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japple

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27. Hear, hear!!! Raise a toast to my dear, departed husband who was a cat man and

Reply to Sky Jewels (Reply #21)

Wed Jul 24, 2024, 06:31 PM

Jul 24

had the scars and bruises to prove it. One time when we were trying to catch a mama cat and her babies, he got hold of two kittens, then fell down the stairs, but he never let go of those kittens. We got the whole family and he was badly bruised for a few weeks, but that cat family got sp/neutered and were adopted from the animal shelter. He was a fierce supporter of equality and justice and, though he died in 2004, I am sure he would have supported PBO, PJB, and VPKH!

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Joyce White Vance - and her cat - FTW over JD Vance [View all] highplainsdem Jul 24 OP

I Love Maine Coons! Deep State Witch Jul 24 #1

So do I! Beautiful cats... highplainsdem Jul 24 #2

Fierce looking cat! Are they really on the "wild" side of Ilsa Jul 25 #43

Mine Was Deep State Witch Jul 25 #46

I mean, does J.D. not know that cats rule the internet? tanyev Jul 24 #3

I love it! Dave says Jul 24 #11

Hello, Ceiling Cat! ShazzieB Jul 24 #35

Looks like a big ol' Maine Coon! Ocelot II Jul 24 #4

Mark Twain said "If a person likes cats, I am immediately their friend and I don't need to know any more" Bernardo de La Paz Jul 24 #5

We've always said the cats own the house Maeve Jul 24 #6

My sister and her husband own a cat named Maeve NBachers Jul 24 #36

I identify with this so much. Sky Jewels Jul 24 #7

I'd say a cat woman hater is also lefthandedskyhook Jul 24 #8

And as far as I know, he doesn't have any pets. calimary Jul 24 #9

And if he had had any pets . . . AverageOldGuy Jul 24 #16

No, in fact he... GiqueCee Jul 24 #17

Cat hating and misogyny are VERY closely linked. Sky Jewels Jul 24 #13

As a lifelong cat guy Pinback Jul 24 #19

I've found that Cat Guys are (yes, generally) smarter, funnier and more secure with themselves Sky Jewels Jul 24 #21

Hear, hear!!! Raise a toast to my dear, departed husband who was a cat man and japple Jul 24 #27

My wife taught me to love cats lefthandedskyhook Jul 24 #22

Awww, I love that! Sky Jewels Jul 24 #24

My husband (now my ex) grew up in a family PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 24 #32

That's a lot of kitties! Sky Jewels Jul 25 #42

That's some cat on her shoulder! Dave says Jul 24 #10

Very much a badass "Don't mess with us" look. Both of them. I love it. highplainsdem Jul 25 #44

He sure stuck his foot in it with that remark birdographer Jul 24 #12

Yes We Kam IronLionZion Jul 24 #14

💚💚 Deuxcents Jul 24 #29

The cat . . . . AverageOldGuy Jul 24 #15

Sic 'im, Kitty DinahMoeHum Jul 24 #18

highplainsdem........... Upthevibe Jul 24 #20

Lovely Figarosmom Jul 24 #23

Speaking as a divorced Maine Coon Cat man who has voted exclusively Democratic for over 50 years, PufPuf23 Jul 24 #25

Kittie's there to eat Tender Vittles and kick JD's ass. And he's all out of Tender Vittles. nt The Unmitigated Gall Jul 24 #26

Own it! HAB911 Jul 24 #28

Old joke I'm sure you've heard: tavernier Jul 24 #30

I hadn't heard that one. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 24 #33

Joyce Vance is one tough Cat Lady. democrank Jul 24 #31

Upper Middle Aged, Gen Xer, cat fan, white, male, here. johnnyfins Jul 24 #34

K&R!!! Sparkly Jul 24 #37

This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Jul 24 #38

Me, too. Thanks! highplainsdem Jul 25 #41

Beautiful bdamomma Jul 24 #39

She has another now, still a kitten soldierant Jul 24 #40

Didn't know that. Good for her. highplainsdem Jul 25 #45

I subscribe soldierant Jul 25 #47