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Cat Thurston Waffles dies
2022-09-13
By Kathryn Rosenberg
published 5 days ago

[PetsRadar] "I can't believe I'm even writing this." Internet learns of sudden death of social media sensation Thurston Waffles in heartbreaking tweet

With his iconic meow that saw him featured in numerous memes and his stunning white coat, Thurston Waffles was a social media sensation with a loyal and devoted following that have been left devastated by news of his sudden death.

Hailing from North Dakota where he lived with his owners Matt and Shelli, Thurston Waffles popularity skyrocketed in 2019 after a video showing him meowing loudly in protest when Matt refused to take him for a walk went viral, accumulating more than 430,000 likes on Instagram(opens in new tab).
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Posted by:badanov

#9  My cat was sitting in my lap when I played the video at the link. Her ears pricked up at the sound of the meow and then she pressed her nose against the screen where the Thurston's image was. She was very interested.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-09-13 12:57  

#8  Ref #6: Besoeker's bookkeeper:

"Well, where were you the last time you used it?"

Always a yuge help.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-09-13 10:29  

#7  Thurston's ex:

WHERE'S MY DAMN ALIMONY CHECK??!?
Posted by: Mercutio   2022-09-13 09:56  

#6  I got used to looking for dead critters when that particular odor would occur. One time, the living room had that smell, and I looked everywhere. Moved furniture. I just couldn't find the rodent corpse. As I slumped on the couch, resigning myself to dealing with it until it went away on its own, I cast my eye upon a hanging plant basket in the corner of the room. I checked, and sure enough, there was a dead birdie that had still been alive when one of the kitties brought it in. It got loose, flew up into the hanging plant, and died there.

Zen saying: You find everything in the last place you look...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-09-13 09:06  

#5  I like it when they lay out their 'finds' in a neat little rows outside the patio door.

My wife, not so much.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2022-09-13 08:48  

#4  Mine were in and out via a pet door. Only problems arose when they "brought their work home" not quite finished off yet.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-09-13 07:26  

#3  Will never have an inside Cat, having gotten a quick look at the total lack of loyalty of cared for cats.

There was a recluse cat lady up the dirt road away from us who had not been seen for a few days. So my brother, who was area the constable, a medic and me, did a Hello check. Thur the window, they found her dead in her bed (stroke, heart attack or something) with cats. It seemed the Cats, after a few days of being locked inside and not being fed, started chewing on her soft parts. Every cat, about 40 of them at that house, was put down.

Today we use feral outside cats. We feed them just enough to keep them around and keep the Squirrel population in check. Because we have several Pecan trees.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-09-13 07:23  

#2  ^ True
Posted by: Frank G   2022-09-13 06:34  

#1  
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-09-13 02:30  

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