What has the cat ever done to it?
2006-07-20 23:49:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Hey, first of all, I AM CURIOSITY and I swear I never killed a cat in my life!
Okay, here's my answer:
The earliest known printed reference to the actual phrase occurred in The Washington Post on 4 March 1916 (page 6):
CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT.
Four Departments of New York City Government Summoned to Rescue Feline.
From the New York World.
Curiosity, as you may recall—
On the fifth floor of the apartment house at 203 West 130th street lives Miss Mable Godfrey. When she came to the house about seven months ago she brought Blackie, a cat of several years' experience of life.
The cat seldom left the apartment. He was a hearth cat, not a fence cat, and did not dearly love to sing. In other respects he was normal and hence curious.
Last Tuesday afternoon when Miss Godfrey was out Blackie skipped into the grate fireplace in a rear room. He had done this many times before. But he had not climbed up the flue to the chimney. This he did Tuesday. Blackie there remained, perched on the top of the screen separating the apartment flue from the main chimney, crying for assistance. Miss Godfrey, returning, tried to induce her pet to come down. If you are experienced in felinity, you know that Blackie didn't come down.
On Wednesday the cat, curiosity unsatisfied, tried to climb higher—and fell to the first floor. His cries could still be heard by Miss Godfrey; who, to effect Blackie's rescue, communicated with the following departments:
1. Police department.
2. Fire department.
3. Health department.
4. Building department.
5. Washington Heights court.
Among them they lowered a rope to Blackie. But it availed neither the cat nor them anything.
Thursday morning, just before noon, a plumber opened the rear wall back of the chimney. Blackie was taken out. His fall had injured his back. Ten minutes later Blackie died.
2006-07-20 23:59:55 · answer #1 · answered by Clauds 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-11-02 11:13:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It had a dump in Curiosity's garden so curiosity has been wreaking his vengeance on all cats ever since.He's a vindictive f***er that Curiosity.
2006-07-20 23:54:29 · answer #3 · answered by Ming R J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm..idk cuz cats are known to be curious creatures and sometimes they run into trouble and they die..i guess? lol
2006-07-21 08:47:50 · answer #4 · answered by Xo♥Marissa♥oX 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he looked at other cat's then when he went home his kitty had left him
2006-07-20 23:57:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
but satisfaction brought him back, so it doesn't really matter now...
2006-07-20 23:54:49 · answer #6 · answered by nik named mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was a complete catastrophe.
2006-07-20 23:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋