Ambiguity

[ocelot]

I have a magnet that states "A home is just a house without a cat".

I suspect that "Without a cat, a home is just a house" or "A home without a cat is just a house" would have better expressed their sentiments.

Comments

[rbos.livejournal.com]

I had to read that phrase five or six times before I could see that it was a pro-cat thing. :)

Re:

[therealocelot.livejournal.com]

It's easier to see on the actual magnet, probably because of the happy smiling cat. I didn't even notice the anti-cat interpretation until my roommate commented on how odd it was.