Nyow! Nyot Nyow!

Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 07, 2019 - Comments (3)
Category: Anthropomorphism, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Music, Cats, 1960s, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults

Obsession for Cats

The Calvin Klein fragrance Obsession for Men has the odd distinction of being known to be an aphrodisiac for cats. And not just house cats. The larger, wild variety as well. The NY Times explains:


Louise Ginman, of Sydney's Taronga Zoo, further clarified to Scientific American:

Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 29, 2019 - Comments (0)
Category: Cats, Sex, Perfume and Cologne and Other Scents

Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Film

Alas, some four years after this teaser, the film seems no nearer to completion.

Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 26, 2019 - Comments (3)
Category: Addictions, Cops, Drugs, Psychedelic, Movies, Stop-motion Animation, Stupid Criminals, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Cats, 1960s

Baked Cat Food

Maybe cats thought it tasted great, but it sounded disgusting.

Baltimore Sun - Jan 19, 1975

Posted By: Alex - Fri May 18, 2018 - Comments (5)
Category: Food, Products, Cats, 1970s

Follies of the Madmen #362

Wimpiest cocktail name ever.

Original ad here.

Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 29, 2018 - Comments (2)
Category: Business, Advertising, Cats, 1960s, Alcohol

Missing Cat Poster or Art?

In 2002, artist Tracey Emin's cat, Docket, went missing. So she put up 'missing cat' posters around her neighborhood. But since she was a famous artist, people immediately began taking the posters down and selling them. Reportedly, they fetched prices as high as £500 each.

This prompted a spokeswoman from Emin's gallery to issue a statement: "Tracey does deal with memorabilia, but the posters are not works of art, it's simply a notice of her missing cat to alert neighbours."

Artist Tamarin Norwood, on her blog, offers these thoughts on the sociology of what was going on with the pilfered Missing Cat posters:


Incidentally, Docket was eventually found.

More info: BBC News (Mar 28, 2002)

Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 22, 2018 - Comments (4)
Category: Art, Cats, 2000s

Wife vs. Cats

The Crazy Cat Lady is the cultural stereotype (Archie McPhee even sells a Crazy Cat Lady action figure). But this story demonstrates that there are definitely Crazy Cat Men as well.

The Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa) — Jan 8, 1954

Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 26, 2016 - Comments (3)
Category: Divorce, Cats, 1950s

Follies of the Madmen #288

This was not a model of car that had nine lives.

Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 13, 2016 - Comments (6)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Cats, 1960s, Cars

A Nip For The Kitty

Now you can turn your cat into a wino and never drink alone again with kitty wine! The ingredients do not include actual alcohol, just catnip, water and beet juice. But considering the company is based in Colorado who knows what kind of weed is in there.

Posted By: patty - Sun Jun 19, 2016 - Comments (0)
Category: Animals, Cats, Alcohol

Now you can lick your cat

The inventors of the Licki Brush say, "We have designed LICKI brush to bring you and your cat closer. By using LICKI with your cat on a regular basis, you'll develop a more intimate and bonded relationship, much like a mama cat bonds with her young."

As of May 22, on Kickstarter they're one-third of the way to successfully funding the manufacture of this thing.

Posted By: Alex - Sun May 22, 2016 - Comments (4)
Category: Inventions, Cats