http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/kittycat Questions tagged with 'kittycat' at Ask MetaFilter. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:40:50 -0800 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:40:50 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/42997/Does%2Deveryone%2Dcall%2Dcats%2Din%2Dthe%2Dsame%2Dsilly%2Dway Does everyone yell "here kitty kitty" in a comically high-pitched voice when calling to a cat? My family did when I was a child, and I do now. But while doing so, I always feel like a total dork. Why the voice modulation? Why the same pattern of "here kitty-kitty-kitty-kitty"? Surely if the cat knows your voice, he'd respond to "Fluffers! Come here now!" in a regular voice. Or are cats taught at an early age to listen for this vocal affront to dignity? Do they secretly enjoy it? Is this regional, or universal? Thanks. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.42997 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:40:50 -0800 cats dork kitty kittycat Bud Dickman