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charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts) Wed Jun 20, 2012, 08:31 AM Jun 2012

I have an idea that will make me millions: an alarm clock that plays the sound of a cat puking

The one sound that's guaranteed to wake you up QUICK: the sound of a cat yakking next to your bed. You can be in the deepest dream involving you winning the lottery and in bed with 5 supermodels. It doesn't matter, the moment you hear that yakking sound, you're sitting up wide awake looking around trying to see where the yakking is occuring.

Can't say I had that same dream, but that's certianly how I woke up at the way to early time of 5:30am.

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I have an idea that will make me millions: an alarm clock that plays the sound of a cat puking (Original Post) charlie and algernon Jun 2012 OP

It will wake you up--no doubt--but is the human gagging it induces worth it? davsand Jun 2012 #1

That would do it. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2012 #2

We've got one that's 14 who has puked constantly since she was a 5 week old kitten. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #3

davsand

(13,421 posts)

1. It will wake you up--no doubt--but is the human gagging it induces worth it?

Reply to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2012, 10:28 AM

Jun 2012

Can't help it, but if I hear the cat making that sound it starts me gagging too. I'm pretty much the same way with humans puking any place around me, as well. I joke that I'm a "sympathy puker", but I doubt I'm the only one who's like that. I can think of other ways to wake up that would be much more pleasant! Now, if weight loss is your thing, you may have something here...

Laura

The Velveteen Ocelot

(116,021 posts)

2. That would do it.

Reply to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2012, 10:37 AM

Jun 2012

Not only do you wake up when you hear it, you also sit up and start flailing around and yelling to get the cat off the bed before he/she hurls on your feet, or your pillow. So you're fully awake and moving around and yelling. Perfect. Brilliant.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

3. We've got one that's 14 who has puked constantly since she was a 5 week old kitten.

Reply to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2012, 11:09 AM

Jun 2012

We found her at a rest area and she was so small that she could walk around the brim of my cowboy hat. She pukes constantly and every vet has said that she's in top health. That sound no longer wakes me up. Now my BIG guy does wake me up. He's 15 and it's a cough/gag/puke sound. Just stroking his neck stops it, but I'm worried about him, not the couch or carpet.

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