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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts) Sun Dec 24, 2017, 02:28 PM Dec 2017

Merry Christmas! And I hope you all get new clothes, because...

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Merry Christmas! And I hope you all get new clothes, because... (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 OP

No can has cheezburger. Can haz hooman insted. shenmue Dec 2017 #1

I must admit that would be an awesome way to go crazycatlady Dec 2017 #2

As long as you have new clothes the cat doesn't care. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #3

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. No can has cheezburger. Can haz hooman insted.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Sun Dec 24, 2017, 02:31 PM

Dec 2017

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)

2. I must admit that would be an awesome way to go

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Sun Dec 24, 2017, 04:06 PM

Dec 2017

But does wearing clothes that have cats on them (or that make you resemble a cat) count?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)

3. As long as you have new clothes the cat doesn't care.

Reply to crazycatlady (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 24, 2017, 04:25 PM

Dec 2017

The legend arose because it was a way to be sure the people who made clothes had done their jobs, and that good children had been rewarded. Bad children did not get new clothes and would get eaten. The Yule Cat (Jólakötturinn) is the pet of a family of giant, unpleasant trolls.

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