[CH] "How to Tape a Cat"
Bob Batson (rcb@kc.rr.com)
Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:14:13 -0500
As some folks are feeling kind of nostalgic about the early days of
the Chile-Heads list, I thought I'd repost the following item from
gunterman@ccmailpc.ctron.com on Fri, 28 Apr 1995. Apparently
gunterman (I don't recall if male or female) was having an ongoing
problem with a neighbor's cat using his garden as a bathroom.
Finally, he posted the following to the list
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 95 13:18:01 EST
From: gunterman@ccmailpc.ctron.com
Subject: Cat 27 : Human 1 (HUMAN WINS!) / hot eats in NH
Message-ID: <9503287991.AA799100281@ccmailpc.ctron.com>
>Take both owner and home owners assoc to small claims court.
normally would be a good suggestion but:
I am on the board of directors of the Condo Assn. So I must be extra
carefull of my actions in relation to this issue
I can't really sue the assn if I am on it could I.. Well maybe I
could..hmmmmm. Anyway,
I think the problem is now solved.
I got a suggestion (off list) that sounded so great I _HAD_ to try it.
It was recommended that I take a few rolls of scotch tape and take them
off the roll and lay it loosely around the yard. So I stopped on my way
home from work last evening and got a few rolls.
this AM I saw the owner of the cat sitting on her front porch in her
nightgown w' this cat in her lap, covered w/ tape. scissors in hand.
snip snip snip, peel peel peel, grumble grumble. The cat is one of them
long haired types I think it is called an agora or angora or something
like that.. well now it is called "butch"
I was laughing so hard I _almost_ could not wave to her and
cheerfully yell
"good morning!"
The cat was not hurt at all but is a little bald in a few areas.
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Now if anyone ever asks, you'll know "How to Tape a Cat" and why
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Bob Batson
rcb@kc.rr.com
"Chocolate is the true opiate of the masses"
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Bob Batson