Curiosity vs. The Cat

They like to say “curiosity killed the cat.” Why? When and where did this occur? You know, cats aren’t the only curious creatures. Did curiosity ever kill the bird? Curiosity killed the bird…who thought he could fly through a glass window pane. I bet his buddies were chilling on a wire saying, “Hmm. Hank’s acting rather curious”, and smash, Hank hits the window; dead. It’s interesting; curiosity never killed Curious George. What’s up with that? And he was one curious M-effer. I mean, he’s got to be pushing eighty by now.  If curiosity doesn’t kill him, natural causes will. His first name is Curious. Last name George, sort of like Boy George. No? Yeah, probably not. Well, they both like wearing hats. I wonder what Curious Boy George would look like…

Parents like to use the curiosity killed the cat proverb as a parenting tool. It’s not very effective though. If you utter these words to kids, they’ll just go searching for the next dumb cat; because kids are cruel cruel beings. For once, let’s stop talking in riddles. Let’s stop beating around the ye old bush. Break out the hedger and trim the bush, because it’s just obstructing our view. Nobody likes a big bush anyway. Can't we just tell kids to be careful and that it's okay to be curious just as long as death isn't on the line? Quit dragging cats into the mix. It's just like fairy tales. There's always some life lesson laced into some predictable three act structure. However, mythical characters such as witches, talking animals and dwarfs are used to tell the story. Maybe if they used real people, kids wouldn't have to rely on their warped sense of reality and curiosity wouldn't have to kill anymore cats...We'll leave that up to Chuck Norris.