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Are_grits_groceries

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Tue May-12-09 06:08 AM
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Cat has thumbs

Mr Mittens, a polydactyl cat has six digits on all four paws.

His owner, Christchurch man Tom Donaldson, was working in Coalgate, New Zealand when a cat that had befriended him gave birth to two kittens in the bush at the back of the house he was renovating. "I decided to turn them both into city cats, so I brought them home," he said.
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I've seen cats with extra digits before, but this one really looks like a thumb. If Mittens learns how to use it, that man is doomed.

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Orsino

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Tue May-12-09 06:20 AM
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1. That is not a cat. That is the FUTURE.

Bow down before your new masters.

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kedrys

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Tue May-12-09 06:30 AM
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2. We are SO screwn.

I've always said that the only thing that keeps my cats from taking over the world (and turning doorknobs) is the absence of thumbs. Good job. :rofl:

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The Velveteen Ocelot

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Tue May-12-09 06:56 AM
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3. I, for one, welcome our new feline overlords.

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Are_grits_groceries

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Tue May-12-09 08:02 AM
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4. I wonder how long it will take for

them to solidify their power over the whole world. Watch for cats with thumbs!

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Arugula Latte

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Tue May-12-09 10:49 AM
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6. Beat me to it!

But, may I add, if I can be of any particular service to our new masters, such as providing "scritchies" or extra catnip, they should not hesitate to call on me.

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Arkansas Granny

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Tue May-12-09 09:10 AM
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5. The secret is out. Cats have been hiding their retractable thumbs

from man for centuries and now this fool cat has not only shown them, he's been photographed with them.

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rrneck

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Tue May-12-09 11:06 AM
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7. Resistance is futile. nt

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cloudbase

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Tue May-12-09 12:15 PM
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8. Intelligent design.

Yep. No doubt about it.

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dysfunctional press

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Tue May-12-09 12:18 PM
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9. our last siamese had 7 toes on each foot.

she had very large paws.

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