Random Kitties: Christmas 1970

"Joanie, you look so pretty in that Nehru jacket!  Go pose with Mr. Whiskers by the tree."

I am a big fan of "found photos."  

You've heard of this, right?  People go to flea markets and garage sales and buy up old unwanted photographs for their own use and enjoyment.  

At first, I thought this was the saddest pursuit I had ever come across.  Then I changed my mind.  Photos don't have to lose their purpose when they become orphaned; no, instead photos and their subjects find new lives, new appreciation, and no one is forgotten. 

After all, what is a photograph?  I am a person.  I walked on this planet.  I had a life, and someone thought to document a moment of that life, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant.  I was here.  

Now I myself am an avid collector.  And the Internet, Pinterest especially, is a fountain of such photos.  My favorites involve people posing with their pets.  Since I am a much-abused human belonging to a cat, I like photos with kitties the best...so much so,   "Random Kitties" is a new category here on this blog.

Friday Feline Finale: The Biggest Whore Of Them All

He's known by one name only: Morris.


And in 1985...



And one without a date, but it looks like the 1980s-era Morris.

Drop this hot slut a line at his Twitter account.

From 1976: Kitty Porn!

Don't be fooled by the cute packaging. Whisker Lickins was, in fact, a hardcore underground kitty porno starring none other than The King Of All Kitty Sluts, Morris!

Let's just put it this way: you have no idea the depraved things Morris would do for chicken and liver flavors.

From 1974: The Sordid Tale Of A Cat Named Spunky

Mmmm...Spunky loves those "natural juices."

From 1982: I'll Bet Puss N' Boots Has Moist Meals! MEOW.

With a hot little kitten doing sexy times with her tongue right there on the package, the world's sluttiest cats purred for Puss N' Boots back in 1982.

This Week: Hot Vintage Pussy!

No date on this one; however, given the garish greenish color, my money would be on somewhere in the neighborhood of 1963 or so.

A great double-clicker; very clear and easy to read.

As I Type This, Manni Is Snoring, Farting, And Catching Dream Birds In His Cat Bed Next To My Computer

I only wish that they had included some kitty cats, some birds, some reptiles, and some bunny rabbits in this ad. They all need love and should be adopted by loving angels who will give them a good home and a happy life, too.

Think Wink: The Soft Drink Of Choice For Discriminating Siamese Cats In The Sixties

1966

For Americans, the flavor is supposedly somewhat similar to Squirt cola, which can be difficult to find in some markets.

An interesting article on the apparently elusive Wink

リングリング〔ヒース類〕のためのたけのこパンダ (Bamboo Shoots For Ling Ling The Panda)

Ling Ling, the fifth-oldest living panda, died at his home at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo yesterday.  

He was 22, which is the equivalent of 70 in human years.

Ling Ling, eating his favorite snack of bamboo shoots:

Me at the Ueno Zoo in 2005: