Hello! I'm Bobbin, the funny little cat!
Welcome to my website!
It's taken me a long time to make, as my little cat paws aren't very good at reaching all the keys on the computer. And I keep widdling on the keyboard and causing it to short-circuit.
That's me over there - Bobbin the cat! I'm very good at playing the recorder. My specialities are rock covers of Rachmaninov and anything from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack.
I'm also in the process of being trained up to asssasinate that man from Simply Red. It's a long and arduous process, involving learning to fight with a machete (which, again, is quite hard when you're only a little cat!) but hopefully soon I will be a fully qualified killing machine.
In the meantime, why not check out my MySpace page (recorder concerto coming soon): www.myspace.com/bobbinthecat.
NEW! Bobbin's guide to the number Five
That's right! It's the section you've all been waiting for! Bobbin the cat's definitive guide to all things Five. Never mind boring old 'normal' maths - all you need is Bobbins 'Theory of Five', and life will never be the same again!
1) Why Five is the uber-number: The number Five is intrinsically beautiful. Look at its sensual curves! It looks a bit like a worm, popping its head up from freshly-dug soil, before heading off on its daily search for leaves and intellectual reading matter*. Bobbin likes worms! They're so funny. The number Five also goes nicely into the number 10, which is a good number because it is round, like an egg. Bobbin likes eggs! So tasty.
2) The secret history of Five: In many ancient cultures, Five is regarded as the number of the gods. The Christian God is thought to have five friends (one of them is called Tim - the others have long pretentious names that are difficult for Bobbin to spell). The Islamic gods are known to have five pets - each with a different coloured head. Fitness guru Rosemary Conley advises that successful weight-loss can be achieved via 'The Five step plan'.
3) Anything that divides by Five is a nice number: Numbers that divide by Five always end in either '5' or '0'. Bobbin likes this! So easy to remember. Because the modern numerical system has a base of 10, the Five times table is also nice and easy. Never mind the stupid eight-times table with its difficult-to-remember numbers! Five is best!
4) Lots of good things involve the number Five: Popular Five-based cultural entities include:
- The Famous Five (How successful do you think they would have been if they'd been called 'The Famous Three'? Not very!)
- The band, Five (musical exponents of such classics such as 'Baby when the lights go out' and 'Slam Dunk Da Funk')
- Channel Five (who else would play back-to-back episodes of Xena Warrior Princess for an entire weekend?!)
- Five a Day (The British government's recommended number of portions of fruit and vegetables. Five is healthy as well as fun!)
- Party of Five (possibly the best sitcom ever made! Gripping storylines, a jaunty theme-tune, and Jennifer Love Hewitt! Bobbin likes her pointy chin!)
5) Email with suggestions. Bobbin can't think of a fifth point, but needs to write one so that there are Five points. There must be Five of everything. Email bobbin (at) ruthpickett. co. uk
*For more information on worms and their reading preferences, see popular children's books, 'Worm in the library' or 'Worm at the Book Fair'.
