[KathyinCali]

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> You don't have to own a cat to appreciate this one.
>
> We were dressed and ready to go out for the New Year's Eve Party. We
> turned on a night light, turned the answering machine on, covered our
> pet parakeet and put the cat in the backyard. We phoned the local cab
> company and requested a taxi.
>
> The taxi arrived and we opened the front door to leave the house. The
> cat we put out in the yard, scoots back into the house. We didn't want
> the cat shut in the house because she always tries to eat the bird.
>
> I go out to the taxi, while my husband went inside to get the cat. The
> cat runs upstairs, with my husband in hot pursuit. Waiting in the cab,
> I don't want the driver to know that the house will be empty for the
> night. So, I explain to the taxi driver that he will be out soon, He's
> just going upstairs to say good-bye to my mother.'
>
> A few minutes later, he gets into the cab. 'Sorry I took so long,' he
> said, as we drove away. 'That stupid "w"itch was hiding under the bed. I
> had to poke her with a coat hanger to get her to come out! She tried
> to take off, so I grabbed her by the neck. Then, I had to wrap her in
> a blanket to keep her from scratching me. But it worked! I hauled her
> fat "m"ass downstairs and threw her out into the back yard!'
>
> The cab driver hit a parked car...
>
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