Even Fatter Cat Adds To NJ Feline Drama

Oh, man, there is so much drama regarding abnormally large felines that it’s hard to keep it all straight. As you may have heard last week, it turns out Prince (neé Princess) Chunk is not really a 44-pound cat after all! He’s actually only 22 pounds, which kind of explains why he’s still a pretty cute kitty despite being overweight.

But there is more. I got a text while on vacation from my buddy Joe apologizing for interrupting my time down the shore but telling me there was super, incredible, amazing breaking news: An even larger cat had been dropped off at the same New Jersey animal shelter. Of course, one can only trust that shelter’s scale so much, so who knows if this cat (dubbed Shamu) is actually 35 pounds or just another Garfield impersonator.

The New York Daily News even covered the story:

Shelter officials are hoping Shamu is the last fat cat they see for a while. “I just hope it’s not a trend that’s starting because we don’t have cages big enough to accommodate these fat cats,” Harr said.

So this shelter only wants to take rail-thin cats, like the kind on the catwalks (sorry) and magazine covers? How lame. I see that the media’s affect on our view of the proper body size transcends species.

Porky pussycat may have to give up crown [Inquirer]
Weight is on! ‘Shamu’ gives ‘Prince Chunk’ a run for his money [NY Daily News]
[Thumbnail via New York Daily News (and ex-PW photog Jeff Fusco?)]
Aug. 29: Prince Chunk is Prince of Lies

Colbert & Nutter (With Bonus Drama!)

Okay, so this photo is way too cool to be real. Apparently GPTMC welcomed Stephen Colbert with a big giant party for him and Jason Smith took this photo.

Yes, Mayor Nutter is the both the nerdiest guy ever and a rock star, and I’m still not totally sure how that works. But if it leads to photos like this, who cares! And, wait, there’s more: This kinda way long stalking Stephen Colbert piece — the Dan Gross one is good — has some blogdrama at the end, where someone accuses CP of copying off this Phillyist article that’s trying to get on TV or something. Aw, only 18 Diggs.

Messageboard Drama As Good As Any Other Kinds

In New Jersey, two sisters were killed by their half-brother, Marquis Lee. For commentary on tragic times, we turn to the Courier-Post Online forums.

Read the whole thread. Four pages long, and it’s like a soap opera, with people wishing horrible deaths on the killer as a sidebar. There are accusations of heartlessness, true tales of compassion and apologies all around. No, really.