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Cat Interrupts Catnap, Possibly Saving Two
Washington Post ^ | Wednesday, January 18, 2006; 4:41 PM | ap

Posted on 01/19/2006 5:26:30 AM PST by Fawn

MANCHESTER, Pa. -- A cat interrupted a catnap, possibly saving two lives. Jean Poole and her 9-month-old granddaughter were dozing Tuesday in Poole's home in the Newberry Estates mobile home park. Poole's 7-year-old cat, Princess, woke them up, meowing loudly. Poole got up, smelled smoke and heard crackling flames. She went to check the wood burning stove in the living room, and saw flames at the picture window. With fire blocking the front door, Poole grabbed the baby and went out the rear door. Then she returned to get Princess. "She woke me up. I don't know if I'd have smelled the smoke otherwise," Poole said. Arriving firefighters found flames were shooting through the roof. Scott Glassmyer, assistant chief of the Newberry Township Fire Company, said the blaze apparently started accidentally in a trash can outside, ignited the underside of the mobile home, spread inside the siding and broke through to the interior.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: cat; catsrule; fancyfeastforyou; goodkitty; hero; smart
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Good kitty.
1 posted on 01/19/2006 5:26:31 AM PST by Fawn
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To: Fawn
Cats have more than nine lives ping!

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2 posted on 01/19/2006 5:44:34 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: teenyelliott

Ping


3 posted on 01/19/2006 5:59:27 AM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, unleash some real Cowboys to kick some Brokeback Mountain butt!)
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To: Fawn

Cats ain't stupid...
Got to protect the "opener of the cans"!
If you have owned a cat you know what I mean.


4 posted on 01/19/2006 6:11:04 AM PST by cavtrooper21 (No snappy tagline ideas available at this time... Please try again later.)
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To: cavtrooper21

You mean if "a Cat has owned you" don't you???


5 posted on 01/19/2006 6:24:53 AM PST by SuzanneWeeks (There is no one more militant than an antiwar protester)
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To: cavtrooper21

If I ever need to find my cat, all I have to do is pick up her food bowl and shake it a bit and she comes running from wherever she's hiding or napping.


6 posted on 01/19/2006 6:26:49 AM PST by garyhope (Happy, healthy, prosperous New Year to all good Freepers and our brave military.)
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To: PetroniDE; Slings and Arrows; Lady Jag

Just-Who-Is-The-Smarter-Lifeform PING


7 posted on 01/19/2006 6:39:51 AM PST by martin_fierro (Action figure sold separately)
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No, I think it was more like I lived in his house(grudgingly), did all domestic duties (never fast enough) in return for cat hair on my uniforms and "velcro kitty greetings" when I came home!!
..this is no joking matter when the cat in question ran about 15 pounds (very little fat) and had a head the size of a softball.


8 posted on 01/19/2006 6:44:43 AM PST by cavtrooper21 (No snappy tagline ideas available at this time... Please try again later.)
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To: Fawn

does this cat meet the requirements for becoming a Viking Kitty?


9 posted on 01/19/2006 6:56:15 AM PST by NCC-1701 (RADICAL ISLAM IS A CULT. IT MUST BE ELIMINATED.)
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Just-Who-Is-The-Smarter-Lifeform PING



10 posted on 01/19/2006 7:42:09 AM PST by Lady Jag ( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and unlimited power)
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To: Lady Jag

Haha.....Mr. Cool.


11 posted on 01/19/2006 8:02:25 AM PST by Fawn (Did you have to...)
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To: garyhope

LOL! All I have to do is head towards the kitchen....they're always on my heels. (They always have food available too!)


12 posted on 01/19/2006 8:04:09 AM PST by Fawn (Did you have to...)
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Haha.....Mr. Cool.

That's right. He meant to save all those lives... :·)

13 posted on 01/19/2006 8:17:37 AM PST by Lady Jag ( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and unlimited power)
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To: Maximus of Texas
Ha. This is the second story like this I have read this week. Kitties aren't stupid, and they don't wanna die.

I think I'll get two more.

14 posted on 01/19/2006 8:34:18 AM PST by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: teenyelliott

Two more cats or homes?


15 posted on 01/19/2006 8:35:16 AM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, unleash some real Cowboys to kick some Brokeback Mountain butt!)
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To: Maximus of Texas
I already have three houses at this point. No more, thanks.

But I can always benefit from some additional kitty lovin'! They are such calm, peaceful little creatures. I love my dog, but she is so loud and active and stinky. Dogs are like parenting permanent toddlers. I never have to give my kitties a bath, they don't bark, and most of the time they just look cute while they sleep. Perfect pet.

16 posted on 01/19/2006 8:44:02 AM PST by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: teenyelliott

Cats are too independent. They don't need you. Plus they make me sneeze. I enjoy cats but they can't hold a candle to a dog.


17 posted on 01/19/2006 8:46:03 AM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, unleash some real Cowboys to kick some Brokeback Mountain butt!)
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To: Maximus of Texas
They don't need you

That's a load. Most cats are obviously products of how they are raised. My kitties follow me around like little ducks, and demand attention. And they come when you call them. Except the old deaf boy, of course.

And to be honest, I get tired of being "needed" all the time.

18 posted on 01/19/2006 8:55:33 AM PST by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: teenyelliott
It's not so much a "need" thing. It's more that you're wanting some acknowledgment that they like you,that you're not just another kneading contraption.
19 posted on 01/19/2006 9:08:24 AM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, unleash some real Cowboys to kick some Brokeback Mountain butt!)
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To: teenyelliott

20 posted on 01/19/2006 9:54:37 AM PST by EX52D (They say that anger is just love disappointed...)
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