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And Pandy girl. I can see the personality of your Mom's cat shine right through. That is a kitty with attitude. For sure.
For sure. It's like he's saying, "I just dare you to try to pick me up."
Here's another of Beayay in different lighting. Can see some more of his coloration.

I wanted you all to see that tongue of his for a reason. I became very familiar with it. Phawgg it's true all cats have their own personality, but this guy had the most personality of any.
Beayay is just a way of spelling out BA. BA stood for three things:
1. Bad, um, Attitude.

When I would have company over and they would sit on the couch, this cat would jump up in their lap, put his paws on their chest, look them right in the eye as if to say, "Who are you and what are you doing in my house." Even if he's met them before.
2. Baggins' Alley.

I had another tomcat named Baggins that was a few month older. BA constantly harrassed him so that he eventually ran off. BA would hide behind the corner of the fridge and when Baggins would walk up to the food bowl he would get ambushed by BA. I had to feed them seperately or Baggins would have starved to death.
3. Booger Attacker.

When he was in the mood to be petted, I would be leaning back on the couch with him on my chest. He would get this euphoric attitude and get right in my face and start licking my nose. And not just the way cats groom themselves, he would dig that rough tongue up into my nostrils. Couldn't understand why I would make him stop and kept coming back for more.