This poem,written in the Irish language, was found in a manuscript in the Monastery of St Paul, Carinthia, Austria.

The original manuscript dates from the 9th century and still exists:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangur_Bán

Pangur Ban

I and Pangur Ban, my cat,
‘Tis a like task we are at;
Hunting mice is his delight,
Hunting words I sit all night.

Better far than praise of men
‘Tis to sit with book and pen;
Pangur bears me no ill will;
He, too, plies his simple skill.

‘Tis a merry thing to see
At our task how glad are we,
When at home we sit and find
Entertainment to our mind.

Oftentimes a mouse will stray
Into the hero Pangur’s way;
Oftentimes my keen thought set
Takes a meaning in its net.

‘Gainst the wall he sets his eye
Full and fierce and sharp and sly;
‘Gainst the wall of knowledge I
All my little wisdom try.

When a mouse darts from its den.
O how glad is Pangur then!
O what gladness do I prove
When I solve the doubts I love!

So in peace our tasks we ply,
Pangur Ban, my cat and I;
In our arts we find our bliss,
I have mine, and he has his.

Practice every day has made
Pangur perfect in his trade ;
I get wisdom day and night,
Turning Darkness into light.’

(Translation by Robin Flowers)

And all this time they’ve been gradually evolving opposable thumbs…..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6CcxJQq1x8

Brought my cat home a nice new climbing rack this evening and left it in the garden for her to find. She is delighted.

That’s what i love about cats. They’re random, don’t care and everything is beneath them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyYodJ4j03o

Gives you paws for thought… I’ll get me cóta.

Yep, gravity still works!

Pussy. Cant live with it, cant live without it

Michael.. Did you just say cats were A-Holes? Not very nice.. As a reporter you’re meant to be unbiased. Your opinion doesn’t count here.

Haha! My cat Tipoki does the same when his food bowl is empty. He ll push down random items to get attention. On the other hand, he is the best companion to our 16 month old….will take some abuse without laying a paw on the child!

cats have staff. dogs have owners.

Cats. Are. Evil.

That is all.

It was Puurrrfect before!

So much hate for cats… is it the predatory competition? you want to be the only predator around? or a pet is not a pet if it does not lick you boot? just sad.

Dogs vs cats :
If you die at home a cat will eat you but a dog will mourn you… However , nobody ever heard of a police cat…

I don’t like cats either. That buzzin shyt they do gets on my tyts. I like a nice quiet pussy