gor[b] Paul Gorbould: Words and Pictures

The furthest thing from cat

This is Gringo, the cat with no shame.

He belongs to Lily, a friend of my two little girls. He's sitting in a box, playing the part of the baby.

In case you are wondering, yes, he's wearing a scarf over his head. And a pink T-shirt. And when they said, "Here, Gringo, cuddle this giraffe!" and put it under his paw... well, he kept it there. For 15 minutes.

I'd like to say Gringo was heavily sedated, or drunk, but no. He just puts up with anything. He's not even going to be embarassed that all his friends will see this on the internet.

This is a problem, because my girls are lobbying hard to get a pet cat next year. I've worked rather hard to give them realistic expectations about cat nature, but this fuzzy aberration has ruined my credibility along with his own.