Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 03:21:52 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: Elspeth Kovar <EKovar at worldnet.att.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Elspeth's cat . . .
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

At 01:34 AM 1/12/2006, Ted White wrote:
>Elspeth Kovar wrote:

various things and then -

> >  At 01:37 AM 1/11/2006, Ted White wrote:

> >  While explaining I should have realized that anyone reading 'my cat
> >  died' would be paying attention to that rather than the absurdity of
> >  the treatment. It would have been much better to start "I just
> >  learned that . . . " and I do apologize for the jolt that it must
> >  have given you.
> >
> >  I hope that I'll be somewhat forgiven due to the fact that whenever I
> >  think about those announcements, especially the first one, I still
> >  start to giggle out loud. Which, of course, puzzles the cats.
>
>Okay.  I understand now.  I completely misread your original first
>paragraph, and reading it now with hindsight I can see that.
>Apologies.  "Reports of my cat's demise are exagerated...."

As I said, the fault is mine.  And, in case it's not clear, your seeing
that first paragraph that way was very kind.

Now that the whole thing is cleared up, however, while there's no way I can
even consider you giggling I hope that you'll get even half the amusement
that I did from the whole thing.

One the other hand I don't believe that you have the subject line quite
correct.  It should be along the pattern of:

"Direct from the source!" with a picture of Fribble looking grave.  [She
can't help it.  She's not a show quality Fold so, rather than the
traditional double crimp her ears just are pointed forwards making it look
as if she's paying close attention.]

Then, on the inside, the article would start with -

"While Fribble is in seclusion [okay, she hates going anywhere so is]
Elspeth Kovar, spokesperson for [or Close Friend Of] Fribble, told us that
she'd said "Reports of my demise are . . ""

Thus mixing the tabloid headlines of today with one of the classics of humor.

I should have gone with that but, as you can tell, reports of my inability
to tell a joke are not exaggerated.

Elspeth