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Maine Coon from Reno named world's longest cat
gather.com ^
| October 20, 2010 09:46 AM EDT (Updated: October 20, 2010 10:54 AM EDT)
| Emily Moulton
Posted on 10/20/2010 8:24:59 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A Maine Coon cat named Stewie is the new record holder for "world's longest cat," according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. His recent measurement from his nose to the tip of his tail bone put him at 48 and a half inches, a half inch longer than the original record holder. The cat's owner, Robin Hendrickson, says the Maine coon's full name is Mymains Stewart Gilligan.
According to Wikipedia, Maine coons really do hail from Maine, but there are other theories regarding their deeper origins. One such theory says that they are descended from Marie Antoinette's Turkish Angora cats, who bred with native North American shorter-haired breeds upon arrival.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cats; kittyping; mainecoon; mainecooncat; norwegianforestcat
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:25:01 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Been plannin’ on buying one of them next year sometime. Big breed.
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:26:11 AM PDT
by
Grunthor
(Tax cuts for the poor! If the poor can keep more money they may start hiring again!)
"In this photo taken July 1, 2009, Robin Henderson stretches out her Maine Coon cat Stewie outside of her home in Reno, Nev. Stewie, a five-year-old Maine Coon owned by Hendrickson and Erik Brandsness, has been accepted by Guinness World Records as the world's longest cat at 48.5 inches"(AP Photo/Reno Gazette-Journal, Andy Barron)
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:26:12 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Maine coon cats will keep your barn free of pests.
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:26:56 AM PDT
by
AU72
To: BenLurkin
They're amazing. One used to walk up to me and smack me on the leg when it wanted something.
Beautiful animal.
Long, too.
To: BenLurkin
What about Long Cat?
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:30:05 AM PDT
by
evets
(beer)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:31:08 AM PDT
by
NautiNurse
(ObamaCare uses Bernie Madoff theory of economics)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:34:49 AM PDT
by
mnehring
To: NautiNurse
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:35:07 AM PDT
by
caww
To: NautiNurse
Oh my God. That is a cougar.
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:36:54 AM PDT
by
Frantzie
(Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
To: BenLurkin
The Delaware senate race is so odd. One candidate says she was a teen age witch and now the other says he is the world;s longest cat.
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:38:44 AM PDT
by
llevrok
(Born a ham and never cured.)
To: evets
How about Fat Cat?
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:39:30 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(King: "I have a dream"...Sharpton: "I want a check")
To: Grunthor
You’ll love it! Best cats ever!
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:39:52 AM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(Not under the influence of Hope-nosis.)
To: evets
What about it? he’s loooooooooong!
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:48:53 AM PDT
by
Lx
(Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
To: NautiNurse
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:51:23 AM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Playing by the rules only works if both sides do it!)
To: NautiNurse
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:51:30 AM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Playing by the rules only works if both sides do it!)
To: NautiNurse
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:51:45 AM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Playing by the rules only works if both sides do it!)
To: NautiNurse
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:52:02 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Grblb blabt unt mipt speeb!! Oot piffoo blaboo...)
To: BenLurkin
My 12 y.o. daughter has a cat that we believe is half Maine Coon. She had a Siamese mother and has the blue eyes and coloring of a Siamese (along with the whiny meow, LOL). She is quite large and has the coat of a Maine Coon. Gracie (the cat) looks like a little lion.
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:54:36 AM PDT
by
Hoosier Catholic Momma
(Arkansas resident of Hoosier upbringing--Yankee with a southern twang)
To: mad_as_he$$
Dang! Is that shopped?
Dang! Is that shopped?
Dang! Is that shopped? Yes it is.
Yes it is.
Yes it is.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bigcat.asp
Yes, yes, I know Snopes isn't considered reliable. This debunking supposedly tracks down the original photographer.
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posted on
10/20/2010 8:57:12 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Grblb blabt unt mipt speeb!! Oot piffoo blaboo...)
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