Subject: Re: The Hannibal Heyes of Cats Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:55 pm
Hey, my horse did much the same thing! He learned very quickly how to slide open the latch on his stall door so we put a padlock on but didn't think we needed to actually lock it. Ha! It didn't take him long to figure out how to get that open too. Finally we did lock it, but left the key in the lock so as not to loose it. That didn't work either; he figured out how to turn the key, open the padlock, slip it out of the latch, then slide open the latch and escape once again--usually to the nearest hay bale or bag of grain.
I knew I should have named him 'Hannibal'!
EleanorW
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Subject: Re: The Hannibal Heyes of Cats Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:08 pm
What a smart cat! When I read the title of this thread 'The Hannibal Heyes of Cats' it instantly made me think of T.S Elliot's poem 'Macavity the Mystery Cat' (posted below). Macavity's behaviour always put me in mind of Heyes for some reason. Maybe the cat in the video ought to be called Macavity!
Macavity the Mystery Cat Macavity's a mystery cat He's called the Hidden Paw For he's a master criminal who can defy the law He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard The Flying Squad's despair For when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity He's broken every human law He breaks the law of gravity His powers of levitation Would make a fakir stare And when you reach the scene of crime, Macavity's not there
You may seek him in the basement You may look up in the air But I tell you once and once again Macavity's not there
Macavity's a ginger cat He's very tall and thin You would know him if you saw him for his eyes are sunken in His brow is deeply lined in thought His head is highly domed His coat is dusty from neglect His whiskers are uncombed
He sways his head from side to side With movements like a snake And when you think he's half asleep He's always wide awake
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity He's a fiend in feline shape A monster of depravity You may meet him in a by-street You may see him in the square But when a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there
He's outwardly respectable I know he cheats at cards And his footprints are not found in any files Of Scotland Yard's
And when the larder's looted Or the jewel cases rifled Or when the milk is missing Or another Peke's been stifled Or the greenhouse glass is broken and the trellis past repair There's the wonder of the thing, Macavity's not there!
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity There never was a cat of such deceitfulness and suavity He always has an alibi and one or two to spare Whatever time the deed took place, Macavity wasn't there!
And they say that all the cats whose wicked deeds are widely known (I might mention Mungojerrie) (I might mention Griddlebone) Are nothing more than agents for the cat who all the time Just controls the operations, the Napoleon of crime!
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Subject: Re: The Hannibal Heyes of Cats Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:26 pm
Perfect poem to go with the Hannibal Heyes of Cats!
Is that a song, too? I recall a Heyes music video with some of those words.
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EleanorW
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Subject: Re: The Hannibal Heyes of Cats Sat May 03, 2014 10:58 am
Penski wrote:
Perfect poem to go with the Hannibal Heyes of Cats!
Is that a song, too? I recall a Heyes music video with some of those words.
Yes, the song comes from Andrew Lloyd-Webber's West End Musical "Cats" which is based on T.S. Elliot's book of cat poems called "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" which is described as "a collection of "whimsical poems about feline psychology and sociology".