Introduction

When Al Gore invented the internet in 1972 [1] the main purpose was so that he could exchange photos of rusty tractors.

Unfortunately nobody else was interested.

It was only 20 years later when he tried sending some cat photos that the world started paying attention and hence the modern internet was created.

I thought for a change I would honour the true purpose of the internet by posting some photos of my cats Smoky and Snowy.

Smoky and the Blanket

There is a thick sheepskin blanket that Snowy likes to sleep on.

She also has smaller brown blanket that she likes to hug or curl up next to when she is sleeping. As cats are apt to do Snowy had become bored with the blankets and had taken to sleeping on my desk (particularly when I was working) or on my bed.

I thought I would use the opportunity to give both blankets a well needed wash because if you have cats you'll know that things get covered in cat hair quite fast.

When I went to get it I noticed that Smoky was sleeping on it - this is a new thing since Smoky tends to like sleeping in boxes (particularly small Amazon boxes don't ask me why).

You can tell he was quite happy because he was sleeping with his tongue hanging out!

This presented a problem for Snowy who tried everything she could to get him to leave the blanket.

An epic battle of wits went on for some time.....

She started playing with boxes on the floor, brought in multiple toys to try to coax him down, including a toy mouse but it was all to no avail.

Smoky wasn't budging and I wasn't going to get a chance to clean the blanket! Thus was lost the "Battle of the Blanket".

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Eventually Snowy Gave Up and Looked For New Lands to Conquer

Snowy knew she was defeated so looked for new lands where she might find new allies in her fight to regain the blanket.

That was until she spotted a ball of foil on the carpet from the stairs and a new adventure began......

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References

Gore, Al. 1972. “The Tractornet : A New Invention For Sharing Rusty Tractor Photos.” Journal of Bullshit Memes 5 (2): 213–15.
Gore, Al. 1992. “A Novel Use of the Tractornet : Cat Photography” Journal of Bullshit Memes 245 (1): 111–16.