Do You Like Cats

This was 1952, when men were too manly to like cats. Anyway, we were told this often by old ugly bats. But one day I was stopped dead in my tracks. By the loveliest woman I’d seen; her name was Max. Max had one of those faces like Lauren Bacall. She was gorgeous and lovely, svelte, and tall. She gave me one of those looks that made me wink. This was in the days before men had to worry or think. Would you go out with me? I asked in my nicest way. She smiled and asked me how I felt about cats that day. I knew immediately the answer had better be good. So I lied and told her what I thought that I should. She agreed to go out, and I had to learn to like cats. The cat cottoned to me, and was soon curled up on my hats. When we split up, she asked me to take the little guy. I said yes immediately, and did not ask why. You see I had fallen in love with the little kitty too. That is what good guys who don’t know cats often do. Best of all, he is a woman-attracting magnet you see. I take him to the park and watch them running to me.