After my posting on the London 2012 announcement, there was a great response to the
Mogular Olympics.
Longest Sustained Crash--a "crash" being when they are washing and suddenly stop, with one leg high in the air, and freeze. Like a computer crash!
Farthest Standing Projectile Vomiting
Farthest Running Projectile Vomiting
Highest Litter Fling
Cats are naturals for the standing Broadjump and the Standing High Jump. =o)
Nina will be hot stuff in the Screen Door Climb. =o)
Power Napping. They'd better make a gold medal for every contestant at the games. =o)
Melissa
Mousie catching.
Theresa
How about marathon sleeping?
Joy
Mouse throwing - cat holds mouse's tail between his/her teeth, turns in a circle 3 times gathering speed and then lets the mouse go.........the cat whose mouse land furthest away wins (and gets to eat all the other contestants mice).
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Shirley
I have long dreamed of a cat showing up during gymnastics to demonstrate how things should be done. Clifford (RB) did have something of a balance beam routine, in which he'd go upstairs hanging from the underside of the banister railing. When he became aware of someone watching, he would turn and give what we could only describe as the Demented Mary Lou Retton Grin.
He did do high bar routines in the closet. I know of no Olympic gymnast that would walk on that bar between flips.
A scored event (like ice dancing or rythmic gymnastics) interrupting your human for treats. Points given for: how fast you can get your human to stop whatever s/he is doing to give you treats degree of difficulty/irritation factor of manouver (knocking potted plants off of shelf - 7; causing entire shelf to rip out of the wall - 10) more points awarded if you can get treats *and* skritches disqualified if you are shut out of the room/house with no treats.
Kibble hockey: individual and as a team sport
Caroline S.
(OK, no more posting, any of you. ;^) I really have to study full time for this Bar exam. 3 weeks to go AH!!!!)
Oh yes, like "dog trials" but where the cat herds the hoomin to go get the food and empty it into their dish. Style and speed all count. There can be single and team categories.
And of course, loudest sustained yowl.
Yowie
How about vocal variety? Some cats have a more varied vocabulary than others.
Joy
Waffles would take the gold for ratting...
Francis would take the gold for purring (volume, duration & whisker vibration)
Marble would take the gold for cat of small brain.
Cheers, helen s
The sound asleep to food dish dash.
Joy
How about hide and you seek? We seem to have some world class hiding cats here. Only none of them would bother to leave their hiding places for end of game or medal presentation.
Jo
Some people already know of this, but for those who don't-there is already an Olympic event for cats-The Silly Sleeping Pose Olympics.
http://www.themoggy.com/olympics.htmBTW-congrats to London on the Olympics! From what I understand, the English would be well served by getting advice from the folks who put on the Olympics in Sydney. I understand the Aussies were recognized by everyone as doing a superb job.
The Hundred Foot Zoom -- time trials rather than heats, because even the cats wouldn't know when it's going to happen.
Pinballing -- shortest time to bounce off every piece of furniture in the room.
The Human Trampoline Event -- points for the loudest grunts and most air expelled upon landing and take-off.
The Under-sofa Crawl -- non-aquatic swimming event.
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Wayne M.
