“Uh, no, Kiki.”
“LOTS of things—yet I DO ‘em! But eating PREMIUM wet food interferes with my regimen! And your AWESOME scritches delay me more!”
“Kiki, don’t HUMBLEBRAG! Either be HUMBLE…or BRAG!”
“It’s hard being humble like ME, human! I’m so PRETTY!”
“Uh, no, Kiki.”
“LOTS of things—yet I DO ‘em! But eating PREMIUM wet food interferes with my regimen! And your AWESOME scritches delay me more!”
“Kiki, don’t HUMBLEBRAG! Either be HUMBLE…or BRAG!”
“It’s hard being humble like ME, human! I’m so PRETTY!”
“No GROOMER, boomer!”
“It’s for your own GOOD!”
“You don’t appreciate my loving CLAWS, especially when I can’t get them out your skin!”
“You shouldn’t SCRATCH me, Kiki!”
“It’s to let you know not to BOTHER me, human. It’s for YOUR own good!”
“No GROOMER, boomer!”
“It’s for your own GOOD!”
“You don’t appreciate my loving CLAWS, especially when I can’t get them out your skin!”
“You shouldn’t SCRATCH me, Kiki!”
“It’s to let you know not to BOTHER me, human. It’s for YOUR own good!”
“I did, Kiki!”
“No, it’s MY grand design!”
“OK…?”
“There ain’t ROOM on the floor with my other boxes, scratchers, trees…”
“So, the only space LEFT?”
“Yep! Add ‘nip and it’ll function…THEORETICALLY, human!”
“Einstein would be JEALOUS, Kiki!”
“I did, Kiki!”
“No, it’s MY grand design!”
“OK…?”
“There ain’t ROOM on the floor with my other boxes, scratchers, trees…”
“So, the only space LEFT?”
“Yep! Add ‘nip and it’ll function…THEORETICALLY, human!”
“Einstein would be JEALOUS, Kiki!”
“I decide…to STAY, human!”
“If you DECIDE that, I‘ll decide NOT to scritch you again!”
“Cool!”
“Or PLAY with you…You’ll always be SAD!”
“Not ME, human!”
“I decide to sit NEXT to you, Kiki! Want SCRITCHES?”
“I decide…to STAY, human!”
“If you DECIDE that, I‘ll decide NOT to scritch you again!”
“Cool!”
“Or PLAY with you…You’ll always be SAD!”
“Not ME, human!”
“I decide to sit NEXT to you, Kiki! Want SCRITCHES?”
“It’s a HIGH FIVE, Kiki. Tap it with your PAW, and you’ll get a TREAT!”
“No way! Show me the treat FIRST! Put it in FRONT of me!”
“OK…And you just ATE it. High five me NOW, Kiki!”
“YOU can’t teach ME your trick, human! But I taught you MINE—it’s to give me a TREAT!”
“It’s a HIGH FIVE, Kiki. Tap it with your PAW, and you’ll get a TREAT!”
“No way! Show me the treat FIRST! Put it in FRONT of me!”
“OK…And you just ATE it. High five me NOW, Kiki!”
“YOU can’t teach ME your trick, human! But I taught you MINE—it’s to give me a TREAT!”
“Lemme TRY, human!”
“If I OPEN it, you may not eat it; I’ll lose money! If I DON’T open it, I haven’t lost!”
“Bet on me to LIKE it!”
“It’s OPEN!…Make me a WINNER!”
(sniffs) “Nope! YOU lose, human!”
“Betting on you is for SUCKERS, Kiki!”
“Lemme TRY, human!”
“If I OPEN it, you may not eat it; I’ll lose money! If I DON’T open it, I haven’t lost!”
“Bet on me to LIKE it!”
“It’s OPEN!…Make me a WINNER!”
(sniffs) “Nope! YOU lose, human!”
“Betting on you is for SUCKERS, Kiki!”
“The building’s KITTY PARTY, Kiki!”
“I wasn’t INVITED?”
“After what you did LAST month? You HISSED at the Maine Coon and SWATTED the calico’s head!”
“I’m an OUTCAST, human! Lonesome ME!”
“We’ll have YOUR party here, Kiki—not a KITTY party but a PITY party!”
“The building’s KITTY PARTY, Kiki!”
“I wasn’t INVITED?”
“After what you did LAST month? You HISSED at the Maine Coon and SWATTED the calico’s head!”
“I’m an OUTCAST, human! Lonesome ME!”
“We’ll have YOUR party here, Kiki—not a KITTY party but a PITY party!”
“It was MOVING, human!…Didn’t you just buy a new TOY and now waved it back and forth?”
“My arm’s ATTACHED to me, and I’m VERY attached to it!”
“It moved AGAIN! Such FUN! Gonna CATCH it, human!”
“Kiki, no! Don’t toy with ME!”
“It was MOVING, human!…Didn’t you just buy a new TOY and now waved it back and forth?”
“My arm’s ATTACHED to me, and I’m VERY attached to it!”
“It moved AGAIN! Such FUN! Gonna CATCH it, human!”
“Kiki, no! Don’t toy with ME!”
“I don’t KNOW, human!”
“What are you in the MOOD for?“
“WHATEVER I get, I’ll either eat it or not!“
“TUNA…No, you had it for breakfast! CHICKEN…No, you didn’t eat it LAST time!”
“Hurry!”
“OK, I gave you TUNA, Kiki!”
“I wanted CHICKEN, human!”
“I don’t KNOW, human!”
“What are you in the MOOD for?“
“WHATEVER I get, I’ll either eat it or not!“
“TUNA…No, you had it for breakfast! CHICKEN…No, you didn’t eat it LAST time!”
“Hurry!”
“OK, I gave you TUNA, Kiki!”
“I wanted CHICKEN, human!”
”Human, why do you use my name when CUSSING?”
“I’m expressing FRUSTRATION! What do YOU say…when I don’t scoop the litter?”
“‘Clean my SANDBOX, you…’”
”’You‘…WHAT?”
“‘Nerdy kitty-loving HUMAN!’”
“Ow, Kiki! You really hit me where it HURTS!”
”Human, why do you use my name when CUSSING?”
“I’m expressing FRUSTRATION! What do YOU say…when I don’t scoop the litter?”
“‘Clean my SANDBOX, you…’”
”’You‘…WHAT?”
“‘Nerdy kitty-loving HUMAN!’”
“Ow, Kiki! You really hit me where it HURTS!”
“You want hands, arms AND face intact, human?…Why ask NOW?”
“I remember when I ADOPTED you. They put you in my ARMS; you jumped out! I haven’t held you SINCE!”
“It ain’t PLEASANT! But—I promise—one day you CAN hold me, human!”
“I’ll HOLD you to that, Kiki!”
“You want hands, arms AND face intact, human?…Why ask NOW?”
“I remember when I ADOPTED you. They put you in my ARMS; you jumped out! I haven’t held you SINCE!”
“It ain’t PLEASANT! But—I promise—one day you CAN hold me, human!”
“I’ll HOLD you to that, Kiki!”
“Can I sit on your lap, human? You can CUDDLE me!”
“Not NOW!”
“I’ll watch!”
“Would YOU like it if I sat and watched YOU in the litterbox?”
“No, human—that would invade my PRIVACY!”
“Bingo! Now go, Kiki! I’ll close the DOOR!”
“Can I sit on your lap, human? You can CUDDLE me!”
“Not NOW!”
“I’ll watch!”
“Would YOU like it if I sat and watched YOU in the litterbox?”
“No, human—that would invade my PRIVACY!”
“Bingo! Now go, Kiki! I’ll close the DOOR!”
“I don’t ‘NIP before noon, human! I’m just a kitty of 1,000 PERSONALITIES!”
“Lemme FEED you, and I can get out of your way!”
(eating) “Yummy! I‘m feeling as good as NEW!”
“So you’re the ORIGINAL Kiki?”
“Yes, human…The one with the WINNING personality!”
“I don’t ‘NIP before noon, human! I’m just a kitty of 1,000 PERSONALITIES!”
“Lemme FEED you, and I can get out of your way!”
(eating) “Yummy! I‘m feeling as good as NEW!”
“So you’re the ORIGINAL Kiki?”
“Yes, human…The one with the WINNING personality!”
”Here we GO!…OK, human! What are my BENEFITS again?”
“Health, love, happiness, companionship…Need I go on?”
“You made your POINT! I take ADVANTAGE of you!”
“No, Kiki, you give ME all that! I thank you!”
“Thank me with some TREATS, human!”
”Here we GO!…OK, human! What are my BENEFITS again?”
“Health, love, happiness, companionship…Need I go on?”
“You made your POINT! I take ADVANTAGE of you!”
“No, Kiki, you give ME all that! I thank you!”
“Thank me with some TREATS, human!”
“I didn’t ASK for that, human! Didn’t even send you a telepathic TEXT!”
“You don’t WANT it?”
“I didn’t SAY that.”
“Maybe…I SENSED that you wanted it before YOU did, Kiki!”
“Human, the only thing YOU sense is me getting cranky that you wanna CHAT and I wanna EAT!”
“I didn’t ASK for that, human! Didn’t even send you a telepathic TEXT!”
“You don’t WANT it?”
“I didn’t SAY that.”
“Maybe…I SENSED that you wanted it before YOU did, Kiki!”
“Human, the only thing YOU sense is me getting cranky that you wanna CHAT and I wanna EAT!”
“Sorry, Kiki!”
“And don’t touch my BELLY!”
“I won’t!”
“And don’t touch my PAWS!”
“OK!”
“And don’t touch my NECK!”
“Really?”
“Right now, I declare a ZERO-TOUCH policy. No touching me ANYWHERE!”
“I’ll do what you WANT, Kiki!”
“You WILL, human? Aw, I’m TOUCHED!”
“Sorry, Kiki!”
“And don’t touch my BELLY!”
“I won’t!”
“And don’t touch my PAWS!”
“OK!”
“And don’t touch my NECK!”
“Really?”
“Right now, I declare a ZERO-TOUCH policy. No touching me ANYWHERE!”
“I’ll do what you WANT, Kiki!”
“You WILL, human? Aw, I’m TOUCHED!”
”You’re more than just a pretty FACE, Kiki!”
“How ELSE am I pretty?”
“OK…Pretty VAIN, pretty MISCHIEVOUS, pretty LAZY, pretty SILLY, pretty STUBBORN—“
”GOT it! Well, I think YOU’RE pretty, too!”
“Pretty COOL?”
“Pretty LAME, human!”
“Pretty FUNNY, Kiki!”
”You’re more than just a pretty FACE, Kiki!”
“How ELSE am I pretty?”
“OK…Pretty VAIN, pretty MISCHIEVOUS, pretty LAZY, pretty SILLY, pretty STUBBORN—“
”GOT it! Well, I think YOU’RE pretty, too!”
“Pretty COOL?”
“Pretty LAME, human!”
“Pretty FUNNY, Kiki!”
“She got a KITTY, human?”
“A dachshund!”
“NO! She’ll smell like a PUPPY!”
“She’s NICE, Kiki! She even said she won’t talk POLITICS!”
“Ask her to ALSO not talk puppies, human…and I’ll RECONSIDER!”
“She got a KITTY, human?”
“A dachshund!”
“NO! She’ll smell like a PUPPY!”
“She’s NICE, Kiki! She even said she won’t talk POLITICS!”
“Ask her to ALSO not talk puppies, human…and I’ll RECONSIDER!”
“Kiki, you NEVER purr on my lap! Why are you DOING it?”
“To kill you, human—with KINDNESS!”
“Kiki, you NEVER purr on my lap! Why are you DOING it?”
“To kill you, human—with KINDNESS!”
“HOW, Kiki?”
“My wet food may have ARSENIC!”
“No! It’s totally SAFE!”
“Or I’ll sink in the litter like QUICKSAND!”
“No! It’s not DEEP!”
“Or I’ll scratch your EYES out, human!”
“No, Kiki! I wear safety goggles…so I’ll SEE you all day!”
“HOW, Kiki?”
“My wet food may have ARSENIC!”
“No! It’s totally SAFE!”
“Or I’ll sink in the litter like QUICKSAND!”
“No! It’s not DEEP!”
“Or I’ll scratch your EYES out, human!”
“No, Kiki! I wear safety goggles…so I’ll SEE you all day!”