Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Oscar, a German cat of obscure birth but with a sociable character, saw the light in some port of the Reich at the beginning of 1940 Embarked as a mascot on the battleship Bismarck, when it was sunk by the English on 27 May 1940, he was rescued by sailors of HMS Cossack who found him perched on a floating plank, many hours after the sinking. Having passed unknowingly into the ranks of the Royal Navy, he adapted to the new ship without problems. On 24 October 1941 the Cossack left Gibraltar to escort a convoy towards the United Kingdom and was torpedoed by the German submarine U-563, attempts were made to tow the ship, until sank. The survivors were transferred to the destroyer Legion, including Oscar, which was taken over by the commander of the Fortress port. A few months later on the Ark Royal they applied for a cat, as an anti-mouse weapon. So Oscar - in the meantime nicknamed Unsinkable Sam, the unsinkable Sam - took service on the aircraft carrier. Needless to say, this ship was also torpedoed by a submarine, the U-81, returning from Malta. and Oscar was once again recovered at sea, while he slept peacefully on the wreckage of a destroyed lifeboat. He was later assigned to HMS Lightning, which of course was sunk in combat in 1943 without the cat suffering any consequences. His last embarkation was on HMS Legion (which had already picked him up after the torpedoing of HMS Cossack) but the ship was shipwrecked in 1944. Oscar, angry but in perfect health, was saved once again. Having escaped death five times, the lucky feline was now nicknamed "The Unsinkable Sam" and became very popular among English sailors. Prudently, however, the Admiralty decided to keep him well away from the sea and after an honorable discharge, entrusted him - as reported by Detlef Bluhm in the book "Long Sailing Cats" - to an institute for sailors, the House for Sailors in Belfast. Here he died a natural death in 1955. 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choctaw Jack Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 With his history, he should have been born entirely black on Friday the 13th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Perro Del Diablo Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 As a loyal servant to my masters I resemble some of these memes 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Perro Del Diablo Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 What happens to dog when you are away 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alpo Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Perro Del Diablo said: I thought that looked familiar. 19 hours ago, Perro Del Diablo said: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Perro Del Diablo said: And in the background we hear Ricky Ricardo Husky, saying, "Lucy, you got some s'plainin' to do!" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Alpo said: I thought that looked familiar. Oops extra evil Edited October 27, 2023 by Perro Del Diablo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alpo Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 I guess this is for giving a cat a bath. It's a real thing. I cropped it out of a much larger ad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 I don't see how you can get him in it for his second bath though. Maybe for the first one, but not twice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alpo Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 CANNIBAL!!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SHOOTIN FOX Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Puppies prepare you for babies, kittens prepare you for teenagers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Chris Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 A unique looking kitty! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 She says “his murder mittens have been trimmed.” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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