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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,670 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:22 PM Mar 2020

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Today is also St. Gertrude's Day. She's the patron saint of cats.

https://www.catster.com/lifestyle/st-gertrude-patron-saint-of-cats-history-prayer-patricks-day

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Today is also St. Gertrude's Day. She's the patron saint of cats. (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #1

spread this far and wide. We need a cat holiday. demigoddess Mar 2020 #2

Every day is a cat holiday. Just ask them. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #4

I would expect anyone with "Ocelot" in their name to know this. panader0 Mar 2020 #3

I always thought that cats considered themselves to be patron saints unto themselves. lastlib Mar 2020 #5

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demigoddess

(6,640 posts)

2. spread this far and wide. We need a cat holiday.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:58 PM

Mar 2020

after all, they are more important than St Patrick.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,670 posts)

4. Every day is a cat holiday. Just ask them.

Reply to demigoddess (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 01:14 PM

Mar 2020

panader0

(25,816 posts)

3. I would expect anyone with "Ocelot" in their name to know this.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 01:12 PM

Mar 2020

I wore green today, carnival green new Orleans beads from Mardi Gras.

lastlib

(23,208 posts)

5. I always thought that cats considered themselves to be patron saints unto themselves.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 04:30 PM

Mar 2020

They used to be regarded as gods, and they've never forgotten that.

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