My cat kept making gakking hairball noises but then nothing happened. He still hasn't barfed an hour later. I keep calling it Chekhov's Barf. - ThreadSky

charliejane.bsky.social • 170 days ago

My cat kept making gakking hairball noises but then nothing happened. He still hasn't barfed an hour later.

I keep calling it Chekhov's Barf.

Comments

seeparis.bsky.social•170 days ago

Schrödinger's?

thewritestiles.bsky.social•170 days ago

The question is not “is it disgusting?”.

But rather, “how much disgust are we willing to accept as a society?”

malkyne.com•170 days ago

If I heard "Chekov's Barf" without context, I would assume it was the principle that if a woman barfs in a show or movie, she'll find out she's pregnant before it's over.

gabriellamarquis.bsky.social•170 days ago

Invisabarf.

jasperino.bsky.social•170 days ago

He is waiting until you're just about to fall asleep.

zevonprice.bsky.social•170 days ago

Schrodinger's Hairball

larissa4100.bsky.social•170 days ago

Cat Lax or some hairball treats should help. 🐈‍⬛

timrowledge.bsky.social•169 days ago

Hide your shoes!

vvrock75.bsky.social•170 days ago

That wrenching hairball noise will bring you out of a deep sleep faster than a dying smoke alarm battery at 3:00am.

zafodbeeblebrox.bsky.social•170 days ago

"Waiting for up-throw?"

(That would be Beckett's Barf, I guess.)

datafran.bsky.social•170 days ago

Barfular Wessels.

bolt451.bsky.social•170 days ago

Surely Pukelear Wessels

datafran.bsky.social•170 days ago

FUCK

poetreewitch.bsky.social•170 days ago

Schrödinger’s Barf?

rdparrish.bsky.social•170 days ago

Probably doesn’t apply, but just in case- my cat does that when her asthma is acting up….

sweetbabypeaches.bsky.social•170 days ago

Get him some cat grass(petco sells live plants) or put a little Vaseline on his nose. First one helps hair to clump together in his stomach and he can hark it up & the Vaseline clumps it together helps him pass it. Put a big clump on his end of his nose he will lick it off and eat it

endcase.bsky.social•170 days ago

Sounds more like Schrodinger's barf: the barf is both inside and not-inside your cat. You won't find out until a 2:00 AM trip to the bathroom.

catgurl.bsky.social•170 days ago

If he’s like our cats he actually has barfed in multiple areas for you to find throughout the day. Enjoy! 😉

lanceweber.bsky.social•170 days ago

Chokehov was right there, on the mantle

rhube.bsky.social•170 days ago

Garlic frequently has Chekhov's Barf. It can be worrisome.

But also, I have been rewatching House, MD, and my immediate thought of reading the phrase 'Chekhov's Barf' was that this was a common device at Princeton Plainsborough.

ruthejbooth.bsky.social•170 days ago

I dunno, I think Chekhov's Gun is the best evidence we have that Chekhov was not regularly opening his office door for a cat that did not then go inside.