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Jay the Obscure
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My wife found this and I thought it was quite funny.

Wrapping Presents With A Cat

1. Clear large space on table for wrapping present.

2. Go to wardrobe and collect bag in which present is contained, and
close door.

3. Open door and remove cat from wardrobe.

4. Go to cupboard and retrieve rolls of wrapping paper.

5. Go back and remove cat from cupboard.

6. Go to drawer and collect transparent sticky tape, ribbons,
scissors,
labels, etc.

7. Lay out present and wrapping materials on table, to enable wrapping
strategy to be formed.

8. Go back to drawer to get string, remove cat that has been in the
drawer since last visit, and collect string.

9. Remove present from bag.

10. Remove cat from bag.

11. Open box to check present, remove cat from box, replace present.

12. Lay out paper to enable cutting to size.

13. Cut the paper to size, trying to keep the cutting line straight.

14. Throw away first sheet because cat tried to chase the scissors and
tore paper.

15. Cut second sheet of paper to size by putting cat in the bag the
present came out of.

16. Place present on cut-to-size paper.

17. Lift up edges of paper to seal in present, wonder why edges now
don't reach, and find cat between present and paper. Remove cat and
retry.

18. Place object on paper, to hold in place, while cutting transparent
sticky tape.

19. Spend next 20 minutes carefully trying to remove transparent
sticky
tape from cat with pair of nail scissors.

20. Seal paper down with transparent sticky tape, making corners as
neat as possible.

21. Look for roll of ribbon; chase cat down hall and retrieve ribbon.

22. Try to wrap present with ribbon in a two-directional turn.

23. Re-roll up ribbon and remove paper that is now torn, due to cat's
enthusiasm in chasing ribbon end.

24. Repeat steps 12-22 until down to last sheet of paper.

25. Decide to skip steps 12-16 in order to save time and reduce risk
of
losing last sheet of paper. Retrieve old cardboard box that you know
is
right size for sheet of paper.

26. Put present in box, and tie down with string.

27. Remove string, open box and remove cat.

28. Put all packing materials in bag with present and head for
lockable
room.

29. Once inside room, lock door and start to re-lay out packing
materials.

30. Remove cat from box, unlock door, put cat outside door, close door
and re-lock.

31. Lay out last sheet of paper. (Admittedly this is difficult in the
small area of the toilet, but try your best!)

32. Seal box, wrap with paper and start repairs by very carefully
sealing down tears with transparent sticky tape. Now tie up with
ribbon
and decorate with bows to hide worst affected areas.

33. Label, then sit back and admire your handiwork, congratulating
yourself on making good of a bad job.

34. Unlock door, and go to kitchen to make drink and feed cat.

35. Spend next 15 minutes looking for cat, before coming to obvious
conclusion.

36. Unwrap present, untie box and remove cat.

37. Retrieve all discarded sheets of wrapping paper, feed cat and
retire to lockable room for last attempt, making certain you are alone
and the door is locked.

38. At time of handing over present, smile sweetly at receiver's face,
as they try and hide their contempt at being handed such a badly
wrapped
present.

39. Vow to yourself that next year, you will get the store to wrap the
thing for you.

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Once again the Bush Administration is worse than I had imagined, even though I thought I had already taken account of the fact that the Bush administration is invariably worse than I can imagine.
~Brad DeLong

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Siegfried
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That does sound a bit like my sister's cat. My cat would get the hint and leave alone as soon as I stuck a piece of Scotch tape on her forehead.

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Malnurtured Snay
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Sniff. I miss Callie now. [Frown]

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TSN
I'm... from Earth.
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1. Clear large space on table for wrapping present.

2. Go to wardrobe and collect bag in which present is contained, and close door.

3. Leave cat in wardrobe and wrap presents in peace.

Cats. Pfft.

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Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs
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You could put the cat in the box, sans airholes and leave it on Old Crazy Mrs. Stennistein's lawn.

Goddamn Old Crazy Mrs. Stennistein.

Deserves whatever she gets.

Goddamn nutbag.

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Nim
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My cat had much fun eating ribbon this year. Everytime there's gift ribbon in the room he finds it and eats it.
One time I saw a small strip of ribbon protruding between his lips.
I slowly pull it and out comes two feet of ribbon. Tadaa.

He's cute but he likes ribbon too much.

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Siegfried
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When I was younger, one of our cats used to eat the icicle decorations off of the Christmas tree. I was so happy that the little kitty was doing her part to make for a more festive season by leaving silver glittering poop in the litter box.

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MinutiaeMan
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Our two nine-month-old kittens did their part this year by keeping the lower branches of the tree clear of dead twigs, which they would snap off and then play with under the tree and among the presents.

Strangely, they weren't all that interested in playing with the discarded wrapping paper and bows on Christmas morning, though...

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Styrofoaman
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Oh, and I thought this was about a way to skin a cat and wrap the gift with...

Nevermind.

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Like A Bat Out Of Hell...

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Jay the Obscure
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And this is my cat preparing for mayhem...

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Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.
~ohn Adams

Once again the Bush Administration is worse than I had imagined, even though I thought I had already taken account of the fact that the Bush administration is invariably worse than I can imagine.
~Brad DeLong

You're just babbling incoherently.
~C. Montgomery Burns

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Cartman
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Uh-oh. When a cat casts that "poised to strike" glare at you, it's time to evacuate your home. B)
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Siegfried
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Awww... the kitty is such a kwootie!
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Jay the Obscure
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She knows it...and uses it to her full advantage.

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Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.
~ohn Adams

Once again the Bush Administration is worse than I had imagined, even though I thought I had already taken account of the fact that the Bush administration is invariably worse than I can imagine.
~Brad DeLong

You're just babbling incoherently.
~C. Montgomery Burns

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Jay the Obscure
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And this fine looking fellow is Socks, my wife�s cat.

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Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.
~ohn Adams

Once again the Bush Administration is worse than I had imagined, even though I thought I had already taken account of the fact that the Bush administration is invariably worse than I can imagine.
~Brad DeLong

You're just babbling incoherently.
~C. Montgomery Burns

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