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PHOTO BY PETER WILSON

Sunday 12th October, 04:23 PM JST

Save some for me: A cat eyes mackerel being barbecued.

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BlackFlag at 09:59 PM JST - 12th October

its Autumn, get the sanma under the grill, save one for the cat
Sarge at 10:33 PM JST - 12th October

"the cat can have mine"

No, it's mine.
Himajin at 10:44 PM JST - 12th October

'dogs have masters, cats have staff......'

How very true. I am the litter box and food person, DH is the person to sleep with, son is for cuddling to keep warm, we all have our jobs!
Betzee at 11:12 PM JST - 12th October

How very true. I am the litter box and food person, DH is the person to sleep with, son is for cuddling to keep warm, we all have our jobs!

Now they show their gratitude for all this through gifts. I find a dead something on my doorstep at least once a week, and more like once a day in the spring.
Sarge at 11:17 PM JST - 12th October

The only thing better than sumibiyaki mackerel is sumibiyaki sanma.
Betzee at 11:23 PM JST - 12th October

No, it's mine.

Sarge,

I remember you're once mentioning your sister had 30 some cats. I asked my brother how he would react if I had that number and he hastily replied, "Well, I'd never visit you again." No worries, one is all I can cope with given her hunting proclivities.
Sarge at 11:37 PM JST - 12th October

Betzee - Wow, you have a good memory! Actually, I never did visit my sister again at that house where she had the 30 some cats ( no exaggeration ). She eventually moved, leaving most of them behind.

I'll betcha that cat watching the mackerel is good at batting mice.
Betzee at 11:53 PM JST - 12th October

When I lived in LA which, owing to the warm weather, has a terrible feral cat problem, one day a mama cat was in the process of moving her two kittens when I came across them under my car. Over her strenuous objections, I put them (and her) in my house and went off to do whatever I was going out to do. When I got home it took me a while to find them; she'd carried them into a closet.

Though she came and went, I kept them inside and they were socialized to human care and eventually I found homes for them, aided by the fact they had been born in the off-season. But I can't imagine having to place 30!
cleo at 12:18 AM JST - 13th October

Them's not mackerel, them's sanma.
Sarge at 12:35 AM JST - 13th October

I believe Cleo is correct!
BlackFlag at 12:44 AM JST - 13th October

I was correct first!
Sarge at 12:57 AM JST - 13th October

BlackFlag - Nah, you merely made a suggestion. Good suggestion, I'll admit! But Cleo was first to point out that the fish in the photo are sanma.
cleo at 01:15 AM JST - 13th October

It's OK BlackFlag, you can have all three if you like. They're dead anyways.

Fish get lice, but not nits (as far as I know)
PuffinMuffin at 03:46 AM JST - 13th October

ah cats...can't live without them.
Elephantman at 07:41 AM JST - 13th October

Actually... that's my cat and the original text message I sent through to the JT editor was, "Last BBQ of the year... Sanma fish!! Oishii!!!"