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Thursday, July 26, 2007
How was it that I sensed that the amazing story of Oscar, the nursing-home home kitty who predicts the death of patients hours before the medical staff does, would inspire an LOLcat meme?
Personally, if I were on my deathbed, having a cat curl up beside me for a comforting send-off wouldn’t bother me. Now, if a domokun showed up instead, then I’d know my ticket was getting punched.
Back to Oscar. I love how his seemingly compassionate behavior is deemed suspect, owing to feline proclivities:
If Oscar really is a furry grim reaper, it’s also possible his behavior could be driven by self-centered pleasures like a heated blanket placed on a dying person, [veterinary expert Nicholas] Dodman said.
No respect for this four-legged angel of mercy.
by Costa Tsiokos, Thu 07/26/2007 09:53 PM
Category: Comedy, Internet, Science
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