Out of boredom or stupidity or whatever, I recently checked out Wikipedia's entry on the Exotic Shorthair cat. I joked with my boyfriend that almost nothing in the section on character applies to Winston. He joked back that a video illustrating Winston's deviance from his breed would be a funny thing to make. And so we did. And it's below.
Make no mistake, though: I wouldn't want him any other way. Abnormals unite!
Loved it! Love your cat. When will you be making a feature about your boyfriend? I've been following your blog for a while now, perhaps not close enough, but I was wandering what he looked like... Throw a toy at him and film it, would ya? ;-)
Posted by: OMG | June 22, 2009 at 12:57 PM
I don't think any other Winston video has made me laugh as much as this one!
Posted by: Christoh | June 22, 2009 at 01:04 PM
Abnormal and extraordinary. Especially when you call Winston, he looks back at you and stays put. Haha. Classic. Also, never realized how many tattoos you have. Good on you, to show a little more skin.
Posted by: Noel | June 22, 2009 at 01:10 PM
Winston and bonus Gabe and Max cameos all in one video! My day has been made.
Posted by: Sharon | June 22, 2009 at 01:26 PM
I LOVE WINSTON!
I like his grumpy anti-social quirks.
It's why we have cats, they are entertaining!
(Don't worry, my cat hates me too) :(
Posted by: Anicena | June 22, 2009 at 01:44 PM
I love your little ewok!
Posted by: Also Rich | June 22, 2009 at 01:49 PM
I love Winnie.
Posted by: Laurie | June 22, 2009 at 02:12 PM
There can only be one Winston :D (His meow is adorable, by the way)
Posted by: Selah | June 22, 2009 at 02:28 PM
Ok, you know, let's not judge. If Winston's life is anything like my cat's life, it is a grueling, never-ending nightmare of eating, sleeping, and rolling around under the dining room table. It's a hard world for little things.
Posted by: Gillian | June 22, 2009 at 02:29 PM
Very cute! Nothing beats eccentric animals. :)
Posted by: Eronn | June 22, 2009 at 02:34 PM
Weeeen-stone cannot be arsed. (As the Brits say.)
Posted by: BonzoGal | June 22, 2009 at 02:40 PM
He's totally doing the Winsalute at 3:08.
Posted by: Aaron | June 22, 2009 at 03:02 PM
Great video! Winston's face when he meows cracks me up for some reason.
Posted by: Cheryl | June 22, 2009 at 04:07 PM
just moved to alaska, and the wifi here is really slow. i was watching and caught up to the buffer, stopping the video exactly at this point:
http://web6.twitpic.com/img/13650052-7dc550600bd10dc2008b5166e3f58ea1.4a3fe4d7-full.jpg
it's like a mini, winnie, pretty party, haha
Posted by: smashley | June 22, 2009 at 04:11 PM
that was adorable
Posted by: mer | June 22, 2009 at 05:12 PM
Winnie Rules
You and your BF could be twins.
Posted by: pete | June 22, 2009 at 06:01 PM
Yayy.
I missed Winston. :D
And oh well if he isn't normal.
I don't think Melvin is normal, either. He's just... Special.
Posted by: Mouchois Melvin | June 22, 2009 at 06:10 PM
Thank you for that montage of Winston awesomeness. I needed it like I need it to be Friday instead of Monday.
Posted by: chelsea | June 22, 2009 at 06:27 PM
I love Winston. He looks and acts like a grumpy old man.
My cat, Cooper, named after Anderson Cooper (weirdly, seeing as how Anderson is the Silver Fox and Cooper is orange, but I digress), thinks he is a dog. I am absolutely sure of it. He acts exactly like one, right down to the licking of people's faces.
Posted by: fashion your seatbelts | June 22, 2009 at 06:39 PM
My dog is the same color as Winnie and is a Peke mix so he has the same scrunched face. He also loves kitties (alas, almost none love him back.) I wish I could see the two of them in a video together. I live in Ohio-and uhm, don't actually know you personally-so I suspect that will never be. Maybe I'll figure out how to make a mashup.
Posted by: Vanessa | June 22, 2009 at 06:44 PM
i have a exotic shorthair also and she is just like winston
Posted by: Samantha | June 22, 2009 at 07:09 PM
i think my cat Ringo (yes, like Ringo Starr,) would qualify as not normal, seeing as he likes to go and lie down in the middle of the street.(obviously, our street isn't a very busy one, but he's a gray cat, and just blends in!) let's just say my cat isn't the smartest.....
i like winston's mouse catching technique. he's probably thinking "mouse = food + my food comes to me =MOUSE comes to me," if that makes sense.... or maybe he just didn't see it.
Posted by: IzZy : P | June 22, 2009 at 07:16 PM
Shoot, I wanted to be FIRST!!!!!!! to point out the winsalute. Kind of thrilling to see in action.
Posted by: bex | June 22, 2009 at 07:45 PM
That was awesome. At .23 when you toss the cat toy by him and he gives it a few token bats with his paw while still reclining is hilarious. Then his eyes start to close as he was clearly exhausted by the exertion of moving his paw a few times. Classic!
I just love reading books and sites about cat behavior (from "experts") and then looking at my knuckleheads who instead of being intelligent feline hunters, are busy collectively staring at a random spot on the wall.
More Winston videos please!
Posted by: Saffron | June 22, 2009 at 07:51 PM
Love it. Also, is it creepy to say that my ultimate conclusion from having watched this video is "Dayum! Rich has great arms!"? Cuz you do.
Posted by: I haz a jealous | June 22, 2009 at 07:53 PM