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18th Century mummified kitty falls out of ceiling as house is being renovated
Daily mail ^ | 27th January 2012 | David Baker

Posted on 01/27/2012 1:43:16 PM PST by Charlespg

Bringing old homes up to scratch is nothing out of the ordinary for property renovators Andrew and George Hartley,

But this professional couple nearly jumped out their skin when greeted by their most recent form of preservation - as a mummified cat fell on them.

The couple got a face full of the ancient feline as they removed ceilings from an 18th century property in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: cat; cats; kitty; kittyping; wierdstuff
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Its the chupacabra !!

I would pissed my self had this thing fallen on me out of the blue ..lol

1 posted on 01/27/2012 1:43:24 PM PST by Charlespg
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To: Charlespg
OMG that is ugly


2 posted on 01/27/2012 1:47:22 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: Charlespg

Mummified cat? Ancient Egypt had the goddess Bast... MEOW


3 posted on 01/27/2012 1:48:29 PM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

is THIS a kitty ping/???


4 posted on 01/27/2012 1:49:42 PM PST by Morgana (I only come here to see what happens next. It normally does.)
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To: Charlespg

Dead cat bounce??? ;^)


5 posted on 01/27/2012 1:52:25 PM PST by 6ppc (It's torch and pitchfork time)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

The cat doesn’t look too hot either.


6 posted on 01/27/2012 1:58:52 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Charlespg

Bill Clinton - “I’d hit it....hehehe”


7 posted on 01/27/2012 2:03:08 PM PST by nesnah
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To: Charlespg

Ceiling Cat is not amused....


8 posted on 01/27/2012 2:08:58 PM PST by GQuagmire (Pats 33 Giants 24 Pats Super Bowl 46 Champs)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

CHUPACABRA!! CHUPACABRA!!


9 posted on 01/27/2012 2:12:35 PM PST by Free Vulcan (Election 2012 - America stands or falls. No more excuses. Get involved.)
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10 posted on 01/27/2012 2:17:19 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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AWwww Poor ‘lil thing.
(I love kettehs.)


11 posted on 01/27/2012 2:29:54 PM PST by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!Ho)
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To: Charlespg; Lady Jag; Slings and Arrows

12 posted on 01/27/2012 2:31:46 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Pobrecito.


13 posted on 01/27/2012 2:32:49 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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14 posted on 01/27/2012 3:02:42 PM PST by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: martin_fierro

How’d ya like to open a Food NetWork basket on Chopped and find one of them? yeee..

mummification happens.. meow meow..


15 posted on 01/27/2012 3:04:52 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: Charlespg

There is an old school, 1700’s, near me that had a mummified cat under it. It was thought to be good luck. Goodness knows why!


16 posted on 01/27/2012 3:18:01 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: martin_fierro

LOL! well done.


17 posted on 01/27/2012 3:20:22 PM PST by Jet Jaguar (Romney=Gun Grabber.)
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To: Charlespg

I thought I taw a puddy cat ! I did taw a puddy cat !


18 posted on 01/27/2012 3:33:41 PM PST by CORedneck
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

It was probably once someone’s beloved, beautiful kitty; just as pretty as our kitty kats that we have now. I’ll bet the kitty’s owner wondered what ever happened to her cat. Sad.


19 posted on 01/27/2012 5:54:37 PM PST by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
OMG that is ugly

So's the cat.

20 posted on 01/27/2012 6:58:23 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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