Jellicle Ball: Calling the Names of Honorees

fang ursef, we haz soakda hankeez alreadee, OEJ, huggin herown furnd
"Rebecca" wrote in message
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[Rebecca puts a box of tissues next to the group.]

"Storrmmee" wrote in message
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as the names are read the house of asher/grass is silent and mourning
their multiple losses, they all miss those who have gone ahead, but they
do know that they are better and waiting at the bridge for a huge
reunion,...

tv wuz sucha happy kitty dat i misses hisef, himz likta get along wif
efuryon like mineownsef... chester.

OEJ sits silently and weeping for her brofur tv anna boss of der howze
tiger. the rest just sit qweetli in der won thotez
"riddik" wrote in message
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[Sunlight fades and shadows lengthen through the cathedral at Notre
Dame as an elderly, very small brown tabby walks briskly to the
podium. Her formal cloak is fastened with a small beige pin in the
shape of a winged cat angel.]

Bonsoir, mine deeer frends, an welcome to da fifteenft annyual
Jellicle Ball.

Effury Oktoburr, onda eefning of da full moon, we gaffur togeffur to
rememfur and pay tribute to owr beluffid frends an family memfurs hoo
haff journeyed on ahead. Wile owr hearts ar heavy wiff greef, wee
also ar filled wiff pure joy dat wee new dem, luffd dem, an dat dey
luffd us as well. Dose hoo touch owr hearts neffur leeef us, da fings
wee sharyd an lernd togeffur enrich us fureffur. Dey shine in owr
hearts an memorees like da stars dey trooly were.

Da furrst naym called repreesents menny; doze cats hoos individyual
nayms wee do not no, but hoos suffering on dis earff giffs us grayt
sorrow. Dey are da lost wuns, da abandoned, da mistreetid. All now
at peace, safe an well fed at last, at Rainbow Bridge. We beeleef dat
dey wayt dere fur da hoomins hoo shud haff bin deres in dis life, an
owr furryown family memfurs teeech dem da wonder an da glory ov luff.

I call dere nayms, owr Jellicle Honorees:


Unknown Kitties, House of Bast

Snoopy, House of Andrews
Chica, House of Asher
Princess, House of Asher
Television Tater Tomcat, House of Asher/Grass
Tiger, House of Asher/Grass
Riley, House of Ashley
Annie, House of Baldwin
Buddy, House of Bast
Donald Gregory, House of Batson
Maggy May, House of Coan
Paco, House of Collins
Bernie, House of DeVeau
Onyx, House of Ekern
Charlie Chaplin, House of Gittel
Gracie, House of Gittel
Galaxy, House of Glaser
Smokey, House of Gordon
Max, House of Kaslow
Bitsy, House of Koster
Gabby, Howse uf Koster
Rusty, House of Leong
Caliope, House of Lombard
Poofie, House of Lombard
Prissy, House of Long
Pink, House of Maveety
Myztik, House of Miller
Padmé, House of Miller
Fella, House of Moon
Charlie (Sir Charles of Catlandingham), House of O'Sullivan,
Buster Badseed, House of Patterson/Guyette
Zoe, House of Phenix
Licky, House of Phillips
Mousie, House of Phillips
Peter, House of Phillips
Hunter, House of Pommerehn
Charlie, House of Porter
Jordan, House of Rankin
Tessie, House of Rankin
Bub, House of Romagna
Marble, House of Sheridan
Yarrow, House of Sheridan
Bob, House of Silver
Hiro, House of Steele
Ginger, House of Verkerk

Fangu, Mietze. Yu alwys du such a gud job wif dis furry sad task. Too
menny naymes, too menny ole frens gone.

Tess

On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:44:44 -0700 (PDT), riddik
wrote:

[Sunlight fades and shadows lengthen through the cathedral at Notre
Dame as an elderly, very small brown tabby walks briskly to the
podium. Her formal cloak is fastened with a small beige pin in the
shape of a winged cat angel.]

Bonsoir, mine deeer frends, an welcome to da fifteenft annyual
Jellicle Ball.

Effury Oktoburr, onda eefning of da full moon, we gaffur togeffur to
rememfur and pay tribute to owr beluffid frends an family memfurs hoo
haff journeyed on ahead. Wile owr hearts ar heavy wiff greef, wee
also ar filled wiff pure joy dat wee new dem, luffd dem, an dat dey
luffd us as well. Dose hoo touch owr hearts neffur leeef us, da fings
wee sharyd an lernd togeffur enrich us fureffur. Dey shine in owr
hearts an memorees like da stars dey trooly were.

Da furrst naym called repreesents menny; doze cats hoos individyual
nayms wee do not no, but hoos suffering on dis earff giffs us grayt
sorrow. Dey are da lost wuns, da abandoned, da mistreetid. All now
at peace, safe an well fed at last, at Rainbow Bridge. We beeleef dat
dey wayt dere fur da hoomins hoo shud haff bin deres in dis life, an
owr furryown family memfurs teeech dem da wonder an da glory ov luff.

I call dere nayms, owr Jellicle Honorees:


Unknown Kitties, House of Bast

Snoopy, House of Andrews
Chica, House of Asher
Princess, House of Asher
Television Tater Tomcat, House of Asher/Grass
Tiger, House of Asher/Grass
Riley, House of Ashley
Annie, House of Baldwin
Buddy, House of Bast
Donald Gregory, House of Batson
Maggy May, House of Coan
Paco, House of Collins
Bernie, House of DeVeau
Onyx, House of Ekern
Charlie Chaplin, House of Gittel
Gracie, House of Gittel
Galaxy, House of Glaser
Smokey, House of Gordon
Max, House of Kaslow
Bitsy, House of Koster
Gabby, Howse uf Koster
Rusty, House of Leong
Caliope, House of Lombard
Poofie, House of Lombard
Prissy, House of Long
Pink, House of Maveety
Myztik, House of Miller
Padmé, House of Miller
Fella, House of Moon
Charlie (Sir Charles of Catlandingham), House of O'Sullivan,
Buster Badseed, House of Patterson/Guyette
Zoe, House of Phenix
Licky, House of Phillips
Mousie, House of Phillips
Peter, House of Phillips
Hunter, House of Pommerehn
Charlie, House of Porter
Jordan, House of Rankin
Tessie, House of Rankin
Bub, House of Romagna
Marble, House of Sheridan
Yarrow, House of Sheridan
Bob, House of Silver
Hiro, House of Steele
Ginger, House of Verkerk