August 23rd, 2004



The Top 9 Excuses for
Not Using the Litter Box


9> Gotta get rid of that new-carpet smell somehow.

8> The clay dust gets under Fluffy’s contact lenses.

7> She claims the other cat keeps “leaving the lid up.”

6> Fouling the floor gets the humans down on their knees, as they should be.

5> He’s been spooked ever since that “Dune” and “Tremors” double feature.

4> How is she supposed to differentiate between fashionable, pastel-colored litter and your model railway diorama?

3> Your drunken son and his friends already filled it.

2> Since when do cats need an excuse for anything?

and the Number 1 Excuse for Not Using the Litter Box…

1> You’d develop bashful bladder too with a live Webcam trained on you.




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Credits:

Selected from 44 submissions from 17 contributors.
Today’s Top5 Pets List authors are:

Stephen Dudzik, Olney, MD — 1, 5 (5th #1)
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 2, 5
Dave Ferry, Purvis, MS — 3
Peter Casper, Brisbane, Australia — 4
Scott Bostick, Lake Ridge, VA — 6, Banner Tag
Geoff Brown, Ann Arbor, MI — 7
Melanie Stephens, Manassas, VA — 8
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 9
Mark Weiss, Austin, TX — Topic
Rose Rieur, Avon, CT — Runner Up list name
Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA — List Vet