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This Cat's Clearly Different

There's a cat I know sits at a table Napkin 'round her neck knife and fork in tow She sleeps in a bed demands satin sheets Without a canopy overhead her night's not complete This cat's clearly different but is she all that special Not really, you say -- OK. Here's what's extra-terrestrial She climbs up on the toilet with utmost care sniffs around Then she presses the lever FLUSH! with great fanfare and sound No big deal, you say that she doesn't use a litter Well -- ha, ha -- the problem is she's not a toilet-seat sitter After she flushes, she goes all over the floor then claws toilet paper into dozens of pieces or more -- Yellow streaks everywhere She marches, tail high, right out the door So refined when dining and going to sleep This cat's bathroom etiquette is that of a sheep -- I always thought I'd have to live 'till a hundred and thirty to see a cat leave a room filthy and dirty!

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Date: 12/17/2019 5:25:00 PM
Oh, my goodness! What a CAT! Wow! Great poem
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/17/2019 5:27:00 PM
I guess it's that old favorite, 'Top Cat!' Thanks, Caren! Season's Joy! ~ Gershon
Date: 12/15/2019 6:30:00 PM
Gershon, I love cats and cat poems. This is a great one and pretty well describes my dear old cat, Jeff, in many ways. Glad the Cletus O'Toole writes give you a smile. Have a grand Holiday Season, my friend - BoB H
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 9:09:00 PM
Here's to DOC (dear old cat) Jeff! Thanks, Bob, and Merry Merry-making! :) gw
Date: 12/15/2019 3:02:00 PM
Your cat is certainly a prime example of "cathood" -- each of them is unique, although they all have an adventurous (or sometimes timorous) spirit and great curiosity, and we dote on them and cherish them greatly. I enjoyed your cat-a-logue of your cat's eccentricities and personality....
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 5:20:00 PM
Enjoyed your plays on words, Leo! Thanks for your outstanding, considered thoughts! Season's best to you. Cheers, Gershon
Date: 12/15/2019 12:37:00 PM
Gershon, you have perfectly described why my cat always stayed outside. Good one! Janice
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 12:48:00 PM
Ha, ha! Thanks for the tip of the (Cat in the) hat, Janice! Holiday Cheer, Gershon
Date: 12/15/2019 9:49:00 AM
Lol! Gershon, Great title. I found this write to be a clever and fun write. Wait! How did this cat look? She sounds a lot like my cat. She does this every once and awhile. I told her to stop, but she hard headed and doesn't listen. I enjoyed the read:-) Alexis
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 11:03:00 AM
Shh. Don't give away our little secret here, Alexis. Clearly this cat is patterned after yours. Thanks, Gershon
Date: 12/15/2019 7:48:00 AM
Some cat Gershon. Great, fun read. Best....Ron :)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 11:02:00 AM
Thanks for the support, Ron. Perhaps stolen right out from under the Hat of the 'Cat n the' … Cheers, Gershon
Date: 12/15/2019 5:31:00 AM
That's enough, the moggy lives outside from now on lol. Tom
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 10:59:00 AM
Not just outside for the moggy, but way, way outside! Thanks, Tom. Season's best, Gershon
Date: 12/15/2019 1:46:00 AM
I know a few human cats like that around...I enjoyed this read...
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 10:58:00 AM
The title kind of leans toward the human variety (of cat), doesn't it? Thanks, Arturo. Smiles, Gershon
Date: 12/15/2019 1:26:00 AM
Wonderful poem. My wife complains about the damage our Cat does but he is worth every cent. That Cat truly likes me and I'm told that is rare. Have a great night my friend.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 10:57:00 AM
Your cat has great taste! Surely a cat that's worthy every dollar!! Cheers, gw

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