• limelight79@lemmy.world
    13·
    6 hours ago

    My cat stole a burger off a plate in my kitchen. I’d made a bunch for a group of friends, and I warned them to watch the cat, he was quick. No one really believed me, until we found a hamburger on my pillow. (I think I noticed he was absent, which was unlike him, so I went to check on him.)

    My friends were stunned at how he did that with none of them noticing. Yep.

  • Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip
    9·
    6 hours ago

    Allowing an animal to steal food is the right call most of the time, same for people really.

    • qarbone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      4 hours ago

      It’s fine to steal from a company, but (literally) off another person’s plate?

      • Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip
        2·
        4 hours ago

        I’m speaking in generalizations here, which I’ll admit is virtually pointless, but I considered with my statement that generally speaking people don’t steal food from the plates of their hungry peers.

        • qarbone@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 hours ago

          I can see how you might have that internally, but the material imagery here is of something being stolen off a plate. It’s directly at cross-purposes with what would be at the top of people’s mind when interacting with the post (assuming they’re not the type to sprint to comment before engaging with the post at all).

          • Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip
            1·
            3 hours ago

            You’re right. I should have put a bit more effort into assuring clarity as my statement does not make the necessary distinction that people should hold themselves to a higher standard than animals, which many people unfortunately do not.

  • Widdershins@lemmy.world
    6·
    8 hours ago

    That toothpick in the sandwich is a good toothpick. Got one in a sample about a month ago and I’ve been using it to eat olives.

  • qarbone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    4 hours ago

    I hope this was preplanned, and they didn’t just passively watch a cat ruin someone’s meal from a single table away.