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mopinko

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32. i would have raced to get that baby too. aalllways wanted a redhead, as did

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:27 PM

Mar 2019

my mom. she was a redhead, her mom was a redhead, but had no redheads herself. none of my 5 have red hair.
but-
she did have several redheaded grandkids. the only boy of the bunch actually was a holy terror. my sister was always grateful that she worked at the hospital where he was always in the er.
even in the days when parents got away w that shit for the most part, she was pretty sure she would have at least been investigated if she were a stranger.

then again, the blond kid is the one who went to jail. lol.

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Black Cats Aren't Getting Adopted Because They Look Bad in Selfies [View all] Demovictory9 Mar 2019 OP

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My MINI PANTHER .... my Black Magic Woman is INKY. We rescued her. Hubby takes care of feral cats trueblue2007 Mar 2019 #88

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If you don't like black cats, you're an idiot. Leghorn21 Mar 2019 #4

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How? zazfan Mar 2019 #62

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I lost one of my cats about 2 months ago drmeow Mar 2019 #5

"black cats don't show up in selfies." - that's only the vampire ones. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2019 #6

Thanks, that confused me too. Now I understand. ToxMarz Mar 2019 #47

I have had many cats in my lifetime ... rustysgurl Mar 2019 #7

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I Can Vouch RobinA Mar 2019 #35

i thought that was what they meant. the idea that someone would pick a pet mopinko Mar 2019 #38

Pretty savvy marketing. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #9

Can you be more specific and give and example please? Maraya1969 Mar 2019 #52

I'm saying it's not hard for a shelter to call up media outlets and say "we've had people WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #65

Oh! That's pretty clever. Maraya1969 Mar 2019 #66

If that's the criteria used by an Owner aeromanKC Mar 2019 #10

Aww, I love them! I love how their big yellow eyes show up against their black fur! The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #11

An equivalent is redheaded babies don't get adopted as readily. no_hypocrisy Mar 2019 #12

Well, that explains your attitude around here!!! ret5hd Mar 2019 #17

There may be some truth to it. no_hypocrisy Mar 2019 #20

i would have raced to get that baby too. aalllways wanted a redhead, as did mopinko Mar 2019 #32

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That's exactly why I adopted my Manny! shanti Mar 2019 #14

Me too! nt UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #91

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Exactly AllyCat Mar 2019 #45

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Nice pic Beringia Mar 2019 #30

My friend and I had an Onyx also. Doreen Mar 2019 #34

Beautiful! Wow. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2019 #60

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Heres Boca jcgoldie Mar 2019 #41

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Awwe thanks so much! jcgoldie Mar 2019 #72

off topic. I had that same rug Demovictory9 Mar 2019 #79

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SQUEE shenmue Mar 2019 #44

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I used to have a black cat; area51 Mar 2019 #54

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there are lterally 1,000s of organizations that need donations. maxsolomon Mar 2019 #73

Well then Meowmee Mar 2019 #74

Do you oppose more spaying and neutering of cats? nt. Mariana Mar 2019 #75

Did you read what I wrote? Meowmee Mar 2019 #81

Yes. You gave the poster a bunch of grief. Mariana Mar 2019 #85

I misunderstood what he said Meowmee Mar 2019 #93

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I think the poster may be trying, in some weird way Mariana Mar 2019 #86

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