A cat in a t-shirt and a CL date

July 31, 2006 8:49 AM

The story of a picture of a cat in a t-shirt, and getting stood up by a Craigslist date.
posted by KevinSkomsvold (28 comments total)

Looks like "the douche" really dodged a bullet there. Lucky man.
posted by Armitage Shanks at 8:56 AM on July 31, 2006

cat in a t-shirt link is borked.
posted by nitsuj at 8:56 AM on July 31, 2006

Here too, nitsuj, but if you copy and paste it in another window it comes up.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:57 AM on July 31, 2006

here's the image:


posted by nitsuj at 8:59 AM on July 31, 2006

and for good measure:


posted by nitsuj at 9:00 AM on July 31, 2006

Having read the story and seen the picture, I have only one thing to say.

I want my two minutes back.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 9:01 AM on July 31, 2006

Little John's really let himself go.
posted by fleetmouse at 9:02 AM on July 31, 2006

fleetmouse: is that a missile on his belt or... etc.

As far as the post... uh... kind of a dull blog entry. Give it a 5.5. You can't even dance to it.
posted by papercake at 9:03 AM on July 31, 2006

My friend agrees to meet with one of the men who reply. That is the deal. Fine. She chooses the one who describes himself as "crazy smart." A worrisome sign, I think, but fine. Maybe he is.

Could someone kindly translate for me? What does "crazy smart" mean? Does it mean what I think it means — i.e., "crazy batshit insane"?
posted by blucevalo at 9:03 AM on July 31, 2006

"Wow," I typed. "That was really profound."
posted by Evstar at 9:03 AM on July 31, 2006

That story was sure something alright. Wow.
posted by jonson at 9:03 AM on July 31, 2006

This just seems like one of those in-jokes between friends that no one in the outside world finds all that amusing. Is this supposed to be funny or something?
posted by MegoSteve at 9:07 AM on July 31, 2006

Or maybe he just wanted to know if those were your animals. Jesus.

I know you want an interesting life and all, but seriously, stop ascribing wonder where there most likely is none.
posted by quite unimportant at 9:11 AM on July 31, 2006 [1 favorite]

That's not a T-shirt. There's a drawstring at the collar. It might be a short-sleeved hoodie.
posted by Faint of Butt at 9:12 AM on July 31, 2006

The story of a picture of a cat in a t-shirt: "it's not just an Internet cat. This is a cat across the street from my brother."

Yes, that about sums it up.
posted by prostyle at 9:12 AM on July 31, 2006

Every internet cat is a cat-across-the-street from someone's brother.

Think about that.
posted by verb at 9:17 AM on July 31, 2006

I second the vote for hoodie. I fifteenth the vote for "this sucks".
posted by jsteffa at 9:18 AM on July 31, 2006

...and then she found five dollars!
posted by robocop is bleeding at 9:18 AM on July 31, 2006

Who wrote that blog entry? Who the hell wrote that blog entry? David? David Mamet?
posted by illiad at 9:21 AM on July 31, 2006 [1 favorite]

"That cat is wearing a," I thought, "shirt."

"It doesn't look," I thought next, "very pleased," I continued thinking, "about it."
posted by Nedroid at 9:21 AM on July 31, 2006

It might be a short-sleeved hoodie.

It could also be a vest. The cat may have just gotten back from the Renn Faire, and was angrily staring at the neighbor who had the audacity to laugh at his girlfriend who was wearing one of those too-tight corset things creating those "breast shelves" where you wonder how much grease from the grilled turkey leg she's happily engorging has managed to lodge itself in the slight dimple of pale and freckled pudge that's passing itself off as something attractive.

Or, it could just be a cat in a T-shirt.
posted by thanotopsis at 9:22 AM on July 31, 2006 [1 favorite]

I guess when you post a picture of a cat that lives across the street from the brother of this guy who uses Craigslist who wrote a blog entry that was linked to by this guy on Metafilter, that's how it becomes an Internet Cat.

Hello, Internet Cat in a T-Shirt. You are cute when you are angry and clad.
posted by Milkman Dan at 9:22 AM on July 31, 2006

Yeah, I mean, I read it. I read it, you know, like you read a blog. And, I didn't like it. I didn't like it. But I read it, which is the important thing.
posted by poppo at 9:22 AM on July 31, 2006

illiad: "Who wrote that blog entry? Who the hell wrote that blog entry? David? David Mamet?"


The author is Mandy Stadtmiller. I enjoy her writing quite a bit and sort of looked at this as a slice of CL life with a cat thrown in. Bah, you win some, you lose some.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 9:25 AM on July 31, 2006

I liked it.
posted by beatrice at 9:25 AM on July 31, 2006

I thought that was wonderful. I am a sentimental old fool, but I could still kick all your arses.
posted by Jofus at 9:29 AM on July 31, 2006

I like the photo of the demoralized cat forced to wear clothing. But I could have done without the blog entry.
posted by Mayor Curley at 9:30 AM on July 31, 2006

Guys, guys, guys. Do we need to explain why really boring tedium is actually deep meaningful art?
posted by Plutor at 9:31 AM on July 31, 2006