# How do I get a stray cat to go away?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 23, 2005, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-stray-cat-to-go-away/313733 "2005-07-23T00:05:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crandolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@Crandolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crandolph)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-stray-cat-to-go-away/313733/21 "2005-07-24T03:05:32Z")

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Unfortunately no matter what you’ll do he’ll just come back 15 years later as the Brian Seltzer Orchestra.

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**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-stray-cat-to-go-away/313733/22 "2005-07-24T03:12:38Z")

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Remember that the wrong path is to load your shotgun with nails and dynamite. All that’ll do is blow you into [at least ninety-seven pieces](http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/c020.html).

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