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minus-squarex87_floatingpoint [he/him, it/its]hexbear12·1 month ago cats paws What did cats do to deserve this comparison? (Is "cats paws" some expression that I don't know?) link
minus-squareThe_Riddler [they/them]hexbear22·edit-21 month ago (Is "cats paws" some expression that I don't know?) ya Cat's-paw: A person used as a tool by another to accomplish a purpose link
minus-squareTerminalEncounter [she/her]hexbear12·1 month agoCats paw means to be a (usually unwitting) tool for someone else link
minus-squareGalaxyBrain [they/them]hexbear7·1 month agoWhich is a weird expression cause, have you ever met a cat? Those paws will.never be a tool of anyone, witingly or otherwise link
minus-squareTerminalEncounter [she/her]hexbear14·1 month agoIt's from a fable~ The fable of the monkey and the cat, they're at a fire place roasting chest nuts. The monkey convinces the cat to snatch out the chest nuts so they can eat em. But the monkey just eats each one as the cat gets it out - the cat just gets burnt paws link
What did cats do to deserve this comparison?
(Is "cats paws" some expression that I don't know?)
ya
Cats paw means to be a (usually unwitting) tool for someone else
Which is a weird expression cause, have you ever met a cat? Those paws will.never be a tool of anyone, witingly or otherwise
It's from a fable~
The fable of the monkey and the cat, they're at a fire place roasting chest nuts. The monkey convinces the cat to snatch out the chest nuts so they can eat em. But the monkey just eats each one as the cat gets it out - the cat just gets burnt paws
That monkey was a dick.