More indications of the Apocalypse

[ffutures]

Another sign that Humanity is doomed - the cats are working out how to manage without us.

Comments

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Okay, yes. That's pretty damn scary.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I'll start to worry when he figures out how to use a key to unlock the front door...

[were-gopher.livejournal.com]

I think we're still ok so long as they can't run a tuna cannery.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

I always say all they need is develop opposable thumbs and we're indeed doomed.

[dsample.livejournal.com]

I had a cat that tried to do that for a while. She had figured out that opening doors had something to do with grabbing the knob, but she was never able to turn it. (I suspect that in this case, the door wasn't closed properly, and just needed a bit of a shove.)

[heliograph.livejournal.com]

I've never seen a cat that wasn't polydactyl that was able to do that... and that cat's paws don't look poly!

Combine that with the recent news of Octopi using tools for armor and disguise, and we're in big trouble:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/12/091214-octopus-carries-coconuts-coconut-carrying.html

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Yes, but can they clap them together to sound like a horse..?

[doctor-toc.livejournal.com]

Argent used to do that, which used to make going to the bathroom a bit dicey if you happened to forget to lock the door.