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@Gargron does he cheat when playing? then he IS a real cat...

@Gargron a mix of "I'm baby" and "I'll kill you human!"

@ArrestJK @Gargron also she has a cut (wait - more than one) in one of the cards. It’s very visible but magicians and some card sharks will cut cards that can be felt but not seen so that they know what it is. Not always but it does happen. There’s even a mechanism that does it. Obviously there are other techniques too but I won’t spoil more.

@ArrestJK @Gargron my late grandmother always told my brother and me: ‘it’s not cheating if you’re not caut’ with a wry smile. What she meant is that when she was growing up she always say at the same side of the card table which had a drawer where she kept another identical (in looks) deck. She was never caught. I have always loved that story especially as she was never one you would expect such behaviour from.

@ArrestJK @Gargron but she died many years ago now. Her mum was hilarious to the very end. Even at 100 years old (great grandma lived to be 103). My granddad was also hilarious.

Thanks for the picture! I didn’t see the cheating part because I have my distance glasses on and even with my reading glasses it’s hard enough. Well played!

@xexyl @Gargron always the best cheats ones who you'd never think would

@ArrestJK @Gargron yup. That element of surprise. Maybe not exactly the same thing but similar idea.

When I was growing up when my mum and my brother and I played cards sometimes we would play with the rule that you can openly cheat. So if you’re not supposed to draw a card and you do it’s okay. I think sometimes it was even allowed when you are caught but other times if you were caught you had to take back your move (but you could do it again of course). Great fun!

@Gargron he is probably wondering the same thing

@Gargron eso es lo que los hace interesantes

@Gargron expression: "I have no idea what I'm doing"

@Gargron omg I have a black cat just like this. Haha so funny

@Gargron
"You has any sixes?"
"Go fish."
"Me want fish!"

@Gargron
His tell is that he waves his tail when he has a good hand.

@Gargron sometimes playing cards with my mum one of my cats will get behind her hand and she will ask him what she should play. Then he will move his head towards a card and she will play that card. The funny thing is when this has happened she usually wins. But he’s so much fun! Very smart and clever (in this way it’s just playful but he works with the dogs to get treats and one of them will go get him for the same reason).

(Lynx Point Siamese in case you wondered.)

@Gargron Cats, the epitome of Chaotic Evil in a little fuzzy package.

@Gargron Founder of Mastodon posts photo of cat playing cards, breaks Mastodon. 😁