think no cat could ever do, and it's only a matter of time before an orange kitty will figure out how. 

Intellectually, they run the gamut. I've seen orange kitties who were smarter than many humans, and orange kitties whose learning curve had long since gone flat. 

They also run an emotional gamut, in that they will be fiercely loyal to and a loving companion of their designated human but but have no qualms turning into little furry buzzsaws at a moment's provocation. 

Orange kitty getting too close to a live crab? Not surprised. 

[Vort]

There seems to be something intrinsically entertaining to the mortal human mind about watching another being suffer. Bull fighting, dog fighting, cock fighting—these things are as old as the human race. The revenge motif is surely the most prevalent one in our entertainment media. Look how popular horror movies and gorefests are.

This is not a Godly trait, but it is a very human trait. I admit I laughed quite hard a few years ago when I watched a video of people putting some silly thing, like a ball or a toy of some sort, beside a cat that wasn't paying attention, and when the cat saw the thing, it jumped out of its skin. I don't know why I found it so hilarious. But the cat didn't think it was funny. The experience was most unpleasant for the animal. So while I didn't find the video clip that @Jamie123 provided at all funny, I can't claim to be above such things. But I think we should not nurture that part of our soul.

[zil2]

19 minutes ago, Vort said:

I admit I laughed quite hard a few years ago when I watched a video of people putting some silly thing, like a ball or a toy of some sort, beside a cat that wasn't paying attention, and when the cat saw the thing, it jumped out of its skin.

'Twas a cucumber (I suspect zucchini would work as well, perhaps even a long pickle).  A lot of videos like that on YT.  Experts seem to think that the shape and position are sufficient that the cat initially thinks it's a snake.  Once you understand the cat's terror, it's definitely not funny.  (And if you believe Jordan Peterson, apparently all mammals have fear of snakes genetically encoded - no prior experience needed - fear response will be triggered before recognition happens.)

I'm sure I found similar things humorous in my youth (like putting tape on the cat's paws and watching it try to shake the tape off).  It was probably only about 10 years ago that I gave up all forms of comedy that relied on mocking someone / making a fool of them.  This meant giving up Dilbert cartoons and pretty much all TV sitcoms (not that I was a big fan of those anyway).  We are made in the image of God. We have no business mocking each other.  I cannot tolerate it at all anymore.

23 minutes ago, Vort said:

But I think we should not nurture that part of our soul.

Yes, this!  We should deprive it of nutrients and feed a better part.

[SilentOne]

35 minutes ago, Vort said:

There seems to be something intrinsically entertaining to the mortal human mind about watching another being suffer. Bull fighting, dog fighting, cock fighting—these things are as old as the human race. The revenge motif is surely the most prevalent one in our entertainment media. Look how popular horror movies and gorefests are.

This is not a Godly trait, but it is a very human trait. I admit I laughed quite hard a few years ago when I watched a video of people putting some silly thing, like a ball or a toy of some sort, beside a cat that wasn't paying attention, and when the cat saw the thing, it jumped out of its skin. I don't know why I found it so hilarious. But the cat didn't think it was funny. The experience was most unpleasant for the animal. So while I didn't find the video clip that @Jamie123 provided at all funny, I can't claim to be above such things. But I think we should not nurture that part of our soul.

 

4 hours ago, Vort said:

I remember reading about a supposed chess prodigy whose mother staged an event where he played something like 16 people simultaneously. The poor kid lost every match but one, the one being a forfeit when the opponent got tired of waiting for him and left. People got a good laugh out of that, but I felt bad for the kid.

4 hours ago, LDSGator said:

Oh same. It’s grimly funny, but I feel bad for him too. Stage moms are a plague. 

 

[LDSGator]

1 hour ago, Vort said:

can't claim to be above such things

While I generally agree with you, the basis of humor is suffering. For comedy to be funny, someone has to be in some form of unpleasantness. I’d rather live in funny world that crosses the line sometimes than a dry and serious one where no one laughs. 

[Vort]

5 hours ago, LDSGator said:

While I generally agree with you, the basis of humor is suffering. For comedy to be funny, someone has to be in some form of unpleasantness. I’d rather live in funny world that crosses the line sometimes than a dry and serious one where no one laughs. 

Some years ago, I found myself watching Adventure Time with my children and laughing my head off. It occurred to me then that the show's humor was largely based on tragic backstories and such. (That was before the show went full woke and became unwatchable. At its best, it was one of the weirdest TV shows I ever saw, and one of the funniest.)

[Jamie123]

11 hours ago, SilentOne said:

I remember reading about a supposed chess prodigy whose mother staged an event where he played something like 16 people simultaneously. The poor kid lost every match but one, the one being a forfeit when the opponent got tired of waiting for him and left. People got a good laugh out of that, but I felt bad for the kid.

That reminds me a tiny bit of an early 1980s comedy sketch I have never been able to find since. It's at a chess tournament, where a very dignified Grand Master (played by Mel Smith) is getting thrashed by the scruffy, nose-picking preteen "Wonder Boy of Chess" (played by a very young Rowan Atkinson). The commentator is saying "And what will this revered veteran do at this moment of humiliating defeat?" Suddenly Mel Smith stands up, cuffs Rowan Atkinson round the head, and starts blubbing like a baby.

P.S. I found it.

Mandela effect at work here. It wasn't Mel Smith, it was some other geezer. Plus it was Atkinson who blubs at the end.

Edited January 15 by Jamie123