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by John Cole|  February 16, 20099:51 am| 26 Comments

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Monday morning:

That about sums it up.

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  1. 1.

    taodon

    February 16, 2009 at 9:53 am

    Has your ship been taken over by Pirate Cats? Argh!

  2. 2.

    Carrie

    February 16, 2009 at 9:57 am

    Aaaaww
    the pic makes me wanna crawl into bed with something soft and fuzzy.

  3. 3.

    Roonieroo

    February 16, 2009 at 9:59 am

    That picture is a perfect representation of Monday.

  4. 4.

    MikeJ

    February 16, 2009 at 10:02 am

    I could say that they’re homely
    Just as homely as pie
    But today is Washington’s (celebrated) birthday
    And I can’t tell a lie

  5. 5.

    Punchy

    February 16, 2009 at 10:03 am

    Are cats requied to be licensed by the city and carry tags like dogs do? Or is that merely ornamental?

  6. 6.

    bago

    February 16, 2009 at 10:06 am

    How dare you ask, Hyoo-Man?

  7. 7.

    sarah

    February 16, 2009 at 10:07 am

    i has a munday :(

  8. 8.

    Incertus

    February 16, 2009 at 10:12 am

    When I get that look from mine, I can only think "if I don’t feed them soon, they’ll start gnawing at me while I sleep."

    Oh, and while Charlie Crist might like to pretend he’s a moderate, he’s still a Norquist Republican.

  9. 9.

    Hillary Rettig / www.lifelongactivist.com

    February 16, 2009 at 10:16 am

    MikeJ

    Your little ditty
    was really quite witty
    and nearly as pretty
    as the kitties
    themselves.

    Hill

  10. 10.

    wilfred

    February 16, 2009 at 10:25 am

    American tax dollars at work:

    JERUSALEM – Israel has taken control of a large chunk of land near a prominent West Bank settlement, paving the way for the possible construction of 2,500 settlement homes, officials said Monday, in a new challenge to Mideast peacemaking.
    Successive Israeli governments have broken promises to the United States to halt settlement expansion, defined by Washington as an obstacle to peace. Ongoing expansion is likely to create friction not only with the Palestinians, but with President Barack Obama, whose Mideast envoy, George Mitchell, has long pushed for a settlement freeze. Obama has said he’d get involved quickly in Mideast peace efforts.

    The best interests of the United States, and all.

  11. 11.

    gbear

    February 16, 2009 at 10:30 am

    I just watched this clip of David Axelrod smacking down Dick Cheney on Meet The Press. Axelrod also had some great quotes in Frank Rich’s latest column. Has he been up against Morning Joe yet? More Axelrod, please.

  12. 12.

    Krista

    February 16, 2009 at 10:36 am

    Those are my sister’s kitties, Lexie and Patches. When she woke up the other morning, that’s what was facing her. Fortunately, she had her Blackberry on her nightstand and so was able to capture their perfect "Wake up, woman, and feed us" expressions.

  13. 13.

    Comrade Dread

    February 16, 2009 at 10:38 am

    That’s a "I’m going to kill you in your sleep" look, if I ever saw one.

  14. 14.

    jake 4 that 1

    February 16, 2009 at 10:50 am

    @Krista: That probably saved her life. "Damn it, she has pictures! Cancel Operation Eat the Hairless Monkey!"

  15. 15.

    Krista

    February 16, 2009 at 10:53 am

    @Punchy: Where she lives, I believe you do have to license your cats. She’s always had ID tags on them anyway, though, in case they went missing.

  16. 16.

    YellowJournalism

    February 16, 2009 at 11:00 am

    Happy Family Day to some of you Canadians!

    Those cats represent how I feel about some of my extended family.

  17. 17.

    Gemina13

    February 16, 2009 at 11:39 am

    There’s one reason so many cats are still alive: they’re too damned cute to kill. Even on a Monday.

    That said, those two are adorable.

  18. 18.

    Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse

    February 16, 2009 at 11:55 am

    Kittehs! I’ve always had a soft spot for the black-and-whites.

    Toronto now requires that you license your cats, too. They even send people door to door to check that you aren’t hiding any undocumented moggies. I waited for a loooong time, then finally sighed and went to the city’s web page, where I found out that as a neutered male, Fergus would cost only $15 to license. Reader, I paid it. If the money goes toward taking care of pets in city shelters, then I’m fine with it.

    But I don’t think there’s any way in hell Fergus will actually wear that damn tag, because that would require a damn collar, and Fergus don’t roll like that. He’s an indoor cat, so he should be fine.

  19. 19.

    Joshua Norton

    February 16, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    Not sure if this link is funny or scary.

    Cats that look like Hitler.

    Who’da thunk it?

  20. 20.

    Comrade Dread

    February 16, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    We need to keep an eye on them.

    Normal cats are already evil fiends. If we take our eyes off of the Kitlers for one second, we’ll lose Poland to the fuzzy hordes… at least until they get distracted by string or a laser pointer.

  21. 21.

    MikeJ

    February 16, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    Your little ditty was really quite witty

    Easy when you steal from Irving Berlin. Couldn’t find a clip of the Washington’s bday song from the movie Holiday Inn, so howzabout Lincoln:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAHSTbD4A5M

    and a different salute to George:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRom1Rz8OA

  22. 22.

    sarah

    February 16, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    But I don’t think there’s any way in hell Fergus will actually wear that damn tag, because that would require a damn collar, and Fergus don’t roll like that. He’s an indoor cat, so he should be fine.

    my cat is chipped. i’m pretty sure that’s the standard in Chicago, so if kitties ever get lost they can just check the embedded chip.

  23. 23.

    J.

    February 16, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    Proof that the world is black and white. Are those Laura W’s kitties?

  24. 24.

    Krista

    February 16, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    @J: read comment #12. :)

  25. 25.

    Rosali

    February 16, 2009 at 11:00 pm

    At least they were patient.

  26. 26.

    dan robinson

    February 17, 2009 at 10:25 am

    I saw this picture on Monday and didn’t have time post about it before going to work. Two cats in repose.

    For me it is a metaphor for most Americans. After World War II, the United States had a large chunk of the world’s manufacturing capacity and used it to create a generation of unprecedented wealth. The children of that generation grew up with the expectation of having it all whenever they wanted it. I am a child of that generation.

    Politicians who lacked the courage to tell the people the truth instead promised the people what ever they wanted and then the politicians were elected. Reagan had his morning in America and we ramped up oil usage when we should have been doing anything we could to reduce oil usage.

    So we are like indulgent cats. Cats sit around, interact with us only when they feel like it and expect to have a full food bowl. I mentioned this to someone at work yesterday and she said, “And then they go piss in the corner.” Yes, even some cats are Republicans.

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