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    Also cat: my asshole tastes acceptable today. Also human: that asshole I just ate tastes acceptable today.

    Obvious conclusion: cats and humans are genetically identical.

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    How many of you have cats that look like they should be in a hair commercial?

    Edit: ITT, Send me cat pics

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    I can guarantee you that cat was brushed by a human just before that shot. No alley cat in the wild would ever look like that from just licking.

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      Good nutrition too. That’s a cat that gets the best and it shows.

      Hot tip for humans: You too can have healthier hair if you eat better, get sleep, exercise and reduce stress!

      (Unless you have baldness genes, in which case, shave that shit and own it.)

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        The Soviets built cost effective, durable homes for all their homeless (tens of millions since most of the destruction in ww2 happened on the eastern front) and the world will never forgive them for it.

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          they also disappeared millions of people and oversaw an oppressive police state for 80 years, then collapsed their country into the criminal oligarch state that is the modern Russian Federation. Fuck the Soviets.

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    It’s not implausible that, among the enzymes in cat saliva, there are some which evolved to maintain the condition of the cat’s coat.

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      Yup. I only wash my hair with water. No shampoo. We never needed that shit in the first place

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        You should clean your hair to limit bacterial growth and remove pests. You just don’t need to strip the oils out daily.

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          Once a month when I go to the barber shop. Or if I really need to clean my hair, I use baking soda.

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              No really I have clean hair. No smell, not greasy, soft and strong. But I have to wash it every day with clean water and brush it. That’s it

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                I remember the trustafarians in college 20 years ago that would claim your hair naturally cleans itself and it doesn’t smell.

                They always smelled.

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        You and I have VERY different hair then. My hair is horrific if I get it wet and don’t soap it.

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          Exactly, my hair will morph into every possible haircut at once as soon as it get’s wet and then dries without having been soaped.

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            i have long hair and it’s horrific when i take care of it. without all the gross oils and sticks and rocks my hair balloons

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    Also something related I never came to grips with: cat’s breath = the stench of a thousand decaying corpses. Licks fur constantly. Fur = the smell of springtime itself.

    My (unfortunately late) void had a scratching post with the top level just at my nose height, so whenever he lolled around there I made a point of taking a deep breath of fluffy freshness.

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      I have owned many cats, and I have huffed deeply of them all.

      Cat fur, cat toes, cat bellies, all have these unique and wonderful scents that are probably more connected to our emotional connections to them than the actual nature of the scent itself. This should teach us a lot about social conditioning and our senses.

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      My cats breath isn’t really bad. I thought if their breath was bad it means they likely have something wrong in there.

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        Economically no. I live in the UK and use Bella and Duke. Not sure if they trade in any other countries. I gave them my cat’s weight and for £43.80 they send me just enough food to feed him for a month.

        That’s a bit pricey compared to supermarket cat food but frankly I can afford it and it’s worth it for the health benefits as well as the convenience. Also I can’t think of a company I’ve ever had better customer service from. They called me the day after I received my first box and asked if I had any issues.

        From what I’ve read it can help delay the kidney problems that inevitably come with age. Like I say I’ve noticed an improved coat but more importantly he doesn’t vomit anymore which he used to occasionally and he has firmer, less frequent, better smelling turds.

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          If you think of it a certain way, £43.80 per month is a lot cheaper than people food.

          Speaking of which, what about leftovers from butchers and fishmongers? You can get not just meat and bones but liver and other parts, it’s processed to human standards of hygiene, and it’s cheap.

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            Speaking of which, what about leftovers from butchers and fishmongers?

            Probably a good, cheap way to go if you can find a butcher or fishmonger that’s willing to sell it to you.

            But I prefer the convenience of getting it delievered as I do with most stuff.

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    I have 2 cats, the orange has a thicker fur and it was never very soft but the tuxedo has a velvet, soft, shinny fur. It’s so amazing that I pet her for too lomg sometimes and get a bitch slap

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    you want to polish up a cat, brush him. My boy Harry would shine up so bright after a good brush. My current girl Izzy is kinda frizzy anyway but she’ll take a satin finish.

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    you guys know that you don’t have to shampoo and wash your hair right? It’s really not that bad.

    As long as you shower regularly and properly wash it it’s literally fine.

    If you don’t believe me try it.

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      Hair is actually very much not the same from person to person, let alone race to race.

      As long as you shower regularly and properly wash it it’s literally fine.

      this statement alone is generic (and thus problematic when you try and apply it to all humans). What does regularly mean here? Every day? Every few days? Does this arbitrary regularity match a black person with curly hair vs a white person with straight hair? etc.

      It’s almost like a one-size-fits-all when it comes to health isn’t a great idea

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        it is not hard to understand. wash your ass, wash all your bits. this does apply very broadly to humans. i don’t care who you are, your skin is an organ and it’s doing weird stuff.

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        Hair is actually very much not the same from person to person, let alone race to race.

        i mean obviously, but don’t forget that we also literally evolved without the existence of shampoo and conditioner, and showers. So we’re probably fine without it.

        this statement alone is generic (and thus problematic when you try and apply it to all humans). What does regularly mean here? Every day? Every few days? Does this arbitrary regularity match a black person with curly hair vs a white person with straight hair? etc.

        I don’t know, how often do you shower? Most people shower daily, some people shower less frequently than that, very few people shower more infrequently than that outside of just having bad hygiene, unless we’re not counting baths for some reason.

        There’s a reason it’s a generic statement, i can’t prescribe my highly irregular and variable shower schedule to the average person as it’s probably not socially acceptable, but i also don’t go outside, so.

        I feel like most people can sort of like… Figure it out themselves? Seems like a reasonable assumption to me when it comes to personal hygiene.

        It’s almost like a one-size-fits-all when it comes to health isn’t a great idea

        yeah… That’s why i said go try it?

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      I have tried, and my hair gets super greasy and a bit smelly if I don’t wash it every once in a while. And the conditioner is mostly just to keep it from getting frizzy after I’ve slept on it all night.

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        yeah, it’s dependent on the individual, most people just excessively use that shit every day.

        The overnight frizz is a nightmare, but i just live with it, my hair is naturally messy anyway so it’s not getting much better even if i did lmao.

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      My scalp gets itchy if I don’t shampoo at least once a week. Also if you have sweaty scalp you are gonna have a lot more oil build up that can collect dirt, grime and dead skin.