I thought it was *smelling* oranges that meant you were having a cerebral incident...

[art_inthe_blood]

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[sospan_fach]

Wall-to-wall cats at Art's! I reckon you're right - I suspect this is a continuation of the perpetual No Peeing Half-Way Up The Stairs campaign.

Either that or someone doesn't want the household gods to get scurvy. :D

[spacefall]

Yep, in our house it was lemons half-way up the stairs for the same reason. Bloody cats!

[skull_bearer]

So the oranges just... appeared?

[art_inthe_blood]

Yes! Well, I'm assuming my parents did it. I do sometimes suspect them of mounting deliberate, Gaslight-style campaigns to drive me insane. (And they've just put up the rent. I think they're trying to tell me something).

Okay, yes, the cat-related theory sounds plausible, but in this household, who knows? My mother may be propitiating The Elder Gods or my dad may have put them down and forgotten about them. Neither of those explanations is particularly unlikely. Ask sospan if you don't believe me.

[spacefall]

I have done this with lemons to dissuade cats from Naughtiness. It worked, but not for long, as the fruit dried up!

[art_inthe_blood]

Hm. Does it work with any citrus fruit? (starts planning experiments)

[spacefall]

So I have been informed. Not sure the length of usage is much cop.

[art_inthe_blood]

Hm. I don't think it is going to work. I have just stopped one of the cats from *eating* the orange quarters.