Calling that whole entire fucking Jamón Ibérico leg that goes for, according to the Costco website, $650 just “Costco ham” is the funniest thing I’ve ever fucking seen. They teach entire classes just on how to cut and serve one of these things correctly. It’s some of the most expensive, top tier cured meat in the entire goddamn world, and if this is from Costco then it’s also black label jamón ibérico de bellota which is the highest grade version. It can only be made in Spain or Portugal out of specific breed of pig(and for black label it has to be 100% purebreed, too) that is raised free-range and, during the last part of it’s life, fed a diet exclusively of acorns. This is like calling a good cut of wagyu beef you got at the supermarket “Safeway steak” like. You’re not WRONG but also HUH?????
so what you’re saying is that the cat was completely justified
this is great, because as far as i know, one of the reasons cats like to knock things off counters is because it gets a large reaction from us. they don’t realize that it’s an unhappy reaction - they’ve just discovered that they can exert a unique kind of agency over their world.
imagine if you walked into a room and there was a button on the wall. you’d want to press it and see what happened. if it did something like make a beep or change the lights, most people will immediately press it again in response, testing out whether it happens again, or what the pattern is.
so the cat is like, huh, wonder what happens if i do this - and then it gets a Big Reaction! it is having a major impact on its environment! cool! wonder if it happens every time? OH IT DOES! this is fun!
and then the dog is getting treats, which dogs hella like. double enrichment! A+ video.
And this also gives humans animal tv.
I love how the cat watches the dog gobble down almost a whole fistful of the shit the cat is dropping on the floor before the cat goes ‘hang on, maybe this is edible’
*me, drunkenly pressing my face against my 17 year old cats face*: I love you. Do you know that? I hope that somewhere in your brain you can understand that I love you. You have been with me for so long. We have grown up together. I was only eight years old when you came into my life as a kitten. We were both babies. Please understand that I love you more than I can ever say. You are my companion through everything. When you die I will sob and scream and beg for you back, even for a moment. When you rest your paw against my hands there’s a connection that passes through time. Humans and animals, bonded since before history began. I love you.
No, you cannot eat my sandwich.
He’s still with us! Here he is chilling in a sunbeam this morning 😊
oh my god thank you for letting me know about him! this genuinely made me happy. I hope he enjoys his sunbeam nap and many more
