Finally! Someone has brought this problem out in the open. We thought we were the only ones with crazy hoomans around.

Can any of you answer this for us? See there are these things in the house that ring in a high-pitched shrill sound. They ring several times a day. It's most annoying because it usually makes this noise while we're sleeping.

Anyway, our Momcat or Dadcat picks this thing up (thankfully, that stops the noise). Then they hold it up to their ear and start talking. We look at them. We look at each other. There's no one but us around, so they must be talking to us, right?

To be polite (even though we cannot understand a WORD they say), one or two or five us will crawl into their lap to try to figure out what they are talking about. But, they shoo us away!

It is very confusing! We're the only ones home, so they must be talking to us. It's not right that they play this mean trick on us!