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Yes, I did break in and steal your cat.

by Benjamin Drevlow

And I drank all your milk too. I think it’s important to know I did not give any of the milk to your cat.

That’s a common misnomer and a good way to get cat diarrhea. That’s how much I know about cats.

How much do you know?

You don’t even know enough to know cats are about as loyal as you can throw them. By which I mean, if you throw them, they won’t be loyal anymore. Not saying you threw your cat necessarily.

You know what did it? A couple pieces of bacon. And a belly rub. And some light scratching behind the ears. And a promise never to make him my only friend in this world (that’s too much pressure for a cat).

And that’s how easy it is to steal a cat. If you don’t lock your door. And don’t have an alarm system or any ADT. And you choose to go to work every day at the same time (like a real dope).

Ha, I didn’t even think of it until now. I’m a catburglar. And you’re a catless loser.

Not because you lost your cat. But because your best friend was a cat. And that cat didn’t even love you back. Or at least not more than bacon. And belly rubs. And this pimpin’ ride I stole from your neighbor.

2025 Range Rover. Leather upholstery. Heated seats. Sky window. So much room to meow and meow and nobody to tell it no.

Nobody to tell it it has to be anything other than that cat it wants to be.

Note: I also stole your bacon. 

To be honest I was just gonna break in and see what it was like to be a loser. Like you. But then I saw the cat. And I knew what had to happen. For both your sakes.

Really I did you a favor.

BIO

 

Drevlow is EIC of BULL and poet laureate bullshit, usa. You can check out more of his bull stuff at thedrevlow-olsonshow.com

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BOOKS​​​​

Honky (Cowboy Jamboree Press)

In Praise of the Swayze (Alien Buddha)

The Book of Rusty (Cowboy Jamboree Press)

A Good Ram Is Hard to Find (Independently Published)

Ina-Baby: A Love Story in Reverse (Independently Published)

Bend with the Knees and Other Love Advice from My Father (New Rivers Press)

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Bluesky: @thedrevlow

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Twitter/X: @thedrevlow

 

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