Cleanliness is next to godliness, most of the time!

What a beautiful Sunday morning - the sun is shining, the birds are singing....and 50% of the moggies are indoors!! We're sitting here quietly with Top Gear droning on in the background, reading the Sundays and marvelling at the dross that is being reported this weekend in the tabloids and over the top of it all is a noise. We hear this noise on a regular basis but this morning it is particularly noticeable. My cats are your typical felines when it comes to grooming - they like to be clean but Oscar's regime drives us to distraction. He starts like any normal moggy would, plonking his bottom unceremoniously on the floor (or coffee table in this case) and the licking begins. It starts in a smooth unhurried fashion but then he starts to build momentum and the little pink tongue becomes more & more furtive. Once he has reached top speed, the noise starts......slurping! It's like an OAP without their dentures in, trying to eat an ice-cream, and it's very distracting! How can you seriously understand Jeremy Clarkson talking about horse-power & torque when all you can hear is "schlooooooop, schlooooooop, schloooooop" in the background. "OSCAR, STOP DOING THAT!"