once when i was much younger, my mother told me a story about cats. i don't think the story was for entertainment purposes, but rather because she felt it a necessary story. the story moved slowly and had many extended pauses as she searched for exactly the right words.
it was a story about cats in love. she told me, when cats love each other, the male cat puts his penis in the vagina of the female cat. this freaked me out. i remember my exact response to be "eeeeewwwww, gross! humans don't do that, ... do they?!?"
for weeks i was tormented with thoughts of chubby and smudge (our house cats) making my world an evil place.
i thought mothers day would be a good day to thank her for imparting this knowledge. to this day i refuse to pet those disgusting, perverted little critters. i am still confused on the human issue. perhaps i will call her today.