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Karl Lagerfeld’s cat made $4-million in the past year. What have you done with your life?
National Post ^ | April 2, 2015 | Hannah Furness, The Telegraph

Posted on 04/03/2015 7:13:25 AM PDT by rickmichaels

It already leads one of the most charmed lives on the planet, spoilt with the finest food and first-class care.

Now Choupette, Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, has also been confirmed as one of the richest members of the fashion industry, with its annual earnings matching even the most coveted of models.

The Siamese cat, described by the designer as “sophisticated” has earned €3-million (just over $4-million) for just two advertising jobs in the past year: a collaboration with the Japanese cosmetics brand Shu Uemura and posing for a Vauxhall Corsa car calendar.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalpost.com ...


TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: kittyping
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1 posted on 04/03/2015 7:13:25 AM PDT by rickmichaels
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This cat definitely prefers iOS over those Android knockoffs. Another example of sophistication and good breeding.


2 posted on 04/03/2015 7:21:50 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: rickmichaels

Not a Siamese.


3 posted on 04/03/2015 7:21:52 AM PDT by apoxonu
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Nice tail...

4 posted on 04/03/2015 7:23:12 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Yeah.....but I have something that cat will never have......credit!

A tip of the hat to the TV show Barney Miller.


5 posted on 04/03/2015 7:23:34 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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6 posted on 04/03/2015 7:23:38 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: apoxonu

You’re right...that’s not a Siamese cat. Siamese are short-haired...probably a Himalayan, at best.


7 posted on 04/03/2015 7:26:21 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: rickmichaels
cat tennis photo: tennis cat tenniscat.jpg
8 posted on 04/03/2015 7:27:02 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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Hey! (tap tap) Is this thing on? I can hear you cat lovers breathing ... Volley cat The Far Side photo: far side Thedogswaltzedin.jpg
9 posted on 04/03/2015 7:46:42 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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Wow! wish I had a cat like that!



Something to make you forget for a minute all the bad news and smile:


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10 posted on 04/03/2015 8:07:50 AM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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Thanks for the cat break!


11 posted on 04/03/2015 8:31:08 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Slings and Arrows

kitty ping...


12 posted on 04/03/2015 9:10:05 AM PDT by Twotone (Truth is hate to those who hate truth.)
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13 posted on 04/03/2015 11:19:29 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("Dressed In Blue" - http://youtu.be/iAtvVsXvWCo)
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To: patriot08

Nothing says funny and happy like a kitteh.


14 posted on 04/03/2015 1:01:34 PM PDT by pallmallman (Q)
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To: rickmichaels; Slings and Arrows; GeronL; Daffynition

What happens if the cat fails to file taxes on that money?

Cats are worse than any honey badger. Cats don’t care.


15 posted on 04/03/2015 1:30:49 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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“What happens if the cat fails to file taxes on that money?”

It will blame TurboTax.


16 posted on 04/03/2015 1:32:39 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: rickmichaels

Is Karl Lagerfeld aiming to play Blofeld in the next James Bond video?

(I refuse to call them films anymore, they aren’t using film these days to record or project the image)


17 posted on 04/03/2015 1:32:48 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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18 posted on 04/03/2015 1:37:34 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Figures, the cat carries the load.


19 posted on 04/03/2015 4:07:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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To: pallmallman

Cats are adorable..love them more than any other animale


20 posted on 04/03/2015 4:14:07 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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