[SOC] Re: The Cat

[Bob Nielsen]

> You don't have to own a cat to appreciate this one.... 
> 
>  A couple was dressed and ready to go out for the  evening. They
>  turned on a night light, turned the answering machine on the phone
>  line, covered their pet parakeet and put the cat in the backyard.
> 
>  They phoned the local cab company and requested a  taxi. The taxi
>  arrived and the couple opened the front door to leave their house.
> 
>  The cat they had put out into the yard scoots back  into the house.
> 
>  They don't want the cat shut in the house because  "she" always
>  tries to eat the bird. The wife goes out to the taxi while the
>  husband goes inside to get the cat. The cat runs upstairs, the man
>  in hot pursuit.
> 
>  The wife doesn't want the driver to know the house  will be empty.
>  She explains to the taxi driver that her husband will be out soon. 
>  "He's just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother."
> 
>  A few minutes later, the husband gets into the cab..  "Sorry I took
>  so long," he says, as they drive away.
> 
>  "Stupid bitch was hiding under the bed. Had to poke  her with a coat
>  hanger to get her to come out! Then I had to wrap her in a blanket
>  to keep her from scratching me. But it worked. I hauled her fat ass
>  downstairs and threw her out into the back yard!"
> 
> The cabdriver hit a parked car...