The reason I'm Chuda!

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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:03 pm

I've been asked about my avatar a couple of times.

I do have the idea that most persons assuming a cat avatar would be female. I myself is a 200cm and 100kg guy - So why would I assume a female cat's name here and have the same cat as my avatar? Everything has a reason:

The story about Chuda:
The story starts in St. Petersburg in the mid 90's - A Russian girl found a kitten in a park. She brought the kitten home and cared for it as if it was her child. The cat managed to fall out from the 11'th or 12'th floor. Cats die from less - Just not Chuda (Miracle in Russian).

The Russian girl met a Dane, moved to Denmark and they got married. Things happen in even the best of families, so they got a daughter.

That became a bit of a problem as the little girl grew up - Chuda was not the standard cute kitty. She would attack any creature, if she felt like it.
The little girl of course wanted to pet the kitty (kids do that) - Chuda was a bit different, she could look so cuddly - But a single touch could lead to an immediate attack, if Chuda was in that kind of a mood.

She had a habit of lying on the windowsill and look oh sooo cuddly. So people passing on the street would often stop and pet Chuda - Little did they know that they would have been attacked without the glass in between them Smile

It was only a matter of time before the little girl would loose an eye, or both. So Chuda was scheduled to be put down.

I knew the little girl's mother would more or less feel that would be killing her first child. So I offered to provide this killer cat with a home. I expected that to last for only a couple of weeks before Chuda and I would both be fed up with each other.

But it lasted for 3½ years, during which I've seen the killer cat attack anything from mice to full grown people Shocked

It did take a while before we got formerly acquainted - Actually some two months, during which I had scratch marks up and down my arms, but by then we sort of found an understanding - I was accepted in my own home as long I made sure, she had her food Smile

She could entertain a mouse for hours, and would bring to me when it didn't "work" any more, with a look at me like: "Please fix it!". I did kill off a couple of her mice in order to get a good night's sleep - Bad idea! She would come for a revenge for ruining her toy Exclamation

Any animal, larger than mice, were considered trespassers, and chased off! - Including dogs Exclamation

Chuda and I developed an understanding over time - So I was actually quite a bit touched by seeing her getting that final injection. But then again - Weakened as she was, she still had a go at the vet Laughing

Towards our lads we are naive little innocent people - That is, until they touch. Then we attack Exclamation

- Just like Chuda Twisted Evil

So my my choice of name here came quite natural.

I found my current cat, "Koshka" ("cat" in Russian), in a cat shelter - She has full confidence in me, but she's scared of strangers - Cute, but not even a mere shadow of Chuda, the Russian killer cat.

EDIT - Fixed the tittle a bit Smile

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:35 pm

A killer in cute clothing. Appropriate.

Thanks for the info, tall guy!

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:25 pm

Enjoyed reading about Chuda, Chuda Thumbs up

- the forum names that people choose and the meaning/story/reason for the name, is something that I often wonder about. Smile

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:30 pm

And here I just thought the reason was lunacy...

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:30 pm

I love cats. They are iron claws in velvet paws !

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:38 pm

Good story.

There was a piece on the radio today about a cat that attacks the postman, or anyone else in uniform for that matter. The only explanation they had was that the cat thinks it's a dog. Laughing

The postman refuses to deliver there any more.

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 5:52 pm

Really good story.

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 8:21 pm

My twin sister has a cat named "Carla." I call her the "Cat From Hell."

Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 2:34 pm

^^^ Sounds a bit like Carla could be Chuda's twin sister Laughing

Chuda would actually provoke you by lying at a spot where she knew you would have to pass at some time - I had this habit of taking big long steps over her. Most people may think it would just be a matter of pushing Chuda away with your foot. I did that once or twice, with the result of having a furious cat curled around my leg Shocked

I still miss the Russian killer cat's personality Crying or Very sad

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 4:38 pm

TheProbie wrote:

Really good story.

Now that I know exactly who you are - Some people here thinks that the story about Chuda is made up, but you can actually verify it.