cstrauberMar 18
Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) ⁠

Hi #fediverse. We need to talk about something.

While talking to a colleague about how I recently learned most people have never sat on a crow it came up that she has never been sat on by a cat. Like, not even once during childhood.

Another colleague admitted they also have never been sat on by a cat.

My hypothesis is that most people have at one point in their life sat on by a cat.

🐈🐈‍⬛🐱

Have you ever been sat on by a cat?

Please boost for scientific accuracy.

Yes
91.4%
No
8.6%
Poll ended at .
Mar 18 at 1:03pmWeb
Show threadsortius Mar 18
@catsalad always against my will
Show threadGeeWhizMar 25
@sortius @catsalad , my allergies and me sincerely empathize...! 🐈🤧
Show threadJennyFluff  💾Mar 18
@catsalad if there are any people not being sat on by a cat, I'll volunteer to sit in their laps!
Show threadTimothy WolodzkoMar 18
@catsalad are we planning to go through all the species..?
Show threadCat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) ⁠Mar 18
@tymwol It's for science! 
Show threadTimothy WolodzkoMar 18
@catsalad „I see rhinoceros!” https://youtube.com/shorts/qmFC8nP4p7Y?is=jUYGujcDFDmv08MZ
I see Rhinoceros | Midnight in Paris

YouTube
Show threadGuillotine Jones, FlâneurMar 19
@tymwol @catsalad
I, for one, have never been sat on by a rhinoceros.
Show threadElisabeth MMar 25
@Guillotine_Jones @tymwol @catsalad that's anecdotal
Show threadGuillotine Jones, FlâneurMar 25
@independentpen @tymwol @catsalad
Hah!
YOU are correct, Elizabeth.
And I'M anecdotal, too!
Show threadKen MilmoreMar 18
@catsalad Never sat on a crow? Who would do such a thing?
🐦‍⬛
Show threadStefanMar 18
@kbm0
really carefully
@catsalad
Show threadDarac MarjalMar 18
@kbm0 @catsalad with a crow saddle?
Show threadJPMar 18
@catsalad Should also ask how many have been cat owners vs not
Show threadTimMar 18
@froztbyte also the poor souls that have the wrong kind of histamine @catsalad
Show threadRachel RawlingsMar 18
@catsalad It really depends on the cat. My mom's cat would climb on my chest. One of the cats my wife and I have now will climb on my wife's chest but not mine, and the other likes to lie against our hips but not on our laps. She will, however, come to my desk asking to be picked up and cradled for a few minutes, especially if I'm on a video call.
Show threadK. OlbeMar 18
@catsalad current cat doesn't sit on laps but likes boxes. So that’s the compromise.
Show threadK. OlbeMar 18
@catsalad old cat was like: "Oh that's a nice place to sleep for the next few hours!"
Show threadGigi 🍄‍🟫Mar 18

@fehlfarbe @catsalad

Lap jail.

Show threadGigi 🍄‍🟫Mar 18

@fehlfarbe @catsalad

Do not pass go.
Do not collect $200.

Show threadCourt Cantrell does not complyMar 18
@fehlfarbe @catsalad Those tortillas turned out a bit burnt.
Show threadComrade WeezMar 18
@catsalad proud cat bed person. Murphy the 22lb Maine Coon (rest in purrs) would pomf on my chest and purr in my face while I was watching teev.
Show threadDave McMar 18
@catsalad I suspect that the typical Fediverse denizen is feline biased. Your scientific survey may have statistical flaws. 😸
Show threadJust a Mr BillMar 18
@catsalad You know the cat really likes you if they stand on you for a long time
Show threadAnna MiriamsdochterMar 18
@catsalad typing this while a cat is sat on me
Show threadHarshad SharmaMar 18
@venite @catsalad +3 (cats, currently on me)
Show threadSzabó Em, Enigma He-Art Director Mar 18
@catsalad used to have a cat that would sit on my shoulders while I did work on my computer. She would just wrap herself around like a scarf and purr :3
Show threadCybersternMar 18
@jadedtwin @catsalad i have sputnik for that. Sometimes he tries to nap, but doesn’t work.
Show threadSzabó Em, Enigma He-Art Director Mar 18
@dunkelstern @catsalad awww! The best neck warmer
Show threadCat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) ⁠Mar 18
@dunkelstern @jadedtwin Quite a fluffy rumble scarf! 
Show threadThe Silicon SorceressMar 18
@catsalad I get sad if a cat doesn't sit on me at least once a day
Show threadCourt Cantrell does not complyMar 18
@simagick @catsalad same!!!
Show threadDrikanisMar 18
@catsalad the saddest "no" ever :<
Show threadSophie SchmiegMar 18
@catsalad isn't that like half the point of humans?
Show threadKaren D 🇨🇦Mar 18
@catsalad
I answered no. I'm deathly allergic. Love my puppers to sit on me.
Show threadJohn LuskMar 18

@catsalad

What's... going on here? A *crow*? Are we going to get gradually weirder and weirder polls?

Show threadkrisMar 18
@catsalad uh yeah can we circle back to “most people have never sat on a crow.” hwhat are you talking about lmao
Show threadDavid, a Bostonian in Tokyo.Mar 18

@literally @catsalad

We put out food for the local stray cats, and noticed that the crows were stealing it, so we put an awning over the cat food, and the crow that was looking forlornly at said awning this morning was friggin enormous, and probably wouldn't be at all bothered by being sat on.

OK, s/he probably would have complained, but s/he was at least 20 inches beak-to-tail and one handsome monster.

We're probably not supposed to feed the cats, but it is illegal here to feed crows.

Show threadRay McCarthyMar 18

@djl @literally @catsalad
A crow that big sounds like a raven.

The only bird with crow in the name here is the hoodie crow (a bicolour version of the carrion crow in GB, but now regarded as a separate crow). Plenty of birds in the crow family here: rook, jackdaw, magpie, hoodie crow & maybe occasional Chough visitor (only this part of Ireland). There ravens here too, somewhere, but I've not seen them up close to be sure they are ravens.
We don't get the carrion crow,

Show threadkrisMar 18
@raymaccarthy @djl @catsalad would love pics of any of these corvids if available, they’re my favorite family of birds
Show threadRay McCarthyMar 18
@literally @djl @catsalad
They are very camera shy!
Some photos on my account.
Show threadDavid, a Bostonian in Tokyo.Mar 19

@literally @raymaccarthy @catsalad

The crows here are nervous flighty things and are usually gone before I get even close to a window. My longest lens is 75mm, so it's pretty hopeless.

Show threadpixxMar 18

@catsalad
I think there's a bias here; your followers are through selection bias more likely to be cat people, and their social networks are likely to contain above average numbers of cat people too

As such, i shall, for scientific accuracy, *refrain* from boosting, as it logically follows that my reach would be biased as well

That or I'm distracting myself by typing random bullshit, pick a card either card

Show threadLaura SophiaMar 18
@catsalad I'm pretty sure that no cat ever sat on me. But when I was younger I also had a strong cat allergy so I wouldn't have wanted a cat to sit on me. I'm not sure whether the allergy is still there. But I had rabbits sit on me.
Show threadRay McCarthyMar 18
@catsalad
Crow?
Show threado ifrit 🌱Mar 18
@catsalad
Very disappointed with the results of this poll where you can choose booth answers...
@titi
Show threadsi2mev #antifa loverMar 18
@catsalad I cant remember. Is that a no?
Show threadRevK Mar 18

@catsalad Yeh "sat on a crow" is iffy

Is that meant to be "sat on by a crow"?

Show threadCat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) ⁠Mar 18
@revk Nope. Sat on a crow 
Show threadRevK Mar 18
@catsalad OK never sat on a crow.
Show threadudo m. rader ☕ 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🐧Mar 18
@catsalad I appreciate the fact that this is a multiple choice question. Because that's exactly how feline science is supposed to work. One of the many things we can learn from Schrödinger's cat!!
Show threadmeduz'Mar 18
@catsalad I’ve sat on my cat multiple times. Would recommend as long as the cat is alive.
Show threadSolMar 18
@catsalad I'm the kind of person who takes "oh my cat doesn't usually come up to people" as a challenge. Usually one I win.
Show threadCrazyDogLadySezPEACEMar 18
@queerinsamite @catsalad Ahhh, the dying art of cat-flirting. You should pass your knowledge on to the next generation, sensei.
Show threadSolMar 18

@Heartofcoyote
@catsalad

Cat whisperers are born, not made.

Show threadOllie 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🇺🇦Mar 18
@catsalad And I was blessed to be chosen... despite the pointy biscuits
Show threadLyndsay BarwellMar 18
@catsalad I dont think a cat sat on me till I had my own in adulthood.
Show threadNazaniMar 18
@catsalad I believe it counts if they sit up against your thigh or on the sofa behind your head. Not all of us have comfortable laps.
Show threadspiegelmamaMar 18
@Nazani @catsalad I had a cat who loved to sleep in the silverware drawer if someone left it open. Comfort isn't always a cat's priority. That being said, some cats are just not lap cats. I do think it counts if they sit against you (although maybe not for this poll?).