I guess that's as good an excuse as any...

[jedusor]

Okay, so I'm walking in the AIDS walk on Saturday, and Student Ambassadors has had a table out in the Penn Valley cafeteria all week to spread information and ask for donations. This afternoon, I was hanging out behind the table with Sharai and a couple of other friends, asking passersby to donate. A guy I met at the talent show last semester walked by, and I said, "Hey, would you like to donate to the AIDS walk?"

He shook his head and said matter-of-factly, "I have a cat."

As he disappeared around the corner, we all looked at each other, trying to figure out if anyone else had understood. Nope. Didn't make sense to any of us. I guess cat owners just aren't obligated to donate money to AIDS.

Now that's going to be my all-around excuse for everything. "Sorry, Mom, can't wash the dishes tonight- I have a cat." "Hey, I can't make it to the meeting tomorrow, I have a cat." "No, I won't be at church, I have a cat."

Comments

[toonhead-npl.livejournal.com]

Don't forget there is that "Feline AIDS"

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

I do know about FIV, but he didn't sound like he was talking about that. It sounded like an excuse, said in the same brushing-off tone in which other people were saying, "Sorry, don't have any money."

[ennienyc.livejournal.com]

If someone gets angry, you can say, "Don't have a cat, man!"

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, stealing this...

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

Isn't it awesome? Let's start a fad! *points to icon*

[rebbyribs.livejournal.com]

Maybe he meant that he had a sick cat? I didn't feel like I had much money to spare when my cat got sick (and eventually had to be euthanized) a couple of years ago, because the vet bills kept coming and came out to about $1500 altogether.

(I know, it's way after you posted this - I just saw the link in the sidebar to this post.)

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

I ran into him a few weeks ago and asked what he'd meant, because I thought there had to be some logical explanation. Nope. He was just being random. I thought that was awesome.