[mingusthecat]

So, this was an affirmative action moniker? Mingus demands an equal opportunity, but she's every color in the book, so what to do?

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[mingusthecat]

Meow ping

[martin_fierro]

The Viking Kitty abides.

[atomicpossum]

So, no Tupac?

[Slings and Arrows]

So, this was an affirmative action moniker? Mingus demands an equal opportunity, but she's every color in the book, so what to do?

Wash the kitty litter off thy paws, for thou standeth on holy ground.

Thou hast been a good and faithful feline. Henceforth, Mingus the Cat, thou shalt be known as Tiger Woods.

ZOT is ours, sayeth the Viking Kitties!

[Slings and Arrows]

Kitty Ping List alert!

[Freepmail me to get on or off the Kitty Ping List.]

[Moose4]

Yawn. Livingston the Viking Kitty was named after Dr. Livingston, the famous explorer. Mainly because he'd go to the ends of the earth and brave darkest Africa for pork rinds. Yup. You heard me. The cat is addicted to low-carb snack foods.

Here he is watching TV. His favorite channel: Court TV. He thinks Scott Peterson is guilty as sin.

}:-)4

[lawgirl]

The prize-winning cat, a copper-eyed Bombay born in the Brookfield, Conn., home of Sharyn and Sig Hauck, on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, responded with a hesitant purr, and had nothing further to offer reporters, on the record or otherwise.

I think that is hilarious!

[El Gato]

Mingus demands an equal opportunity, but she's every color in the book, so what to do?

Name her Tiger Woods?

[Lady Jag]

Mingus, I like your athleticism. I have a bottle of Triple Sec and a bag of pistachios if you want to come over.

[mingusthecat]

Powell Meets Namesake Feline; Mingus the Cat calls on Defense Sec. Don Rumsfeld to Change Name to "Mingus Rumsfeld" 

ON A PORCH RAILING, SOMEWHERE IN TX--Opinionated feline pundit Mingus the Cat today spoke out about the meeting that recently took place between Secretary of State Colin Powell and his namesake, "Colin Powell," a copper-eyed Bombay cat born in Brookfield, Conn., on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.  The cat's owners, Sharyn and Sig Hauck, told the Associated Press, "We name all of our black cats after prominent African Americans."

Upon hearing of this, Mingus the Cat promptly felt that she herself had suffered from reverse discrimination due to the fact that there were no politicians named "Mingus."

The feline's concerns were not assuaged after being informed that a famous Jazz musician was named Charles Mingus.  In fact, she was especially insulted to learn that in addition to his fame as a musician, Charles Mingus was famous for perfecting a regimen for training cats to use an actual human toilet.

"The fact that the only other famous figure named Mingus is some guy whose fame came from teaching cats such a filthy habit (humans don't even bury it) doesn't make me feel any better," she said.

"I feel that other cats--namely ME--deserve an equal opportunity, even if we're not black cats.  Heck, I'm every color in the book, so I really represent the melting pot that is America."

Mingus also called on the political figure with whom she most identifies--Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld--to change his name to "Mingus Rumsfeld" in order to rectify the situation.

Defense Sec. Don Rumsfeld prepares to pounce on an assinine media question.  Mingus feels she most closely identifies with Rumsfeld.

"Rummy is no-nonsense, independent-minded, and intolerant of silly requests, just like I am," she explained.  She also cited his disdain for the Administration's doves, noting, "I don't find doves much of a worthy challenge where prey is concerned either."

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