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Cat General => Our cats stories => Topic started by: Jiskefet on April 26, 2011, 14:29:49 PM

Title: How Catweazle got his name
Post by: Jiskefet on April 26, 2011, 14:29:49 PM

Catweazle was called Joris (Dutch for George) at the cat shelter. When I came looking for a cat, in May 2003, I fell for Jiskefet straight away. This was not to Joris’ liking. Apparently he had taken a shine to me, and he took great pains to get noticed. He gave me what we came to call his Catweazle-look.

For those of you who are not familiar with Catweazle:
He was the main character in a 1970s tv series, a medieval magician transported into the present, and he had an extremely haunting, mesmerizing way of staring at people.

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/19/article-1339846-0C870FFE000005DC-829_233x258.jpg) (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/katjewezel/1weasly.jpg)

Well, you guessed it, we adopted joris, too, and renamed him Catweazle, and to the day Jiskefet died, the two toms were inseparable.

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/odipoes/kroel3.jpg)

Title: Re: How Catweazle got his name
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on April 26, 2011, 16:10:29 PM

I love that pic of the boys cuddling  :Luv2:

Title: Re: How Catweazle got his name
Post by: Jiji on April 26, 2011, 16:25:13 PM

Great photo of them both and Catweazle has gorgeous eyes  :Luv2:

Title: Re: How Catweazle got his name
Post by: lau200 on April 26, 2011, 23:15:24 PM

awww great photos :)

Title: Re: How Catweazle got his name
Post by: Jiskefet on April 27, 2011, 11:43:47 AM

Catweazle the wizard had a toad named Touchwood, and Catweazle the cat loves catching toads and frogs. He once ingested the neurotoxin of a toad he caught, and we had to take him to the vet. No harm done, but he was as high as a kite, eyes wide and a bit giddy....

So now we know why he loves catching him, he is a toad addict...  :Crazy:

Title: Re: How Catweazle got his name
Post by: Jiskefet on April 27, 2011, 11:49:17 AM

Unfortunately the wordplay doesn't translate into English...

In Dutch, a toad is a 'pad', and mushrooms are paddestoelen (toad stools)
Hallucinative mushrooms are commonly known as 'paddos', so whenever Catweazle is acting up, nowadays, we always say: has he been on the 'paddos' again???

Title: Re: How Catweazle got his name
Post by: Guest on May 01, 2011, 01:59:30 AM

 :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:Sooooooo handsome. The photo of them hugging is :Luv2: :Luv2:

Title: Re: How Catweazle got his name
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on May 01, 2011, 19:02:06 PM

Wonderful pictures  ;D