On The Roof

It's a sad day at the Cud household. Did you ever hear the joke about the cat on the roof?

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Cat On The Roof

A man left his cat with his brother while he went on vacation for a week. When he came back, he called his brother to see when he could pick the cat up. The brother hesitated, then said, "I'm so sorry, but while you were away, the cat died."

The man was very upset and yelled, "You know, you could have broken the news to me better than that. When I called today, you could have said he was on the roof and wouldn't come down. Then when I called the next day, you could have said that he had fallen off and the vet was working on patching him up. Then when I called the third day, you could have said he had passed away."

The brother thought about it and apologized.

"So how's Mom?" asked the man.

"She's on the roof and won't come down."

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Can you guess where this is heading? When I came home from work yesterday my husband had bad news for me. No, my mom wasn't up on the roof. It was someone closer to me. It was Fluffy. I barely had a chance to get to know Fluffy, and now Fluffy's gone. I don't know if I can go to work today, what with all the tears and funeral plans to arrange.