You know that part in Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” when the kids’ presents turn into hideous, nightmarish monsters?

Yeah, well:

“Boys and men of ever-y age, do you want to see something strange?”

Oui, Mesdames et Messieurs: Louis Catorze has claimed, as his new bed, my nieces’ and nephews’ presents bag. Luckily each item is individually bagged, keeping them safe from the horrors of cat hair, flea poo and whatever else (I daren’t even think too hard about it). But that’s not the point. He has 9,062 other beds. He doesn’t need more beds. And he certainly doesn’t need something that was never designed to be a bed, as his bed.

Part of me has a good mind to wrap him up and send him along with the other parcels. But that would be too cruel, even to the ones who have been naughty (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE).

It’s a good thing we are happy to have him as our gift this festive season. I guess someone has to.

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21 responses to “Préparer Noël, Préparer Noël”

  1. alicephilippa avatar
    alicephilippa

    You can send him here for Christmas. He’ll be well treated. I’m used to being creepy stared and shouted at (thanks Tabbi Kat).

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      I bet he would love that! Not so sure that you would.

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  2. catladymac avatar
    catladymac

    Yes, Louis seems to be “the gift that keeps on giving.” But any new large soft structure is apt to become a cat bed. Joyeaux Noel !

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      He certainly keeps on giving. What, though, is beyond me.

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  3. Belle avatar
    Belle

    Catorze, the gift that keeps on giving…😺

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      The little shit that keeps on giving us more shit, you mean.

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  4. mmechapeau avatar

    Cats like entering bags. Our previous cat who was a female, was able to enter an empty bag. The current one hasn’t found how to do it yet despite all his tries.
    😺

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      They do like bags, don’t they? 🤣🤣🤣

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  5. Dr. CaSo avatar

    He’s keeping the presents warm, that’s so considerate of him!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      He’s being a little sod. That’s what he’s doing.

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  6. sevencatsandcounting avatar

    You know, sitting on stuff conveys ownership under the Cat legal code. So it sounds like Louis has procured a bagful of gifts for himself and your nieces and nephews will get none.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      They are all warm, fluffy gifts so he would probably love them!

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  7. cat9984 avatar

    He just wants you to know that it’s cat-approved. 🙂

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      And given the royal stamp of approval. 😬

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  8. Aspasía S. Bissas avatar

    The last time we put up decorations (a few years ago now), one of our guys decided that the two stacked plastic bins we store the decorations in made the perfect bed/hangout spot. Those bins never got put away again. Do our cats have a million places to sleep? Yes, they do. Does that matter when one of them finds a new spot they like? This is why we can’t have nice things.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      I think their mission is to make us feel that the multiple places with which we provide them aren’t good enough. 🙄

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      1. Aspasía S. Bissas avatar

        Or they just want to assert their power over us inferior humans…

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          Yes. They think we’re pathetic. But we’re all they have. 🤣🤣🤣

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          1. Aspasía S. Bissas avatar

            Until the next primate comes along 🙂

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            1. iamthesunking avatar
              iamthesunking

              No other primate would be as servile as us!

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