[klondike mary] The flip side

[klondike mary]

Back in 2020, I posted a puzzle about Flip, a kitten with deformed front paws, who has been adopted by my friend Grace. Flip is an adult cat now, but still small and still playful as - well, as a kitten. A few days ago, I had a phone conversation with Grace. She told me she was going to a nearby large town to buy a special kind of cat food, and was taking the cat with her. Of course, I had to rib her, claiming I was right that she is spoiling the cat by having her pick out her own preferred cat food. She denied this, claiming that her motives were (a) to have the cat's nails trimmed, and (b) to get her used to riding in the car. She then proceeded to tell a joke that only a cat person could tell, as follows:

A German Shepherd, a Doberman and a cat walk into a bar....

Oops, sorry, wrong joke! Amended one follows:

A German Shepherd, a Doberman, and a cat go to meet their Maker...

Okay, lageralists. Take it from there.

[klondike mary]

What is a lageralist? A lateral puzzler who has had one too many lagers!

[Doriana]

Would the joke work with other dog breeds?

Any of the following (presumed) characteristics of cats relevant to the joke: independence? stubbornness? self-centeredness? aloofness?

[klondike mary]

Would the joke work with other dog breeds? Yes, adjusted for the traits of those other breeds.

Any of the following (presumed) characteristics of cats relevant to the joke: independence? Yes.stubbornness?Yes. self-centeredness? especially this! aloofness? also this.
Doriana

[GalFisk]

Do they all meet the same Maker? Does the cat have no Maker? Is it self-made?

[klondike mary]

Do they all meet the same Maker? Yes.Does the cat have no Maker? Is it self-made? In its own estimation, no doubt. Otherwise, n.r.

[Doriana]

Does their Maker ask them a question? grant them a wish? decide whether they go to Heaven or Hell?

[klondike mary]

Does their Maker ask them a question? Yes.grant them a wish? Not an expressed wish, but He does give them a reward.decide whether they go to Heaven or Hell? No, n.r.
Doriana

[GalFisk]

Are they meeting their maker because they're dead? Is the life they lived relevant? Do the dogs get similar rewards? Does the cat get something very different from what the dogs get? Is the cat told that having been a cat is reward enough? Are the proverbial nine lives of cats relevant? Is something specific that cats do relevant? If so: sleep? Hunt? Play? Cuddle? Purr? Fight? Yowl? Reincarnation relevant?

[Doriana]

Does their Maker ask them if they were a good boy/girl?

[klondike mary]

Are they meeting their maker because they're dead? Yes.Is the life they lived relevant? Yes.Do the dogs get similar rewards? Yes.Does the cat get something very different from what the dogs get? Different in degree, but still a reward.Is the cat told that having been a cat is reward enough? Good response, but no.Are the proverbial nine lives of cats relevant? No. Is something specific that cats do relevant? YessishIf so: sleep? This is closest.Hunt? Play? Cuddle? Purr? Fight? Yowl? Reincarnation relevant? No.
GalFisk

[klondike mary]

Does their Maker ask them if they were a good boy/girl? Yes, basically. He asks, first the German Shepard and then the Doberman, what they did in life that they should be rewarded for. What do you think they would reply?

[GalFisk]

They'd reply with all the good things they did, right?
Did they cat reply that it was lazy? Are the owners of the dogs relevant? Of the cat?

[klondike mary]

They'd reply with all the good things they did, right? Yes.
Did they cat reply that it was lazy? No. The cat replied with a non-sequitier.Are the owners of the dogs relevant? Only in that the dogs claim that they served their owners faithfully. Of the cat? No.
GalFisk

[Mimino]

Was the cat asked last?
Did the cat relate in its response to what the dogs had said?
Did the cat's words imply that it is even superior to the dogs? that the dogs should now serve the cat?
Is the idea that dogs have pleasure in serving others? but cats have pleasure in being served?

[klondike mary]

Was the cat asked last? Yes.
Did the cat relate in its response to what the dogs had said? No.
Did the cat's words imply that it is even superior to the dogs? that the dogs should now serve the cat? By implication, yes.
Is the idea that dogs have pleasure in serving others? but cats have pleasure in being served? You know cats, don't you? Yes!

[Doriana]

Did the cat's response imply that he was God? superior to God?

[Traveller]

"What are you doing sitting on my chair?"?