Cat Lovers Thread

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The New York Mets just swept the Chicago Cubs in 4 games. And some blame ... the curse of the cat. Which differs from the curse of the goat. The Cubs kind of collect curses from animals.

The famous photo:

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In 1969, the Cubs were leading the standings and looking good. Then, at a game at Shea Stadium against the Mets, one of the resident stadium cats, a black cat, came out for a walk. It did a circle around around Cub Ron Santo who was in the on deck circle, then went back inside. The Cubs lost that game, then went on a losing streak, and didn't make the playoffs. And some say the curse of the cat still holds for all Cubs - Mets games.

(When people see my black cat, I tell them not to worry, because he uses up all his bad luck on me every day before breakfast.)
 
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