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Message of the Day – A Paper Bag

November 02, 2009 By: Cal Skinner Category: Bag, Bagged, Cat, Cat in a Bag, Halloween, Halloween Costume, In the Bag, Keely, Paper Bag

Keely Cat has been “bagged.”

“Who says I even want a Halloween costume?” he asks. “And nobody but you has those tasty fish-flavored treats anyway.”

Message of the Day – Cat in a Bag

September 10, 2009 By: Cal Skinner Category: Cat, Cat in a Bag, Ignomy of it all, Keely, Message of the Day

A woman emailed me asking permission to reprint a photo of a cat in a brown paper bag.

When I finally found it, I discovered I had photographed it where it hung on the fall of Crystal Lake’s Colonial Cafe.

So, I set off to recreate the shot with Keely Cat.

“Oh, the ignomy of it all,” he seems to be thinking.

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