Sunday, November 29, 2009

Red Ripper

Red cat ripping a scooter seat, LivornoI found the Red Ripper comfortably nestled on this scooter, then he arose and began to scratch the already damaged seat.Red cat ripping a scooter seat, LivornoSinking his claws with gusto in the padding ...Red cat ripping a scooter seat, Livorno... then asking for forgiveness from the wounded scooter.

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34 comments:

  1. amatamari©November 29, 2009 at 12:35 AM

    But it is incredible! You are the witness of an incident unprecedented!
    :-)

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  2. brattcatNovember 29, 2009 at 2:31 AM

    Oh, what a fine interpreter of felines you are.

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  3. Leif HagenNovember 29, 2009 at 4:57 AM

    Big cat! Fat cat! How about that cat! Furry cat, fluffy cat, scooter cat! Scat cat!

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  4. nobuNovember 29, 2009 at 5:27 AM

    I like the last photo, lovely and funny!!

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  5. AndreeaNovember 29, 2009 at 7:59 AM

    The Red Ripper caught in the act! The poor scooter didn't stand a chance :)

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  6. HildaNovember 29, 2009 at 9:24 AM

    Oh my goodness. I wonder if he does that regularly to this particular scooter. No wonder the owner never bothered to have the seat repaired. Naughty goldie!

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  7. ThanosNovember 29, 2009 at 9:32 AM

    Already damaged seat? This is some kind of euthanasia then…

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  8. JillyNovember 29, 2009 at 10:11 AM

    What a beautiful cat. I wonder if he belongs to the owner of the scooter?

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  9. Cezar and LéiaNovember 29, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    how lucky you are dear friend to find this beautiful cat!
    He is doing the same of my Luna,he is trying to put his smell all over the scooter!
    Cats love doing it!
    Beautiful post!
    Léia

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  10. Rob SiemannNovember 29, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    Good job, little big Red Ripper! No worries, mate, plenty more scooters around in Italy once you're finished with this one! Just avoid VP's scooter!

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  11. cieldequimperNovember 29, 2009 at 11:49 AM

    LOL! I love the end.

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  12. spacedlawNovember 29, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    Cute (except for the poor scooter, but maybe it has an addiction to cat claws?)

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  13. LowellNovember 29, 2009 at 12:40 PM

    This one made me laugh out loud, too! We've had cats like that only they didn't tear up my scooter seat but my couches. I had another friend whose cat had left his entire living room - I kid you not - in shreds!

    So funny, VP!

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  14. GunnNovember 29, 2009 at 1:37 PM

    When I was five years old, my uncle gave me a ginger cat, who I named Truls....
    "Seriously", I think he is living his new life in Italy!??
    I think he is hungry....
    The insurance company might like to have these shots, before they pay out any money? ;-)

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  15. VirginiaNovember 29, 2009 at 2:52 PM

    This is why I had second thoughts a few years ago about adopting a kitten. Friends warned me. I'm glad I listened!!! These three shots are just priceless. I'm LOL!
    V

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  16. VPNovember 29, 2009 at 3:02 PM

    @ Rob and Mandy - I am one of the few (three, four at most) Livornesi without a scooter, so I can happily take pictures of kitties tearing them apart!

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  17. LowellNovember 29, 2009 at 4:11 PM

    Are you sure you're Italian? With no scooter? Surely you jest. I thought y'all were running around on those things from birth! ;-))

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  18. AnzuNovember 29, 2009 at 4:27 PM

    I love ginger-cat.
    =①。①=　
    However it must be a unwelcome stranger for the owner of this scooter.(LOL)

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  19. TinsieNovember 29, 2009 at 4:54 PM

    Cute cat! Shame about the scooter.

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  20. Unseen India ToursNovember 29, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    This is fantastic !! This cat is so big !!Unseen Rajasthan

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  21. Luis GomezNovember 29, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    Well now you know what gets people's attention.
    No scooter? Hmmmm!

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  22. Mary Stebbins TaittNovember 29, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    Ai-yi-yi--keep him away from my motorcycle!!!

    LOL!

    :-(

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  23. KateNovember 29, 2009 at 10:16 PM

    In the top photo the cat looks like its ready to spring and rip your eyes out!!

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  24. VPNovember 29, 2009 at 10:46 PM

    @ Kate - At first he was watching something behind me, but he's a very good cat, if you aren't a scooter seat.
    I was very close and let him head butt my hand a few times. I'll keep in touch with him...

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  25. CopenhagenNovember 29, 2009 at 11:11 PM

    That is one huge cat!

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  26. tapirgalNovember 30, 2009 at 6:50 AM

    Your essay is so funny!

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  27. LayrayskiNovember 30, 2009 at 8:39 AM

    that is funny. good thing you had that camera ready for the ripping up and the asking for forgiveness phases :)

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  28. lodoliteNovember 30, 2009 at 10:46 AM

    gatti rossi: i migliori! Romeo, il mio gatto rosso, ha ridotto tutto il salotto come lo scooter della foto.
    bellissimi attimi da fotografare.
    simona

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  29. AnonymousNovember 30, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    OOPS! I sense trouble brewing! Very nice photos of the cat.

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  30. UnknownNovember 30, 2009 at 6:32 PM

    Great and funny captures!

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  31. PetrusNovember 30, 2009 at 8:23 PM

    This cat needs a diet !!

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  32. WolynskiDecember 1, 2009 at 5:36 AM

    Too funny. That cat loves his scooter and shows it by scratching. Judging by his size, he's not one of your Livorno strays.

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  33. PJDecember 2, 2009 at 2:07 AM

    Red Ripper is a sweetie! I love him!

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  34. AnonymousDecember 3, 2009 at 5:11 PM

    That is so cute /because this is not my scooter/. I had a cat like that long time ago.

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