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An Engineer’s Guide to Cats

Filed under Videos by moderncat at 7:04 am on Apr 23 2008

Quite possibly the best video I have ever seen.

31 Responses to “An Engineer’s Guide to Cats”

  1. 1 Laurenon 23 Apr 2008 at 9:00 am

    Yup, probably the funniest video ever! My husband is going love this (he’s an engineer).

  2. 2 MaiaWon 23 Apr 2008 at 9:09 am

    I tried the “cuddling as punishment” just to see if my cat would squawk like that and it was a no go - dead silence! :)

  3. 3 Kellyon 23 Apr 2008 at 9:19 am

    That is the funniest video!

  4. 4 Minxon 23 Apr 2008 at 12:29 pm

    My cat Melody does the “cuddling as punishment” makes me laugh until my fiance makes me stop. She also “beans” maening that when it’s time for human-assisted grooming (baths, nail clipping, furminating, etc) she curls up into the shape of a kidney bean and tries to find her happy place. Her brother however couldn’t care less about pretty much anything and seems to like the squeeze cuddles.

  5. 5 Barbara Bon 23 Apr 2008 at 12:29 pm

    A gem of a production. Reminds me of one of our cats, Shadow, who would turn her backside to my face when I tried to speak with her and carry on an actual conversation. Perhaps she just didn’t care?

  6. 6 Addison 23 Apr 2008 at 2:47 pm

    I saw this on Cute Overload a couple of days ago! It is a genius video! I love the kitty paw that sticks up in the tuna scene :) I hope they make a series!

  7. 7 jo-anne in vancouveron 24 Apr 2008 at 3:44 pm

    Cat yodeling! I laughed so hard at this part my co-workers came running :o)

  8. 8 Pattion 27 Apr 2008 at 10:28 am

    These guys were great - funny & smart! Wonder how long it took them to film - I can’t even get mine to sit still for a photo sometimes…

    Thanks!

  9. 9 Heather & Winnie & Beltaineon 28 Apr 2008 at 5:55 am

    While Heather & Winnie howled at this video, Beltaine stormed off in high dudgeon, slashing and burning as she went. We now live in fear for our ankles! Still laughing, tho. Great video.

  10. 10 Island Grrlon 28 Apr 2008 at 1:28 pm

    I can’t get enough of this video - are you going to do more? Finally, someone else who understands corporal cuddling and its effectiveness! Sadly, my menagerie hasn’t progressed to yodelling :-( but one can always hope - if sufficiently protected with steel sheeting.

  11. 11 Katon 01 May 2008 at 1:37 pm

    Fantastic! I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who uses ‘corporal cuddling’ as a method of feline discipline. Now, thanks to this video, I have an official name for it.
    Loved the cat yodeling.

  12. 12 michelledannon 03 May 2008 at 4:44 pm

    that was simply amazing…the cat yodeling was so funny!

  13. 13 mfcon 19 May 2008 at 7:53 pm

    Intelligent and true, especially the observations of engineers.(Wife of engineer)

  14. 14 MarleneKGon 04 Jun 2008 at 10:33 pm

    The must see video for any cat lover - even if you are a human being or an engineer. Can’t wait to see the sequel.

  15. 15 dddundalkon 08 Jun 2008 at 2:46 pm

    That was hysterical!!! I had discovered the joys of corporal cuddling (my cat HATES that). But I had not thought of the yodeling part. Genius!!!
    Keep up the good work.

    -dddundalk

  16. 16 Mariaon 14 Jun 2008 at 4:23 am

    ok, I leaf until I cry.
    This is great, thanks for sharing!

  17. 17 penguin30on 25 Jun 2008 at 9:01 pm

    I have to agree with all of the comments already made. If you have ever had a cat companion this is hilarious! Great piece of work, keep em coming!

  18. 18 Wendyon 01 Jul 2008 at 1:11 pm

    This is the best cat video ever!

  19. 19 Kateon 01 Aug 2008 at 12:57 pm

    Absolutely hilarious!

    My husband always hates it when I make one of our cats yodel, but now I can tell him it’s just part of corporal cuddling.

    Kudos to Paul, T.J., Oscar, Ginger and Zoey!

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  21. 21 Binkyon 27 Aug 2008 at 10:21 am

    Hey, speaking engineer looks a lot like George Clooney! Is it possible George has taken up documentary filming and is masquerading as an engineer?! My husband, a computer geek by trade [close enough to an engineer for me!] has very determined ideas about cat discipline. I will say, he has trained the cat (most of the time) to come to a bell, stay off the fence and in the yard (I promise, cat is only outside when we are home and/or outside.) I am the training problem. Husband frowns on cat cuddlling as discipline, but I do it in secret when cat is on the kitchen table and I know husband is coming. I quickly scoop cat off the table and snuggle him and kiss him till he squirms (he is amazingly tolerant). Husband calls me ‘the succubus’ when I am making my sneaky moves towards cat when they are reclining on the sofa together…a dad and his adoring cat…I have to annoy BOTH of them!! This is truly a gem of a catumentary. If there were Feline Film Awards, this would be a winner.

  22. 22 Alion 03 Oct 2008 at 1:34 pm

    I aboslutely love this!!! I do use the Corporate cuddling method of punishment however my baby does not yet yodel. I will need to step it up a bit. Would explain why it doesn’t always work…I will increase the level of CC slowly to ensure we don’t get medieval on their fur. :)

  23. 23 Eija, cat lover from Finlandon 11 Oct 2008 at 4:34 am

    I always claimed that I would not marry an engineer, but I stand corrected: these guys would do!

  24. 24 Sianon 22 Oct 2008 at 12:04 pm

    Corporal Cuddling… golden. I think this vid just made my day. Thank you!

  25. 25 Lindaon 03 Nov 2008 at 2:40 am

    I enjoyed both your films immensely, but wish to comment on the tuna. I hope you are giving them tuna that is made for cats. My cat’s vet warned me not to give “people tuna” to cats as it is bad for them. Do be careful with your movie stars!

  26. 26 Monaon 06 May 2009 at 9:07 am

    Awesome! I have to try the yodeling!

  27. 27 Annalisaon 06 May 2009 at 9:41 am

    We do the corporal cuddling as punishment, too, but we call it “the LOVE torture”!

  28. 28 Nancyon 06 May 2009 at 12:04 pm

    I have two cats, one of whom looks very similar to the fluffy one in the video (and who coincidentally is also a champion lounger). My other cat is also into the feline art, and he also quite enjoys “post-modern cardboard deconstruction” as a genre, although it is sometimes combined with “post-modern paper shredding” just to give it some interest. He also dabbles in “string and shoelace swallowing”.

    Love the video! I laughed out loud at work, but luckily no one was around to hear me.

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  30. 30 Soneaon 07 May 2009 at 11:47 am

    Absolutely awesome! My kitty was specially interested about the cat yodeling :D

    Thank you!

  31. 31 Richardon 14 May 2009 at 8:17 pm

    What a perfect world it would be if cats and cat-people dominated! This is a marvelous video. I love the humor and the cats. The “engineers” are pretty great, too. What great imaginations and understanding.

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