Another story from the vaults of my memory...
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64169)
United States
June 28, 2009 4:34pm CST
So, we are going back to the early 1980's again...
I was working for the state, I'd been there for a couple of years and had made some friends in the building.
One was a guy in the mail/stock room. One day he came in and told me to come with him.
I followed and there, in the stock room, kind of blocked in with supplies was a tiny little ball of fluff.
"Oh, what a cute little girl!" I exclaimed.
And all the men in the stockroom looked at me like I'd grown a second head.
Alright, I hadn't even touched the kitten yet. I had only just gotten a look at the tiny ball of white and orange and black fluff.
"How did you know it was a girl?" Jerry asked.
Now I looked at him like he'd grown a second head.
"She's a calico. All calico's are female," I replied.
"I wish I'd shown her to you first, I just spent $30 at the vets getting her sexed," he told me.
"Well, she probably needed to be checked anyway," I told him.
He had gotten the kitten for his kids. I told him he needed to be sure to get her spayed and he seemed to think that was a good idea, no idea if he did tho.
Gads, I bet he's a grandfather now!
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@Darkwing (21583)
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1 Jul 09
I envy your knowledge of cats, my friend. I don't have the first idea of what a calico is! You seem to have stunned the men there in the stock room anyway. I wonder if he did ever get her speyed. He'd already spent $30 that you could have saved him. lol.
Brightest Blessings.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 Jun 09
I just hope it is not a grandfather of kittens.
Did they ever learn to check with you first when it came to kitties.
Did they ever learn to check with you first when it came to kitties. @dreamweaverjan (3471)
• United States
1 Jul 09
OMG!! He paid $30.00 at the VET so someone could tell him what the heck it was?
Male or female..??
Well all he had to do was turn the kitty over in his hands and have a "looksey"
how much of ding dong was this guy??
Could he not tell?? LMAO! I guess not if he had to pay someone to tell him..
Not the brightest was he?? ROTFL! Sorry but this just struck me so funny!!
I guess its the country woman in me I mean come on people figure it out will ya?
GGEEZZ!!!
Makes ya wonder doesn't it?? it makes me wonder about him I know that (EG)!
@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
1 Jul 09
Interesting story. It shows how much a person can know if they know what they are talkiing aobut.
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
30 Jun 09
Now that is funny! You are going to be known as the cat lady around here in no time!
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@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
29 Jun 09
That is funny. Wonder what ever happened to the kitty?
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
28 Jun 09
I had no idea that all calicos were female, I wonder why that is? And why the vet wouldn't know that, either? Maybe he just wanted the money.
I learn something new every day here! 

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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
29 Jun 09
well, you see, the "red" gene and the "black" gene are both dominate, so if you get any other color with one of those, you get a "red" cat or a "black" cat. Now, if you get a cat with both "red" and "black" since they are on the "X" chromosone you have both colors overlapping, and only in females... so you get a tortishell cat, and a calico is techniquely a tortie with white spotting...
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
29 Jun 09
I did not know that either. Interesting....
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