Some useful and potentially funny insight on Siamese cats (like our strip’s hero, Elvis).
There are two distinct bloodlines for the current day Siamese breeds. One bloodline was a palace lap cat – they were pampered and treated like small, furry Gods. They are calm and coool. The other bloodline, though, were bred to be used as weapons for Infantry in the ancient Siamese armies. These cats would ride on the shoulder armor of troops, and when engaging the enemy, would either leap on, of be flung upon the heads of the opponent. The resulting havoc would make it far easier for the Siamese soldier to finish off the job with a sword while the cat was removing the face of the opponent.
Buying a Siamese cat, accordingly, if one does not have detailed breeding or DNA data, is a bit of a crapshoot.
I have an operative theory about which bloodline Elvis might be from. ;-)
This reminds me of a classic ‘Calvin and Hobbes’, where today’s assignment was to ‘Explain Newton’s First Law of Motion, In your Own Words’.
Response: “Yakaa foob mog….”
You get the idea. ;-)