Since this is Friday the thirteenth, I’m waiting for a black cat to cross my path, arch its back, hiss, and possibly trip me for being in its way. Failing that, I can find no end of cats on the news, on the internet, and on late night TV.
They are being used for political fodder by one party and then re-used by the other party as parody. In either case, it’s a disservice to the cats. But it did make me wonder if the cats (and dogs and pets) of Springfield, Ohio and those of childless women are going to tilt the upcoming presidential election in any way.
Amazon sells a yard sign that looks like the typical one people use to express their voting preference (although I don’t think it’s a good idea to display your politics on your lawn), except that it says “CATS – because humans suck – 2024.” And a revival of “Cats,” the musical, just closed in New York. Then there are cat calendars on sale for the coming year, cat-chy greeting cards, hoodies adorned with umpteen versions of cats and one (so far) photo on Facebook showing two hunters with the leopard they bagged and a note that they are the real cat killers.
Finally, the 1980s television show, “ALF,” has returned for another fifteen minutes of fame. (Let us hope it’s no more!) And if you don’t know what the connection between ALF and cats is, you can learn more here.
Now I’m just waiting for Garfield and Sylvester and Hello Kitty to weigh in.
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