Mayo's Cat Code!

This is courtesy of a net.friend of mine, Bluekitty (thanks!)

Here are two sample CatCodes, personalized for me by good friends of mine:

Mayo:AB B G+Y .9 X+++ L- W C+++ I+ T/--- A+ E--- H+++ S+ V++ F- Q++ P+ B

mayokittie:OL+JB R+B H+C 20 X+ L- W C- I+ T/+/-- A+ E-- H S++ V++ F- Q+++ P+ B+

I wonder which one is closer to me :p

And here's how it works!

(for denizens of rec.pets.cats)

wd6cmu@netcom.com (Eric Williams)

October 1, 1993

These describe the physical appearance of the cat and must be listed in the order shown here.

Common or formal name followed by ':'

AB Abyssinian; AC American Curl; AL Americal Longhair; AS American Shorthair; AW American Wirehair; BA Balinese; BB American Bobtail; BG Bengal; BI Birman; BO Bombay; BR Bristol; BS British Shorthair; BU Burmese; CR Cornish Rex; CX Chartreux; CY Cymric;DL Domestic longhair; DM Domestic mediumhair; DR Devon Rex; DS Domestic shorthair; EM Egyptian Mau; ES Exotic Shorthair; EU European Shorthair; GR German Rex; HB Havana Brown; HI Himalayan; JB Japanese Bobtail; KT Korat; MC Maine Coon; MX Manx; NB Nebelung; NF Norwegian Forest; OC Ocicat; OS Oriental Shorthair; OL Oriental Longhair; PS Persian; RB Russian Blue; RD Ragdoll; SA Safari; SF Scottish Fold; SG Singapura; SI Siamese; SN Snowshoe; SO Somali; SP California Spangled; SR Selkirk Rex; SS Scottish Fold Longhair; SX Sphynx; TA Turkish Angora; TF Tiffany; TO Tonkinese; TV Turkish Van

Mixed breeds, if known, can be combined in descending order of contribution (eg: MC+SI).

If a cat "looks like" a particular breed but parentage is unknown, breed can be enclosed in quotation marks.

R Red (Orange); W White; S Silver; B Black; O Brown; C Chocolate; L Lilac; D Ruddy; G Gold

d Diluted (i.e.: Red->Cream, Black->Blue(Grey), etc.)
t Tabby (classic or mackerel pattern)
r Tortoiseshell
p Pointed
s Smoke
c Chinchilla
k Ticked
m Mink
o Spotted
h Shaded

Colors can be combined in descending order of area (eg: B+W). Modifiers can be applied to individual colors by concatenation
(eg: W+Bd = white with grey patches), or groups of colors by use of parenthesis (eg: (W+B+R)d = dilute calico,
(R+W)t+W = red tabby w/white).

Eye Color:
B Blue
A Aqua
G Green
H Hazel
C Copper
Y Gold (yellow)

Odd-eyed colors can be separated by '/', eg: B/G.

Colors can also be added for mixed colors, eg: G+Y = green-gold.

Age:

yy or yy.mm

Eg: 5 = five years old, 1.5 = 17 months, .10 = ten months.

Sex:

X Female, spayed, no interest.
X+ Female, spayed, but still interested.
X++ Female, intact, but not particularly excitable.
X+++ I am a kitten factory.
Y Male, neutered, no interest.
Y+ Male, neutered, but still interested.
Y++ Male, intact, but not particularly excitable.
Y+++ I would go through a burning building to get at a female in heat.

L--- I fit easily into your shirt pocket.
L-- I can curl up in two cupped hands.
L- I'm somewhere between kitten-sized and average.
L I'm average cat size, just right for your lap.
L+ I'm starting to slip off the side of your lap.
L++ I'm large enough to make a German Shepard think twice.
L+++ People sometimes mistake me for a mountain lion.

Weight:
W-- I'm so thin that you can count my bones.
W- I'm slim, but healthy.
W I'm an average cat, not too thin and not too fat.
W+ I'm a heavy cat, but it's all muscle.
W++ I need to go on a diet.

Claws:
C--- I've been declawed front and back
C-- I've been declawed in front
C- I have claws, but they're covered with "Soft Paws" (tm).
C+ I have claws, but they're clipped regularly.
C++ My claws are unclipped, but they're kind of dull.
C+++ I have ten razor-sharp implements of death.
(Comments about the "correct" number of claws to /dev/null.)
Note: "C*" can be substituted for "C" for a polydactyl.

These are optional fields that describe behavioral, as opposed to physical, traits. Consider omitting the corresponding code if your cat is "normal" (whatever that means for a cat!) or near-normal for the sake of brevity.

I+++ You mean there's a world *outside* of the house?!
I++ I live indoors most of the time, but will sneak out sometimes.
I+ I prefer to live indoors, but go outside when I feel like it.
I I drift between indoors and outdoors at will.
I- I come indoors to sleep and eat, but not much else.
I-- I'm allowed inside once in a while, but I eat and sleep outdoors.
I--- Why would anyone want to live inside those big ugly boxes?

T+++ I am a furry ball of affection and love everybody.
T++ I like meeting new people and am affectionate with most.
T+ I'm shy about meeting new people, but am affectionate with those that I know well.
T I have a few special humans I really like, the rest I tolerate.
T- People are OK for feeding and playing, but not much else
T-- I'm annoyed by human contact and will avoid it if possible.
T--- DON'T TOUCH ME OR I'LL SHRED YOU!!

Note: Many cats appear to be split-personalities, eg: T++/---

A+++ All the photos of me are blurred.
A++ I am always getting into, under or on top of things and am hardly ever still.
A+ If you don't play with me, I'll find a way to play by myself.
A It's easy to get me to play, but I like to sleep, too.
A- I work very hard at sleeping, but like to chase the occasional toy.
A-- I may show signs of life in the presence of an excellent toy.
A--- They thought I was dead, until they started the can opener.

E+++ Nothing even remotely edible is safe when I'm around.
E++ I'm always hungry. What are you having?
E+ I would rather eat than play with a toy.
E I enjoy good food, but sometimes the stuff I get is fit only for my litter box.
E- I'll wait until the others have eaten.
E-- I would rather play with a toy than eat.
E--- I eat just enough to get by.

H Food comes in a box, right?
H+ I chase anything that moves, but am not quite sure what to do with it if I catch it.
H++ I kill an occasional small rodent, bird or lizard, but would never eat one. (Well, *hardly* ever.)
H+++ I regularly kill and eat small prey but expect to be fed, too.
H++++ If I didn't kill it then I don't want to eat it.

S I wouldn't be caught dead doing it!
S+ I sneak an occasional smurgle.
S++ When I'm in the mood, I can smurgle with the best of them.
S+++ Everybody leaves my house moistened with kitty-drool.
Note: "smurgling" is defined as kneading some part of a person's body or clothing while simultaneously nuzzling, licking or sucking.

V+++ Everyone in the neighborhood deserves the benefit of hearing my magnificent voice.
V++ I have long, meaningful conversations with people.
V+ I have a small but useful vocabulary of important words, like: "Food!", "Play!", and: "Clean the box!"
V I'll let you know when it's dinner time, don't expect to hear from me until then.
V- I know how to say "Feed me!", but must be very hungry to do so.
V-- Well, talking is a learned experience, I'm trying...
V--- If you are killing me, I might squeek a little.

F- Why did you throw that thing?
F I'll chase it if you throw it, but forget about bringing it back.
F+ I can be coaxed into fetching a favorite object when I'm in the mood.
F++ I like to fetch and will often ask my human to throw things for me.
F+++ I will fetch anything, anywhere, anytime. [Are you sure you don't have a dog?]

Q--- Every time I blink, I discover a whole new world.
Q-- The principals of gravity still escape me.
Q- I'm a little slow, but I'm trying!
Q I'm an average cat: cunning, but no real reasoning.
Q+ I'm pretty quick-witted for a cat.
Q++ I display near-human reasoning sometimes, such as double-takes and abstract reasoning.
Q+++ I'm working on my PhD thesis.

P- I'd rather lie on a hard rock than in a person's lap.
P I'll use your lap if you're in the right room and I'm in the mood.
P+ I prefer laps to any other type of resting place, but they have to belong to people I like.
P++ I am a total lap fungus. (Hurry up and sit down so I can demonstrate!)

B-- Touching my belly is just cause for my taking your arm off at the elbow.
B- I like to lay on my back and show my belly, but you'd better not touch it.
B Well, OK, you can rub my belly...but not too much!
B+ Please rub my belly. Oh, yes! Do it some more!!
B++ I like to have my belly "drummed".

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