September 7, 2006
Sorry About Your Cat, Julie G. of Falls Church
Thanks to Diane "The PandaPack Winner" Shedd, DCist was alerted to this incredibly sad account posted on craigslist of poor Julie G's cat Mittens, who may have bit the big one earlier today, according to her not-very-subtle neighbor, Steve Y.
Our condolences if this account turns out to be true, Julie G. Losing your cat and your electricity in one day sounds like a pretty terrible double-whammy — and we really hope this isn't just a creepy lame attempt by your neighbor to pick you up on CL. You know, 'cause the offer of a borrowed shovel melts a girl's heart every time.Hey Julie G, it's Steve Y-- your next door neighbor. I remeber you telling me that you read these. Sorry I don't have your cell or work e-mail, but I think your cat's dead. I saw Mittens climbing the utility pole that sits in between our houses and really didn't think anything of it. A few minutes later I heard a loud screech and then the transformer blew up. (I think you might have lost power too, so you might want to get a bag of ice on your way home.) Anyhoos, I kind of saw somtething that looked very-much like Mittens soaring into Jerry's back yard and then heard his Doberman go off the wall.
Sorry you had to hear about it like this. Let me know if you need to borrow a shovel.
Photo by DCist Kyle, of his own cat, Mr. Pink. No animals were harmed in the making of this post.
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This entry practically begs for the "WAH WAHHHHH" trumpet sound effect.
I believed it until the part about the dobermans.
This smells of BS.
(but if it is true, then it's very sad)
Awww, cute cat.
Yeah, sorry if my sarcasm was too subtle. I'm fairly certain this thing is fake -- what kind of person would use the word "Anyhoos" in a situation like this if it were real.
It's been deleted now in any case.