From:    "Adam K. Powers" <akp1@quads.uchicago.edu>
To:      "Ellen K. Seebacher" <elle@quads.uchicago.edu>
Subject: Cinnamon cats in 5-point bondage gear (or whatever)
Date:    Tue, 07 Nov 1995 14:39:51 GMT

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One of my father's co-workers is mildly allergic to cat hair.  He
discovered this allergy when he brought home two cute long-haired 
kittens to keep his bed-ridden SO company (she had broken her hip & leg
in a snow-skiing accident).  She loved having the kittens around, so he
struggled to find the best way to keep the cat fuzz down so he could avoid
getting sneezy and sniffly around the house.  He decided to vacuum the cats.
At first, these tiny three-month old kittens were taken aback by the
sound of the vacuum cleaner, but they were too small to fight back and 
soon got used to feeling the loose fur and dander sucked off by the vacuum.
After a few months, the cats had grown so accustomed to being cleaned by
the vacuum cleaner that whenever it was time to clean the house, the cats
would scurry back inside and present themselves for cleaning at the sound of
the blower.  
	A year or so later, one of the cats had a litter, and disappeared 
outside to hide the kittens.  My dad's friend and his wife searched and 
searched for where she'd hid the kittens, but no luck.  After a few 
weeks, they gave up in frustration and assumed the mother & litter
were lost or taken in by someone else.  One early spring morning it was
warm enough for spring cleaning, so they opened the windows, shook out the
rugs, and ... turned on the vacuum cleaner.  About half-way through the 
living room carpet, they noticed that there was more than one cat in the
room.  Then they saw the missing mother cat, carrying the last of her
litter into the living room, presenting her three surviving kittens for
cleaning...

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                  I have a photographic memory...  
            But I keep forgetting to remove the lens cap!
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