A very entertaining book with lots of great photos of cats serving on ships - some cats even had uniforms and tiny hammocks like the other sailors. The book is also packed full of surprising facts about cats and their role on ships, which was much more than just chasing rodents.
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06/13/2022 6:50:39 AM PDT by
Saint X
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To: Saint X
That video story about the kitty named “Mis Hap” is hilarious! What a great story. Thanks for posting.
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06/13/2022 6:54:38 AM PDT by
ProtectOurFreedom
(Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
To: Saint X
3 posted on
06/13/2022 7:00:25 AM PDT by
rlmorel
(Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
To: Saint X
While archeologists claim dog was the first animal domesticated by man, I believe it was because dogs were useful both as a beast of burden and as a food source.
Cats, OTOH, were domesticated many years later when man moved from hunter/gatherer to agriculture. They charmed their way into our hearts by catching rodents who fed off the grain we stored.
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06/13/2022 7:00:33 AM PDT by
Vigilanteman
(The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
To: Saint X
Navy cats.
5 posted on
06/13/2022 7:11:06 AM PDT by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: Saint X
“Sir! The enemy has boarded our ship!”
“Release the cats!”
6 posted on
06/13/2022 7:11:37 AM PDT by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: Saint X
LOL...Touch not the duty cat!
7 posted on
06/13/2022 7:11:53 AM PDT by
PerConPat
(A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground - Mencken)
To: Saint X
Cats in the Navy
They say they’re mighty big
One clawed an Admiral
And now he’s in the brig
8 posted on
06/13/2022 7:12:40 AM PDT by
Rastus
To: Saint X
Cats on US Navy Ships:
Sadly, the last of the cats has taken her last shot off the cat.
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06/13/2022 7:19:33 AM PDT by
NorthMountain
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To: Saint X
11 posted on
06/13/2022 7:22:07 AM PDT by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: Saint X
12 posted on
06/13/2022 7:22:08 AM PDT by
mewzilla
(We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
To: Saint X
13 posted on
06/13/2022 7:25:17 AM PDT by
CodeJockey
(Politicians are to America as oligarchs are to Russia. )
To: Saint X
Cant have cats on aircraft carriers, they will knock all the planes off.
15 posted on
06/13/2022 7:31:07 AM PDT by
pas
To: Saint X
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06/13/2022 7:35:25 AM PDT by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Saint X
Thought cats in the Navy were outlawed by Congress in 1850.
To: Saint X
Hellcats of the Navy, starring Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis.
To: Saint X
Has any Navy cat matched the record of Sgt. Stubby?
To: Saint X
Reminds me of my loyal companion “Fenwick the Cat” that kept the rats off of me while in a Vietnam base camp. At night I could feel his paws scratching back and forth on my poncho liner waiting for the right moment to make the kill. He was an excellent rat catcher until I made a huge mistake and fed him some rehydrated shrimp.
To: Taxman
32 posted on
06/13/2022 10:30:58 AM PDT by
Taxman
(SAVE AMERICA!)
To: Saint X
I’m curious as to what they used for cat litter....
35 posted on
06/13/2022 12:19:20 PM PDT by
Gaffer
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38 posted on
06/13/2022 7:26:42 PM PDT by
Bratch
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