The prophecy has been fulfilled.

You win at interneting for today. Take your prize and log off until tomorrow. Then you can play again.

Well, do keep in mind you're being careful to not hurt the cat. Things likely would have been different if you just cared about winning a fight.

There's probably a psychological aspect to it, I have a cat and need to give him oral meds that he hates. I have to grab him and force the dropper in his mouth, and only after months of half the meds dribbling out and the vet chiding me, did I start grabbing his head firmly and shoving the dropper in his maw.

Before that I was too soft and "aw poor little cat".

I could not keep a kitten from biting down on me

Not only is that a horrible thing to happen to a child on a class trip, it’s a horrible thing to tell a room full of nine year olds. My grandmother told me a graphic story about a roommate who lost an eye that has haunted me since.

Also, your edit made me wonder if I’m fundamentally dishonest, because it literally wouldn’t even occur to me to correct myself from the third to fourth grade while retelling an anecdote, even in person to close friends, unless it were about something with a date attached. I just figure that approximations are a part of life and it’s not that important, but I’m now asking myself if that’s the sort of thing I should correct and if I’ve been unintentionally (ish?) lying to everyone.

Edit: as evidence, I realized that I fucking did it in this comment. It was a nun at the convent my grandmother lived in for a while, and they were similar ages, so they were friends. That’s a complicated relationship for a throwaway comment and it creates space for a lot of follow up questions, so I streamlined it to roommate.

Little of both I’m sure

I didn’t say the bear would feel it lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEc6ng9J6cg

This is a moose hauling ass through 3 feet of snow, if anyone would like a demonstration.

Every year there are a few collisions between vehicles and moose. They're more often fatal for both the moose and the people in the car than collisions with other animals like deer or bears. Part of that is because the moose are bigger than most other things you might hit, but a bigger issue is where their weight is concentrated. A moose's belly is about 1m off the ground, so if you run into a moose with a car, you're likely to knock out its legs with your fender and hood, sending its 500 kg body through the windshield.

What are the odds of this comment being a deliberate As Told By Ginger reference?

Literally, every year there are multiple incidents because people can't or refuse to accept that they are wild animals. The bison and even regular deer are also dangerous.

What’s so funny

“Apex predator, high on cocaine, and you’re going toward it.”

No, black bears. Specifically the more wild ones up north but the raccoon ones will also mess you up pretty good.