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Grumpy Cat leaves behind a beloved legacy and a profitable business. Feline celebrity Grumpy Cat, whose real name was Tardar Sauce, died this week due to complications from a urinary-tract infection, her owners shared Friday. The cat, who was seven years old, first rose to fame after a photo of her went viral on Reddit in 2012. In the intervening years she has become one of the most recognizable animals in the world. As a result, she’s had marketing deals with companies ranging from Honey Nut Cheerios (GIS) and Friskies (NSRGY) cat food and starred in a television film where...

The world's crankiest cat, whose permanent scowl inspired countless memes, a best-selling series of books and a movie, has passed away at the age of seven. Grumpy Cat - real name Tardar Sauce - shot to fame in 2012 in a YouTube video that received 15.7 million views, and went on to amass a $100M fortune for her former-waitress owner Tabatha Bundesen. But her family from Morristown, Arizona, took to Instagram this morning to announce the news that she'd died on Tuesday from a urinary tract infection, saying: 'Some days are grumpier than others'. The internet sensation was born with...

U.S.—The nation took a break from cheering on the murder of babies to mourn the death of a cat, sources confirmed Friday. The country that kills nearly a million babies every year was shocked to learn that Grumpy Cat had passed away. Millions paid tribute to the funny feline, saying the cat had brought joy and cheer to everyone. This all happened in a country that's "totally cool" with slaughtering the unborn and doesn't shed a tear for the murder of an infant who survived a botched abortion. "We call for a moratorium on killing babies for a full hour...

Grumpy Cat — the world’s most famous feline, whose frowning face spawned countless memes and an empire that includes plush toys, comics, books, calendars, perfume, sneakers, lottery tickets, and even her own Lifetime TV Christmas special — has died at age 7. “We are unimaginably heartbroken to announce the loss of our beloved Grumpy Cat,” read a statement released early Friday morning by her family and manager. “Despite care from top professionals, as well as from her very loving family, Grumpy encountered complications from a recent urinary tract infection that unfortunately became too tough for her to overcome. She passed...

On January 23rd, a jury verdict entered in the Central District of California awarded $710,000 in damages for trademark and copyright infringement to Grumpy Cat Limited, the entity holding the rights to the Internet cat celebrity Grumpy Cat. The lawsuit targeted the sale of unlicensed coffee beverages marketed under the Grumpy Cat name by a Los Angeles-area beverage company. The complaint filed in December 2015 notes, the firm entered into a license agreement with Grenade Beverage in May 2013, which granted Grenade limited rights to the copyrights and trademarks covering the cat’s name and image to develop a line of...

While Clinton who outright lied to save Obama’s campaign for reelection in 2012 by attributing the death of four Americans in Benghazi to an obscure video, will never face a jail term, but one day global warming deniers will In an upside-down world where the ‘progressives’ having gained control sent truth telling on permanent vacation, President Barack Obama compares Republicans to “Grumpy Cat”. To millions languishing in wait out there in the Peanut Gallery, it’s more like “Grumpy Cat versus Obama Rat”. It gets crazier by day with lots of down-the-rabbit-hole material on the Net for anyone with the time...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/23/obama-says-gop-candidates-are-like-grumpy-cat/ President Obama ridiculed congressional Republicans and the GOP presidential candidates Friday as “gloomy” doomsayers. “They are like Grumpy Cat,” Mr. Obama said, referring to a popular meme and making a frowning face. “Everything is terrible according to them. ‘We’re doomed!’” Speaking at a Democratic Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington, the president said GOP presidential candidates are in “the Twilight Zone” by pretending the years under President George W. Bush were pleasant. “You listen to them and they’ve constructed this entire separate reality,” he said. “If you listen to them, it’s like those were the good old days. Then I...

Owner Tabatha Bundesen from Morristown, Arizona, said the two-year-old moggy is 'unstoppable'. She told The Express: 'What she's achieved in such a short time is unimaginable and absolutely mind-blowing.

Lifetime’s weirdly meta film, Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever—which comes complete with Aubrey Plaza appearing onscreen to announce she’s voicing the beloved Internet meme—is, essentially, the story of one young girl’s attempt at making friends and saving a mall. Yep; it sounds about as interesting as it is to watch. With Grumpy Cat narrating the young girl’s story—and popping in to drive cars and operate paintball guns—the film focuses on a mall pet store and the two musicians who decide to steal a $1 million dog. The annoying animals and even more annoying humans pull focus from Grumpy Cat’s...

Australian morning host interviews Grumpy Cat via satellite and asks her what she thinks of Aussie politicians. It's 2 minutes of hysterics.

Jay Carney is Grumpy Cat. Or Grumpy Cat is Jay Carney, whichever way you want to look at it. The White House press secretary and the world’s grumpiest cat both share a permanent frown and scrunched up face. Here are seven photos that prove the pair are more than just doppelgängers.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, sales of new single-family houses in February 2013 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 411,000. This is 4.6 percent below the revised January rate of 431,000, but is 12.3 percent above the February 2012 estimate of 366,000. Hmm. Not what some were hoping. But Lorraine Wollert at Bloomberg has a nice, positive take on the news: March 26 (Bloomberg) — Sales of new U.S. houses in February capped the best back-to-back months in more than four years, spurred by near record-low borrowing costs and improving job prospects. Yes, housing affordability (relatively speaking)...