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Grumpy Cat is DEAD
www.dailymail.co.uk/ ^ | 05/07/2019 | LUKE KENTON

Posted on 05/20/2019 6:55:59 AM PDT by ThinkingBuddha

The world's crankiest cat, whose permanent scowl inspired countless memes, a best-selling series of books and a movie, has passed away at the age of seven.

Grumpy Cat - real name Tardar Sauce - shot to fame in 2012 in a YouTube video that received 15.7 million views, and went on to amass a $100M fortune for her former-waitress owner Tabatha Bundesen.

But her family from Morristown, Arizona, took to Instagram this morning to announce the news that she'd died on Tuesday from a urinary tract infection, saying: 'Some days are grumpier than others'.

The internet sensation was born with feline dwarfism and an underbite, which caused her famous expression.

However her condition also brought with it a number of health complications, including infections, which experts say drastically reduced her lifespan.

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: grumpycat; kittyping; lastweeksnews; oldnews; postedseveraltimes; whocares
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1 posted on 05/20/2019 6:55:59 AM PDT by ThinkingBuddha
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To: ThinkingBuddha

her owner became very wealth.


2 posted on 05/20/2019 6:57:46 AM PDT by SMGFan ("God love ya! What am I talking about")
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To: ThinkingBuddha

News from the other day.


3 posted on 05/20/2019 6:57:53 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

Does this count as the third celebrity?
Doris, tim and now grumpy.


4 posted on 05/20/2019 6:59:09 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: ThinkingBuddha
Grumpy Cat is DEAD

Long live Grumpy Cat.

5 posted on 05/20/2019 6:59:18 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

Which is of course much worse than being merely dead.


6 posted on 05/20/2019 7:00:19 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: longfellow

I think Peggy Lipton was the third one.


7 posted on 05/20/2019 7:00:44 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (If you are not interested you will see nothing but the road you walk on.-Jim Corbett)
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To: SMGFan

If the owners use some of that money (and I think they have been), to do good (such as helping and rescuing other needy cats), then I think a lot of good has come out of Grumpy Cat’s life.


8 posted on 05/20/2019 7:01:32 AM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: ThinkingBuddha
What really happened:


9 posted on 05/20/2019 7:04:18 AM PDT by real saxophonist (One side has guns and training. Other side's primary concern is 'gender identity'. Who's gonna win?)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

I will be happy to console the future Mrs. K


10 posted on 05/20/2019 7:06:22 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

$100 million fortune.

The Dems would love to make sure GC’s owner pays her ‘fair share’ of taxes ...


11 posted on 05/20/2019 7:07:05 AM PDT by DJ Frisat ( (optional, printed after my name on post))
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To: the OlLine Rebel

But now he’s really, really dead.


12 posted on 05/20/2019 7:08:12 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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News from the other day.

And today's death makes twice. Only 7 lives to go.

Here's an old cartoon for cat lovers...


13 posted on 05/20/2019 7:10:20 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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14 posted on 05/20/2019 7:10:36 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (This Space For Rant)
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15 posted on 05/20/2019 7:19:00 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

Yeah, we found this out LAST WEEK.


16 posted on 05/20/2019 7:30:01 AM PDT by Carpe Cerevisi
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To: Carpe Cerevisi

THIS JUST IN! Grumpy cat is dead. Somebody will probably post another thread about it any time now.


17 posted on 05/20/2019 7:34:48 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

Rumor had it, that GrumpyCat was going to release information that would guarantee the trial and conviction of Hillary Clinton. . . . (evil grin)


18 posted on 05/20/2019 7:43:39 AM PDT by Salgak (You're in Strange Hands with Tom Stranger. . . .)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

So he’s down to seven lives now?


19 posted on 05/20/2019 7:44:39 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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