Adorable violence: A MI phenomenon?

Alright, I got a very important question for y'all: What do punching, drop-kicking, and slapping have to do with small furry creatures?

Some may say nothing (and shoot me a look of shock and disdain), but I beg to differ. You see, for as long as I can remember, the urge to carry out these actions tend to coincide with sightings of cute things... So what I want to know is, am I on my own here?

That was somewhat of a retorical question, because I know that I am not, at least not completely. You see, my friends from home have voiced these same urges. But is this a Michigan thing? Are mitten-state natives secretly (or not so secretly, now that I've outed us) evil animal-torturing fiends? Is it because we go camping a lot and previous bear-camping trash related traumas have caused this connection? I have mentioned this strange urge to people in Philly and received a response not unlike that that was predicted above (i.e., horror, disgust). Hmm... perhaps I am on to something with my new state-of-origin-cute=hurt theory...

I should clarify, though, that this urge does not only exist when cute animals are present, but most anything that is small and cute. A lot of times it is with animals, like when I had hamsters, I would often have the urge to squeeze them really hard because they were so damn cute (see pictures of Dumbledore alone, and also of me and him as I resist the urge to sqeeze him), but sometimes other cute things will bring about the feeling too. In fact, this post was inspired by thoughts about cute ponytails (got my hair did yesterday!). Thats right, ponytails, when they are really short and cute, also elicit the punching/hitting urge. Because they are just so dang little!

Again though, another clarification is warranted before I continue. Rarely do we actually act on these urges, I swear. I have never sought to harm any creatures, no matter how cute they are, and how bad the urge to drop-kick them is. The only time these drives can be acted upon is in the case of things that cannot be hurt, like ponytails, or the occasional really cute stuffed animal. For example, ponytails may sometimes be swatted around a bit, but they will always be left unhurt, perhaps just a little shaken up at most.

Alright, so after describing these urges and outing myself and my friends and our violent minds, I have to know, do people from other states have these urges as well? Please post comments here, and complete the poll that I will post once I figure out how.

Thanks in advance for taking the time to provide data on this very important topic. Cute things everywhere, and my curious mind, are forever indebted to you.