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Cubs and cat: Guard grabs cat by the tail, catches controversy
chicagotribune ^
| April 23, 2009
| Rex W. Huppke
Posted on 04/26/2009 11:25:50 AM PDT by JoeProBono
In the wake of "The Great Wrigley Field Cat Tail Grabbing of 2009," one thing is certain: People have pretty strong opinions about cats. In case you missed it, a speckled feline ran onto the field at a Cubs game Tuesday night and -- after a comical chase -- was unceremoniously hoisted by its tail and lowered into the stands by a security guard.
The tail-grabbing fired up many cat lovers. On a comment board on the Tribune's Web site Wednesday, one reader wrote: "Grabbed the cat by his tail? This groundskeeper should be hung up by HIS TAIL." Others came to the cat grabber's defense: "He did what he had to do ... get over it."
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cat
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To: JoeProBono
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04/26/2009 11:27:12 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Repeated attempts to seek comment from cats were unsuccessful. Awesome.
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posted on
04/26/2009 11:27:58 AM PDT
by
LongElegantLegs
(Militant fecundity personified.)
To: LongElegantLegs
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04/26/2009 11:29:13 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: All
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posted on
04/26/2009 11:32:10 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
To: JoeProBono
>Others came to the cat grabber’s defense: “He did what he had to do ... get over it.”
I’m a cat lover and I tend to agree with the pragmatist’s side of things; sometimes the only way to catch the cat IS to grab the tail.
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04/26/2009 11:34:38 AM PDT
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OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: Snickering Hound
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04/26/2009 11:34:48 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: OneWingedShark
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04/26/2009 11:37:18 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
I am not a cat lover but I seem to have adopted a few at my place. (5 daughters tend to attract them)
I have on occasion picked a cat up and tossed it out the door by the tail. It seems that one of the cats likes me and I don’t mind him much. The other one doesn’t have the brains that god give a dog.
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04/26/2009 11:38:27 AM PDT
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pennyfarmer
(Shiite Muslim named Bob.)
To: pennyfarmer
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04/26/2009 11:40:18 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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04/26/2009 11:42:10 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Poor kittie. Humiliating him in front of thousands of people is just too too painful. Kittie deserves a special place in the dugout for the rest of the season.
And the ump should go to the pound.
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posted on
04/26/2009 11:44:57 AM PDT
by
Veto!
(Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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04/26/2009 11:45:41 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: All
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way. Mark Twain
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04/26/2009 11:54:43 AM PDT
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SamKeck
To: JoeProBono
It's a damn CAT. Get over it and move on with baseball season.
THAT IS ALL
To: JoeProBono
I love kitties, and I’m sure it’s not that big a deal. It happened briefly, and probably didn’t hurt much (but might hurt alot more for the guy who does it). Was this the easiest way he had to catch the cat (catch a tiger by the tail...)?
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posted on
04/26/2009 11:59:45 AM PDT
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the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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04/26/2009 12:35:56 PM PDT
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To: JoeProBono
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04/26/2009 12:48:34 PM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
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04/26/2009 12:49:25 PM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
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