Have dogs here too. One likes to run in front of cars and the other two don't understand that their urge to run off into the dust will end with them being shot or eaten.
More affectionate than the cats, though. -laughs-

Yeah, our old family dogs used to like to chase / run at cars...

It wasn't ours, but we used to look after a dog that tried to eat cars (the rubber seals and things), needless to say, the owners of said cars were not pleased about this.

Haven't got a dog at the moment, haven't got the time or money unfortunately :(

Parrots are more affectionate than cats.

Most pet owners project their own feelings on their pets. Specially the exotic ones. Very few animals have been proven to form an actual emotional bond with their human masters. Dogs are one, parrots are another.

Needless to say, cats are not. You will only be in their minds, a source of food and warmth, much like the fridge or radiator are to you.

Well, out of seven cats, I've got ONE that I'd say is actually affectionate on a consistent basis. I can pet her whenever I want and she's good with it. Very good cat overall.
Also, she hates her kids, which is hilarious to me since I also hate kids. ;)
But yeah, that's a 14 percent favorable rate, which doesn't say much for felines as a species.

That sounds about right... out of the three cats we have one of them doesn't mind being petted, but if you tried to hold her she would go mental and run off. The other two barely tolerate most human content.

I'm with you on the hating kids, most of my girlfriends family have been around over Christmas with their horrible children... Running around the house terrorizing the cats, stealing things and breaking stuff...

Bah.

One of the best things I've ever done in my life is avoiding having one of those godsdamned things.
Noxious little crotchspawn.
I have an acquaintance (amazingly enough, since I tend to hate most people about as much as I hate kids), and he has managed to outdo every stupid thing I've ever done by purchasing a house that he didn't want for his maniacal sow girlfriend, marrying them, and then impregnating the sow so he could pull off the clusterfuck trifecta.
He is PAINFULLY immature emotionally and mentally, so it's going to be interesting. I'm seriously considering taking bets on how long it'll be before they find him in his garage with a shotgun to his head and a toe on the trigger.

Yeah, I'm really glad we decided not to have kids... I have to wonder how anyone spends time around children and thinks "Yeah, lets have one of those! That lucks like fun!"

Your awful. I like it. ;)

It's novelty.
It's like cats, just to bring this subject around so it links up with the other topic.
You see a kitten. It's tiny, it's cute and cuddly, and you go "Awwwwwww" to a ridiculous degree.
And then you say, "Hey, let's take the kitten home!"
And then it turns into a full-grown cat that's an asshole most of the time.
I'd say it's like that, only with even more stupid factors involved that people let override common sense.
Any time my mother wants to give me grief about something, I make to sure to respond with, "Well, if you'd used birth control, this all could have been avoided!" -laughs-
Also, I tried the betting pool thing on which order a bunch of old relatives would die in. Didn't have any takers, though, because my relatives don't know how to have fun.

He played the original Civ game when it came out back in the 90's and civilization 2. Also Imperialism 1+2 and Caesar. :)
He also had the Secret of Monkey Island and the King's Quest series. So yes, he is really cool. ^_^

See I can understand it with kittens and puppies... I want to take home any I see because they are so cute... but kids? No way in hell. Never found them cute or cuddly at all.

But maybe it says more about me than about other people?

Believe me when I say, that is not affection but feline cunning.

She knows you will pet her, and she enjoys the feeling thus you are used as a official petter and behind-the-ears scratcher. I'm also pretty sure that she has made the association between being gentle towards you and delicious treats.

And if she sits on your lap, she's simply enjoying your body warmth. Cats love to rest on warm surfaces. If mankind is ever enslaved to become a living power source, it won't be machines that do it but felines.

On the subject of kids, I think this quote sums it up:

-"You were a child once," they say. And yes, that's true, but I had the strength of character to overcome my disability.

You're less prone to getting nailed by emotional responses that lead to hardship and torment? =)

Yeah, sounds about right :)

The only reason I'd pick up a kitten is so that one day I would wake up and see she had turned into this.

Hentai has taught me that when someone picks an abandoned kitten in a box under the rain. Nine times out of ten she turns out to be a magical transforming nekomata that will become your kinky sex-slave.

Also, anime cat girls do not furry make.