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sbisson ([personal profile] sbisson) wrote2004-08-09 01:15 am

Pamper your pet with a portico...

For some reason I got sent the Ancestral Collections catalogue - probably as a result of data sharing by the Stow-on-the-Wold catalogue shop collective - which turned out to be a source of the most ostentatious (and amusing) kitsch tat possible.

May I bring exhibit A to the attention of the ladies and gentlemen of the jury? Thank you m'lud.

Exhibit A: The Smart Cat Flap. I quote, "Now Puss can make a grand entrance and exit! The world's smartest cat flap surround will bring the stage set of Aida to your back door and a smile to all your friends." It is, in fact, a set of surrounds that give your cat flap a Georgian portico.



I am assured that no self-respecting cat would use it, but even so...

M'lud, I rest my case. And ask the jury to return a verdict of "Very, very tacky indeed".
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[personal profile] redbird 2004-08-08 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I've seen smart cat flaps: there's one that only opens if the cat is carrying the appropriate transponder, and one that won't open if the cat is carrying a bird or mouse.

This one is as dumb as a bag of rocks.

[identity profile] sbisson.livejournal.com 2004-08-08 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Dumber, I think.