I can't even be mad at Sakura for trying...Oh, this story is so observant and so true. I agree with both you and 'nurseangel'...."no" must have some magical time limit that expires...when our cats think so.
I woke up this morning and found that Sakura shredded the toilet paper for the second time this week (and only the second time ever). She seems to only do it while I and my husband are asleep. It's like cats know that they're doing something bad, so they wait to do whatever they're going to do at the best time they think they won't get caught. It's funny how they think, "No, stop!" is conditional, like it really means "you can't do that in front of me, but it's totally okay if you do it when I'm not looking." Sakura also likes to dig Charvone's food out of his bowl and then eat it, like she thinks "Hey, it's not in his bowl anymore, so it's fair game now!" Cat logic...
( @CStS ...Now that is a good idea for a thread..."Cat Logic...or Why Your Loving Cat Can Try to Get Away With Bending the Rules"...or "Cat Logic and Cat Loopholes")
So cute that Sakura finds that if the cat food is not in Charvone's bowl...then it must be allowable to eat, and if humans are not watching, they really won't mind the mess. Sounds like great 'cat logic' to me, too.