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lyosha — The Naming of Cats
Published: 2007-08-29 17:16:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 16569; Favourites: 738; Downloads: 287
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But above and beyond there's still one name left over,And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover -
But the cat himself knows, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name...
- T. S. Eliot, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
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Fits the poem very well, beautiful style... I like the simple shapes and lines to make up the image of the cat.
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I love the sleek style of this 
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You're welcome to your opinion. 
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This is so well put together and just so uplifting juuuustloviiiit
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hehehehe... Bob. My meezer is like that too, she's so stuck up. But we love the siamese anyway!!
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Cats definitely name themselves. My first cat liked Samuel Clemens (which is now simply 'Sam'
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Wow! very interesting. Bob is the best name ever...I actually have a friend who named her cat Bob. ^_^
by the way, where did you find that poem? it's catchy! XD
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It's by TS Eliot-- it's also featured in the musical CATS.
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You have been featured in "Our Feline Friends" here [link]
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Amazing...I love yon book!
I love the picture, too.
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I had that entire poem memorized when i was ten.
And the pic is simply lovely.
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Very good drawing
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Brilliant!
I can't help but smile whenever I look at it.
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This made me laugh so hard my brother came to my room to see if I was allright... XD
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That cat looks like Solange from 9 Chickweed Lane... Ever so pretty.
My own cat is a long-haired tortie, and she is Bizkit, AKA Her Loopiness the Furry Weirdo. What her third name is is anyone's guess.
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Good use of the Eliot quote to accompany this lovely drawing.
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LOOLLLL!
CATS just happens to be my favorite musical of all time, I have several cat characters.... you don't know HOW many times I've wondered (after seeing the musical) what the secret names of the cats in the musical are.... xDD
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I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT!!
And I was *just* talking to a friend about that poem since a little stray kitten as attached himself to her.
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Lol! I love your work. And your sense of humor.
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And the stylization is great too!
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that is sooooo halarious! i always imagined that one name being like really really really long and weird, but i think bob is much better...
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I like that
I always thought Cats were plotting escape XD
Y'know, this made me think.. I never name something until I've spent atleast two weeks with it so a name just comes to me.
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I love it!! I could so easily see a cat doing that. I snorted my grapefruit juice laughing. Nice job.
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I absolutely adore the way you draw cats! You get the gesture of their form so wonderfully, even in a comfy pose like this.
and hahahaha I often wonder what my cats' personal names are XDD
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