Neck-warmer

by Meg on August 7, 2006

"Penny the Kitten and Eric the Human" was sent in by Haylan. Obvy, Haylan is a professional stylist, turning up Penny’s paw just so. Did you have to go and just twist the knife like that Haylan? Thanks. Thanks a whole lot. Nice maximizing a Snorgling viewpoint, too. Geeshe.

Eric_and_penny

{ 79 comments }

1 Jackie 08.07.06 at 1:48 pm

OMG I am so ready to Nap

2 leah 08.07.06 at 1:54 pm

MILK. BELLAYH. Uneven kitten hair & sticking up tail. fluh!

3 kness 08.07.06 at 1:56 pm

hoooo
i want a neck warmer too ^^
so cute ^^

4 Denita TwoDragons 08.07.06 at 1:58 pm

My 3-month-old “catten” (not a kitten anymore, but not yet a cat) does that to my chest. He starts out in my lap, then just walks up my ample girth to the vast shelf of my, erm, pectoral region, and plops down. Like they’re the most comfy cushions in the universe.

Anyone else have cats that do that?

Oh–and FIRST!! *runs from Theo*

–TwoDragons

5 Denita TwoDragons 08.07.06 at 1:59 pm

AARGH!

6 Tony James 08.07.06 at 2:00 pm

“After her Test Nap, Penny was happy with her choice of human.”

7 maymee 08.07.06 at 2:07 pm

I want a neck warmer with a cute little sticky-up tail!
I don’t have one. :(

8 A thinker 08.07.06 at 2:10 pm

Tiny potbelly! and blissful kitty smile.

9 Alienor 08.07.06 at 2:11 pm

Denita, beware. From personal experience, once your pectoras can’t support the growing feline on their own, said feline tends to dig his claw in your shoulders and upper back for purrrchase.

10 Theo 08.07.06 at 2:22 pm

Denita — are you out of your *mind*, woman?

The Doones are getting to that “sack out anyplace” stage. I *might* be able to get a new video clip up today, detailing a bit of this. Watch this thread; it’ll be riduckulous.

11 g-lo 08.07.06 at 2:23 pm

D2D- I have a kitty that does that! We call it the shelf, and he is definitely comfortable there. A real shelf-sitter.

12 Theo 08.07.06 at 2:23 pm

Alienor — it sounds like you’re referring to TEH 0WCH.
http://www.squidgrid.com/images/misc/teh_0wch.jpg

13 g-lo 08.07.06 at 2:28 pm

Theo-
How big is that cat? Must be the camera angle – its head looks as big as yours!

14 Theo 08.07.06 at 2:36 pm

G-Lo — it’s true, Mr. Bounce ain’t tiny. He’s no 20-pounder, though.

15 Theo 08.07.06 at 2:36 pm

(…yet.)

16 g-lo 08.07.06 at 2:38 pm

I had a 30-pounder (may she rest in peace) but she had a teeny head! Big-boned!

17 ceejoe 08.07.06 at 2:43 pm

Those of us without large *shelves* have to lay down in order to be laid upon. [teehee]

18 Kelly 08.07.06 at 3:06 pm

They kinda look like siamese twins joined at the neck.

19 Subhangi 08.07.06 at 3:09 pm

[sings triumphantly]

My kitten used to sleep like that on me! He’d climb up on my shoulders and look around, like the lookout guy onboard a ship (Thar she blows!”) before just plopping down to sleep. That fuzziness under your chin is heaven. :-)

Unforunately, aforementioned kitten is now 5 months old and refuses to recognize me anymore. I’ve been dumped! [sniffles]

20 Alienor 08.07.06 at 3:22 pm

Theo, that and multiple variations thereof. Similar cat, too.

21 bunnajenny 08.07.06 at 3:31 pm

Subanghi, don’t worry it will all come right in a few months. You’re just experiencing kitolesence, when parents are *so* embarrassing.

22 elena 08.07.06 at 3:36 pm

sweet sweet. wannit! WANNIT *urg* /implodes

23 Rhea Harding 08.07.06 at 3:53 pm

i love the smile of contentment on the kitten’s face! so sweet.

24 bunnajenny 08.07.06 at 3:56 pm

Subhangi, I’m sorry I misspelled your name. Apologies.

25 Diem 08.07.06 at 4:04 pm

When my boys were just wee ones they used both sleep on my neck like this picture, one on each side of my head. I had Kitten-muffs. As they grew, they then slept one in my arm-pit and one between my legs, ‘up near there’. Then as they continued to grow (and grow they did) they both would sleep between my legs. My back so suffered for that as I couldn’t move at night. Now I sleep on my side and Garf spoons on the front and Simon ‘oozes’ over my legs from the back.

Oh, for the day when they were just teeny-tiny again!

26 Mad_Mike 08.07.06 at 4:33 pm

Hate to be a wet blanket – no pun intended – but, that’s either (1) an oddly-shaped shadow or (2) kitty whizz on the guy’s shirt.

27 Diem 08.07.06 at 4:44 pm

It took me a couple of moments to see the ‘wet spot’.

Maybe the dude was drooling over the cutness cuddled up to him?

28 J. Bo 08.07.06 at 4:46 pm

Kitty Whizz– the new aerosol cat snack from Velveeta!

29 carriegood 08.07.06 at 4:57 pm

it sure does look like kittie-pee. but usually they don’t do that unless they’re scared, upset, or sick, and sleepy doesn’t look like any of those.

(and my grown-up smudgie still sleeps on my neck when he’s in the mood, but now he’s so big i can hardly breathe.)

30 ceejoe 08.07.06 at 5:07 pm

maybe Eric’s just wearing a dirty T…
[cracks up over the things you guys notice]

31 A thinker 08.07.06 at 5:09 pm

I think that’s just a shadow, MM.

[waits for a pointless commentroversy to erupt]

32 Diem 08.07.06 at 5:18 pm

Maybe it’s 8000 degrees outside and the kitten is being all melty and the dude is just sweating?

33 Aubrey 08.07.06 at 5:32 pm

What a Penny loafer.

34 finn 08.07.06 at 5:41 pm

whatchoo callin’ pointless, A Thinker??

35 Theo 08.07.06 at 5:50 pm

Quitcher bitchin, foo’s!

36 Lizzy 08.07.06 at 5:51 pm

Oh the belly! The little pudgy kitty belly! *snorgles it madly* *sneeze*

37 Sarcasta 08.07.06 at 5:58 pm

carriegood, my semi-”special” kitten used to pee all over me when he waas warm and happy, I learned to take it as a compliment. Thank goodness he grew out of it, because he weighs in at 18 pounds and could raise the water level in a river, if you catch my drift.

D2D… lmao, my smallest cat likes to “make biscuits” as they call it here, on my…er… well, let’s just say she’s in the right area for feeding, but definitely the WRONG species. And I’m not lactating… but that’s another matter entirely. She pooshes so hard I think I’m gonna bruise. Again, I learned to take it as a compliment. At least she keeps her claws retracted. “Ow! Thank you… OW! Thanks, cutie… OW OW OW! Ok, maybe time to move over…”

38 Diem 08.07.06 at 6:01 pm

Lizzy? You allergic to kitties? Me too, but I have two anyway. I just take one Claritin-D 12 hours in the morning and I’m good to snorgle!

39 A thinker 08.07.06 at 6:11 pm

notonyerlife, teho!

40 Theo 08.07.06 at 6:19 pm

Sarcasta — there’s a whole CATegory for that, here.

41 Theo 08.07.06 at 6:20 pm

fine, yes, pun intended, sorry, sorry…

42 Lisa 08.07.06 at 6:34 pm

Awww, I used to have a kitty that would sleep on my shoulder like that. SO CUTE!!! Enjoy it while it lasts!

43 hrh.squeak 08.07.06 at 6:34 pm

BELLEH BELLEH BELLEH!!!

I will not stop pointlessly complaining until I am given this kitteh to Snorgle His BellehBellehBelleh of Floofitudinousness!!!

44 Carolina 08.07.06 at 6:36 pm

cute guy, too. mmmmmmmm…

45 Aubrey 08.07.06 at 6:45 pm

This reminds me of a game we used to play: one would hold an orange under his/her neck, and try to pass it to the next person, without the use of hands. It would have been much more fun if we had used a kitteh.

http://www.partygamecentral.com/pgcstandard/gametmpstd.asp?gn=THE+NECK+GAME

46 Skwerly 08.07.06 at 7:22 pm

Funny thing you mention that, Carolina, cuz I was gonna say he’s kinda fugly!

My suggestion was gonna be crop out the emo dude with the nasty ear plugs and leave in a bit o’chin for point of reference…

(I’m against all things emo, including the way it turns boys into girls.) I married a shaved-headed, broad-shouldered manly man. :D

47 saska 08.07.06 at 7:30 pm

Fugly? What a pointless, mean comment to make about someone who very well might read the comments.

I took a trip to Rhode Island to tour the big mansions there when in junior high, and there were many paintings of people with their pets scattered around. It was explained that the people of the time believed having an animal in the painting made them look more attractive by comparison. I remember thinking in every case that the animal was the best part of the picture. :D

In this case, though, I find them quite complimentary. Boys who snorgle make good snugglers.

48 Theo 08.07.06 at 7:43 pm

I am *so* not going to weigh in on *that* one. [shakes head]

49 marsh 08.07.06 at 7:52 pm

seriously swerly that was uncalled for. sheesh

50 bearlet 08.07.06 at 8:03 pm

back when my sis first got her lil-kitten-baby named Sprout, they used to do exactly this. until he kitty-whizzed on her in his sleep.

51 bearlet 08.07.06 at 8:04 pm

and i think dude’s kinda cute. but now i think he smells like kitty whizz.

52 littlemoron 08.07.06 at 9:00 pm

Can there be a “Humans” category? Can Eric go into the “Humans” category?

53 Meghan 08.07.06 at 9:17 pm

Swerly, you astound me. Since when does a sleeping guy whose face you can only see half of become fugly? I am so frustrated that thick-rimmed glasses have now become “emo.” It’s ridiculous. I am glad you married a bald manly man, Swerly. I hope it helps you sleep at night with the comfort that your man is broad-shouldered. I know that’s what attracts me to men… no hair and big arms.

I think Eric is kind of cute.

54 Meghan 08.07.06 at 9:19 pm

*skwerly, excuse my mistake.

55 wolf 08.07.06 at 10:33 pm

It’s obvious what’s going on here. The guy was thinking about growing a beard, and was trying the kitten on for size, when he was overcome by the mighty Kitty Sleep Rays emanating from the little guy.

56 chacha 08.07.06 at 11:01 pm

hmmm … I think, in most cases, it would be kinder to refrain from commenting AT ALL on any human hosts of furry parasites such as this shoulder caticle. After all the picture is predominantly of the kitten, no? I’m sure mine host was not exactly prepared to be immortalized.
That said, the ear plug is kinda ewww. [runs away]

57 Errata 08.07.06 at 11:31 pm

I just wish the kitties stayed this size for longer. Maybe 10 years or so would be good. Instead they grow to full size in about a weekend.

58 Misty 08.07.06 at 11:45 pm

Cute kitty, ugly human. :)

59 Brak_Silverbone 08.07.06 at 11:52 pm

Jellybean toes? Check.
Blissed-out kitty smile? Check.
Cute li’l stripey tum-tum? Check.

Oh, I give up. **melts**

60 Tehkella 08.08.06 at 12:07 am

argh! my eyes!

*melts and dies*

61 Maybalee 08.08.06 at 12:26 am

Wolf–Lol! I’m sure that’s EXACTLY what’s going on! :)

62 Sarah 08.08.06 at 1:03 am

I’m bang in favour of not criticising Eric. He’s a perfectly okay looking person. Re: kittens who sleep on your neck, I’ve read that they do this because there’s a pecking order among kittens in a litter, and the Top Kitten gets to sleep closest to mum’s head when they all curl up together. So when your kitten gets all up in your neck, it’s asserting that you are its mum (or dad) and it is the Top Kitten of your family. My cat (who, by happy coincidence, looked just like Penny when she was small) still does it. I’m glad she feels so secure!

63 chibi 08.08.06 at 1:40 am

eric is cute, and the kitty looks like a stuffed animal! ha!

64 Carrie 08.08.06 at 1:58 am

I think they’re both adorable. :)

Awww…beh beh kitten belleh…. *melts*

65 Jackie from Michigan 08.08.06 at 4:06 am

I don’t know who is cuter…the kitten or the guy! Hmmm, maybe I should hit the Animal Shelter and then scout the Starbucks for a poetry-writing emo guy…that’s be great…

Is it just me, or is that kitten smiling?

66 Christine 08.08.06 at 4:12 am

“If you can’t bend your tail, it’s cute” I think applies here…

PS, nothing wrong with ear plugs, it’s a person’s choice.

Unfortunatly for the kitten it doesn’t have the choice of being cute or not, but I’m going to decide for it that it’s cute.

67 Aoide 08.08.06 at 5:23 am

Eric actually looks kinda like Mark from RENT. *covers both kitty and Mark look-alike with a large, soft blanket*

68 The Honourable Gladys Anstruther 08.08.06 at 7:02 am

Sarah,I found your info about pecking order really interesting.Of my two cats Glad would sleep on my chest up close to my neck and Flo would sleep downaways, obviously Glad was the top banana. They were both rescue cats and sadly I never new them as kittens. Love this picture,makes me jealous.

69 livvy cat 08.08.06 at 10:50 am

I usually don’t read comments on here or post but Eric and Penny’s cuteness prompted me to. I don’t care what label you put on him, any guy with good taste in eye wear that isn’t embarressed to be photographed napping and cuddling with a kitten is *hawt* ^..^ ~

70 Two Sheds Jackson 08.08.06 at 12:19 pm

Hmmm not sure the top kitten theory explains my floofy dude’s penchant for slurping my neck under my chin though.

And Theo – Mr Bounce is gorgeous – love the enormo whiskers and pouncy paws on him.

71 cosmiquemuffin 08.08.06 at 4:18 pm

BELLY SPECKLES!!!! AAANNNH!!!!

*splode*

72 agag 08.08.06 at 8:30 pm

hipster & kitster.
*love*

73 RJ 08.08.06 at 8:36 pm

My J.J. looked exactly like that when she was teeny. But she still does that to my husband (way bigger than I am… Alpha male thing, and all that), as does my 17 year old Toto… I had a cat named Spot once, too… ya wanna make something of that???

Kecia and Penny both remind me of J.J….. I wannanotherkitten!!!! Wah!

74 Theo 08.08.06 at 11:02 pm

RJ — we still have a cat named Spot. She’s black, roundish, smallish, and has (DRAMATIC PAUSE) …a spot.

75 Haylan 08.10.06 at 5:58 pm

ok guys, i took the picture. penny was 1 of 3 kittens we were raising for the animal trustees of austin (we have a soft spot for kittens..who doesnt!) and the “wet spot” is my shadow, incase you were wondering haha. eric is my fiance, and i could care less about the silly comments on here. he’s a great person and penny loved him dearly and demanded to sleep like that whenever she could, that alone intensifies both their cuteness to me!

76 Chris 08.11.06 at 1:57 am

Wow that guy is about as cute as that kitten. Got the whole Colin Meloy look to him.

77 Doe 08.11.06 at 4:11 am

YAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! Spiky tail alert!

78 debby 08.11.06 at 9:35 am

hmm….,so cute….,cute baby…

79 SueBee 08.19.06 at 8:25 pm

Way cute, of course! My daughter calls those tails ’spear tails’ and how about the stage where their ears are on the side of their head before they mysteriously migrate up to the top???????

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