Above is a clip from Animal Planet's Cats 101 that I caught this weekend. The segment was on Persians, but in this case the humans stole the show. The woman above shaves Persians and then spins their hair into yarn (!) with which she then makes handbags (!!!). This is awesome enough as a concept and as a way to ensure the passage into eccentric old-ladyhood, but the shit that's said in this scene is priceless. It's on par with King of Kong as far as the Christopher Guest-esque seriousness in the face of absurd circumstance goes. It's like a reflexive mockumentary. If I didn't see it with my own eyes and burn it with my own hands, I'd swear this was a joke. Just a few of my favorite lines from a jam-packed two-and-a-half minutes:
"When a Persian comes in the door, that's when my heart skips a beat."
"It seems like there's something you should be able to make out of [cat hair]!"
"She had no words to express how she felt about it. She was in tears over it." (on a Persian owner being presented with a bag made from her cat's hair -- I can't help if those tears were from laughter?)
"This bag means the world to me because once the time comes to have Charlie put to sleep, I will always have a little piece of him left behind."
I love that the last woman is just certain that she's going to get her cat put to sleep. She's almost excited about it. I think she's probably gunning for a hat to match her bag.
Was that Stifler (Seann William Scott) being interviewed on this thoughts!? lol! I swear to god it was...
Posted by: rachel | December 11, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Run, Winnie, run!!!! Just kidding...
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Posted by: Bevskid1 | December 11, 2008 at 01:05 PM
haha the last one of the "ooh people", the dude who says "that doesn't creep me out at all".... he sounds so sarcastic
Posted by: lauren | December 11, 2008 at 02:17 PM
Oh, my dear Lord. The big gray cat towards the end looks so abjectly miserable while his owner holds up her purse, he's got to be cursing God for not giving him opposable thumbs, cuz that handgun in the dresser was starting to look real appealing to him.
Posted by: duckyfresh | December 11, 2008 at 02:58 PM
I'm just going to pretend this isn't happening
Posted by: Elana Loves Winston | December 13, 2008 at 06:56 AM
Worst part (says the nerdy knitter and fourfour fan) is the tacky terrible nylon "fun fur" that goes with the cat fur. I mean, it's like layering creepy with tacky. I'm so glad those goddamn muppet-y scarves are out of fashion...a blight upon us snotty knitters.
I don't care if the cat fur is washed before it's made into yarn - cats aren't sheep. That is some nasty idea.
Posted by: laurakeet | December 13, 2008 at 12:53 PM
i like how it says that she "borrowed a friend's spinning wheel". wtf!? who has a spinning wheel??? i didn't even know those still existed!
cat lady: yos, i got a ton of cat hair lyin around
spinningwheelfriend: good thing for you. i gots a spinnin' wheel right here.
cat lady: thanks. i'll make you a cat sweater.
Posted by: cricket | December 14, 2008 at 09:35 AM
Don't think it's that weird.. people use fur all the time for clothing. I think it could be put to better use other than handbags, though. It's better than beating them alive and skinning them for their fur, methinks.
Posted by: Betina | December 14, 2008 at 11:51 AM
People doing stuff with cat hair is Nothing new! I know a guy that makes art with cat hair and sells it to charity for cats, dogs wildlife etc.
myspace.com/crazycatart
Posted by: Lisa | December 14, 2008 at 11:32 PM
I guess it shouldn't be weird, since yarn is already made from wool and fur from other animals, but it is. I guess because we don't herd cats or dogs.
Slightly off topic, but can't the same be done for animals normally killed for their fur? Just shave them and turn it into a crazy, think, fuzzy fun-fur yarn?
Posted by: RP | December 15, 2008 at 10:15 AM
People kill animals to make accessories out of their fur. Maybe you need to get out a little to realize this isn't all that crazy.
Its too bad that so many people tend to agree with what they read, rather than thinking for themselves first.
Posted by: Tonya | January 02, 2009 at 10:53 AM
one of the cats is called Smelly Cat! Sorry if that's already been noted.
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