# Farewell to Fluffernutter the Mercocat **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 24, 2006, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-fluffernutter-the-mercocat/341352 "2006-01-24T03:41:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-fluffernutter-the-mercocat/341352/21 "2006-01-24T11:17:03Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > You know this means that the eating-out-of-the-dog’s-bowl duties fall to you, now? Damn, you beat me to it. I think the Viking funeral sounds fine, except I expect the waves would simply push any little boat back to the shore. He was a fine cat, and your stories will honor his memory. My condolences to the Mercotan family. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-fluffernutter-the-mercocat/341352/22 "2006-01-24T13:36:19Z")
[To Fluffernutter, The Best Mercocat Ever](http://www.kinkajourecords.com/cudepil.htm) Sympathy on your loss, **Qadrop & elfbabe** ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-fluffernutter-the-mercocat/341352/23 "2006-01-24T13:49:39Z")
I am sorry to hear of you loss. Sending supporting thoughts your way. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-fluffernutter-the-mercocat/341352/24 "2006-01-24T16:16:52Z")
My sympathy on your loss, **Qadrop & elfbabe**. Sending warm thoughts out to your whole family… ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-fluffernutter-the-mercocat/341352/25 "2006-01-25T01:21:47Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > You know this means that the eating-out-of-the-dog’s-bowl duties fall to you, now? No, the dog defers to me (something the cat _never_ did). That duty will fall to our youngest, whom the dog considers a litter-mate. Our youngest took over Fluff maintenance duties once **elfbabe** moved out of the house. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-fluffernutter-the-mercocat/341352/26 "2006-01-25T01:26:09Z")
Thanks, all. No new cat in the near future. We’ll see what the future holds. I’m still pushing for the viking cat funeral. Since the currents would push any boat back to shore (usually), I’m advocating a huge pyre on the beach, then using the fireworks (we’re talking about the _heavy-duty_ stuff) to launch him into the night sky over the lake. Depending on prevailing winds, of course. I’m willing to scatter the ashes, just not over the deck, roof, or ourselves. ---
**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-fluffernutter-the-mercocat/341352/27 "2006-01-25T03:03:59Z")
Yeah, my cat’s dead AND Stephen Harper is Canada’s Prime Minister. Yesterday sucked. Oh, and I’d better not hear a damn thing about the Rainbow Bridge, either. Anybody who wants to put THAT cat in a magical happy flower paradise with all my other dead pets had better be prepared for him to eat the goldfish, hamsters, and rabbits, vomit their remains onto the bridge, and crap on the flowers. He gave his love capriciously and with absolutely no regard for who really deserved it. He ate things that did not belong to him, like baby bunnies and Easter eggs. He made horrible noises at night and repeatedly caused us to trip over him. When he chose to urinate outside the litterbox, he always did it on my clothing if it was available. He was a _real_ cat, and that’s how we liked him. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-fluffernutter-the-mercocat/341352/28 "2006-01-25T03:11:05Z")
That is so sad, I am sorry for your loss **Qadrop & elfbabe**. My kitty Velcro is sitting here Meowing and nudging me as I type. Sometimes I wonder if she has learned to read or at least read my mind at least. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-fluffernutter-the-mercocat/341352/29 "2006-01-25T03:26:45Z")
> [@elfbabe](#): > > … > > Oh, and I’d better not hear a damn thing about the Rainbow Bridge, either. … 😃 Haha. Yes, it sounds like more of a Rainbow High Security unit is needed. It’s still sad aoubt the Merco-cat, but I’ve seen that site and it was icky beyond belief, so it’s funny too. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-fluffernutter-the-mercocat/341352/30 "2006-01-25T04:44:43Z")
Like I said in the other thread, that cat’ll be back. Somewhere. Sometime. He belonged to a friend of mine before he came to you. That cat doesn’t die. No. It just recycles it’s essence through families lucky enough to be blessed by his presence for a while. He’s a damned nice cat. Weird, but nice. I hope his next family appreciates him as much as y’all did. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-fluffernutter-the-mercocat/341352.md?page=1)