Nothing better illustrates the divide between alien and cat than the fact that Winston could literally wear a wig, sneeze and have over 90,000 people watch it, while Rudy...folds socks. And not even, since he's a cat and doesn't have any sense of folding! Still, the video above comes closer to anything I've put together to illustrate Rudy's own brand of feline weirdness. He's really possessive over those damn socks! And I think it's just out of princple. I don't think he has a major stake in the socks. I don't think he even likes them very much. He just wants to be bitchy. Or catty, as it were.
Haha awww Rudy! RUDY WILL GET ALL THE SOCKS!
Posted by: Erin | January 19, 2011 at 01:49 PM
Maybe he's part dog. Baxter is obsessed with socks and has a stash of them hidden somewhere in my condo...just when I think I've taken all of the socks away from him, he disappears for a while then turns up with a pair I haven't seen in months.
Posted by: Wiggs (The Beholder) | January 19, 2011 at 01:55 PM
All your sock will belong to Rudy.
Posted by: Candy | January 19, 2011 at 01:56 PM
Rudy has a foot fetish. Who knew? Cute kittehs.
Posted by: bevskid1 | January 19, 2011 at 02:01 PM
Aw. I kinda love that back leg disemboweling thing kitties do. I think he wants to kill the socks.
Posted by: Andie | January 19, 2011 at 02:35 PM
He can't resist attacking the cat's most deadly predator in the wild....socks.
Posted by: JC | January 19, 2011 at 04:03 PM
Aha! So this explains where all the unmatched socks go! Wait, I don't have a cat. Still, always nice for extended Rudy love. He's like the fine china. You don't take him out all the time, but when you do, it's always a worthwhile and special occasion.
Posted by: torrinpaige | January 19, 2011 at 05:15 PM
Hi Rudy! Nice bunny kicks.
Posted by: Driver B | January 19, 2011 at 05:49 PM
Rudy Sockington.
Posted by: Holy Cuteness | January 19, 2011 at 07:17 PM
Rudy is protecting the socks from the humiliation of being put on FEET.
Good man, Rudy. Carry on.
Posted by: BonzoGal | January 19, 2011 at 07:51 PM
Rudy is the perfect protector, and I love that you said "please" when asking for a sock.
Posted by: Julie | January 19, 2011 at 08:32 PM
I'm sending a giant box of socks to Rudy right now. I feel like I must. Or else.
Posted by: n | January 19, 2011 at 08:54 PM
Always nice to see Rudy get some love. Let him have the socks.
Posted by: milkyaqua | January 19, 2011 at 09:46 PM
Glad to see Rudy get some airtime, although Winston really takes the banana for weirdness.
My Maine Coon tortie is the most refined feline around, but bring in some stinky shoes, and she goes apeshit. She'll get her head clear in them and roll around with them. And, the stinkier, the better.
Posted by: Mandy | January 19, 2011 at 11:28 PM
First off "Mahogany!" Boy, did I love that movie growing up.
Secondly, my inner Eco-Girl has something to add:
Please make sure those socks are washed with an all-natural detergent. Otherwise the harsh chemicals are bad for both humans and pets (like Rude). And perhaps more importantly, no dryer sheets! They are extremely toxic to the immune system and liver. They are bad, bad, bad crap to have around, to have on your skin and to inhale. Very bad. Thanks.
Posted by: Marie | January 20, 2011 at 04:39 AM
Rudy is awesome and could be the twin of my cat Nyx.
I love the 'these are MY socks, fuck off' claw action.
Posted by: Funnelwebkitten | January 20, 2011 at 07:36 AM
Yeah Rudy! @1:33 it's so funny when he spreads his toes to grab your hand....And I love the big baby eyes(spongebob eyes)as he does the bunny kicks...lol
Posted by: heidi | January 20, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Rudy should go on My Strange Addiction
Posted by: Erin | January 20, 2011 at 02:34 PM
So cute! And his face at 0:33 reminds me of the cat on the House box, so...extra awesome.
Posted by: Kathy | January 20, 2011 at 04:37 PM
Yay Rudy!
Posted by: Suzie | January 20, 2011 at 07:14 PM
Rudy is so handsome, he looks so much like my parent's cat who just had to be put down (made it to 17) Thank you so much for posting the video =)
Posted by: CP | January 20, 2011 at 11:26 PM
Rudy, you are a darling. Good to see you again.
The internet attempts to explain this phenomenon: "Another reason people for cats stealing socks could be the shape of the socks. When you leave your black or white socks on the floor, they may look like a dead rat lying on its side."
There you have it.
Posted by: Jennifer | January 21, 2011 at 12:30 AM
YAY RUDY!!!
We call that back leg move "Kick him in the head!" Because that is how/where it is normally deployed the constant battle between my three cats.
Posted by: Karen | January 21, 2011 at 02:09 AM
Now I love Winston and all, but Rudy has my heart. Great to see him by himself every so often. And how adorable can you get?
Posted by: arizona auctions | January 21, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Weird cats FTW :).
Posted by: Lizzy | January 22, 2011 at 01:43 AM