# Now I've seen everything, or: Kitten pimp! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 22, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933 "2001-10-22T19:58:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/1 "2001-10-22T19:58:41Z")
So the guy who goes from car to car in the metro asking for money because he has AIDS has changed his schtick. Now he has a little grey and white kitten. (That kitten is really patient, btw. He put down the backpack he had her in at least twice and she didn’t bother trying to run away.) For a contribution, he was letting people pat her. That’s right, he was pimping a kitten for scritchies! I wish I’d thought of that. Pet a kitten, $1. That takes business acumen. (Note, I saw the kitten and while she was a little scruffy-looking, she didn’t seem to be hurt or abused. If I’d seen anything that exceeded the boundaries of just weird, this would be in the Pit and the metro guys would have been alerted.) ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/2 "2001-10-22T20:09:26Z")
Give him credit for making money off something that’s non-toxic, non-addictive, non-carcinogenic, and enviromentally friendly. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/3 "2001-10-22T20:20:19Z")
> [@](#): > > non-toxic, non-addictive, non-carcinogenic, and enviromentally friendly ::Frothing:: Dammit! Quick, Someone pass a law! This guy’s ruining it for corporations and big business! Where’s his petting license? Someone lock this anarchist up! ::Frothing:: That’s a cool gig, and everyone wins. 🙂 Next week, you’ll be seeing a half-dozen guys trying everything from puppies to iguannas. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/4 "2001-10-22T20:28:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > \*\* > I wish I’d thought of that. Pet a kitten, $1. That takes business acumen. > \*\* I dunno, petting pussy is one of the oldest money-makers around. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/5 "2001-10-29T03:01:40Z")
Saw him with the cat again outside the IGA. Kitten still looks scruffy but healthy. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/6 "2001-10-29T03:09:59Z")
He probably gives it a special “scruffy kitty” 'do, just to increase the pitiability factor. I just wonder what will happen when the kitten gets too big to be cute. StG ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/7 "2001-10-29T04:05:54Z")
**matt** , can you report him to the SPCA? That just doesn’t sound right…poor kitty. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![They\_Call\_Me\_Sneeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@They\_Call\_Me\_Sneeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/They_Call_Me_Sneeze)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/8 "2001-10-29T05:57:47Z")
Good grief. Why is this a poor kitty? It is not being violated. It is being petted. Maybe the kitty LIKES being petted by a lot of different people. Like, some people are really good behind-the-ear petters, and others are really good chin scratchers, and other people are good strokers, while some are good at scratching the spot right in front of the tail. My cat, once used to riding the Metro, would probably LOVE it. matt\_mcl SAID the kitty looked healthy but scruffy. I look healthy but scruffy. Scruffy doesnt equal unhappy. I am one of the biggest pro-kitty people in the world, and will talk to a kitty in kitty-talk (are you a dood wittle titty? yes! yes you are! are you my dirl-tat? yes! you are a hussy! yes!) until smacked by a friend or passerby, but I dont think this is a poor little kitty. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/9 "2001-10-29T06:08:00Z")
Something similar is done in the UK by street beggars with dogs. I can honestly say that every dog I’ve seen being used this way is in better condition than its owner, but for someone living in such a condition an animal is the possibly the best companion they have. ---
**Author:** ![fnord1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fnord1966](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fnord1966)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/10 "2001-10-29T06:13:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > \*\*…non-toxic,… and enviromentally friendly. \*\* I dont know about you, but kitty vomit sure smells toxic, and explosive kitty turds are not very enviromentally freindly to my nose. As long as he feeds the cat, and dosen’t plan on eating it if it gets too big to be cute, > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by StGermain \*\*\*I just wonder what will happen when the kitten gets too big to be cute. \*\* I have no problem with it, might even give him a buck or two. ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/11 "2001-10-29T07:08:10Z")
**fnord1966** I swear, I thought your sig said: _Circuit Kitty can kiss my ass 3124_ Just kinda blew my mind combined with the subject matter. BTW I’ve seen the 3124 on several sigs, what does that mean? ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/12 "2001-10-29T07:59:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > **So the guy who goes from car to car in the metro asking for money because he has AIDS has changed his schtick. Now he has a little grey and white kitten. (That kitten is really patient, btw. He put down the backpack he had her in at least twice and she didn’t bother trying to run away.) For a contribution, he was letting people pat her. That’s right, he was pimping a kitten for scritchies!** Guess I missed that one. So far I’ve heard him mention : AIDS, heroin addiction/methadone treatment, homelessness and “just got out of jail” in the last 6 years. You’d think he could change his shtick. On the other hand, he’s been at it for at least **6** years ! There must be a market in the sob business. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/13 "2001-10-29T15:20:57Z")
Well, “wanna pet my pussy?” is a relatively old means of approaching a man for money, though I can see why it might not be something you feel intriguing, Matt! 🙂 To answer a hijack, 3124 is the number of posts made by **WallyM7** , a witty and erudite poster who died in 2000, friend of almost everyone here at the time, and widely beloved among this community. It’s a way of paying tribute to his memory, as is the use of the :putz: smiley, in memory of his favorite way of pithily identifying a trollish remark. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/14 "2001-10-29T15:22:44Z")
Would a moderator be so kind as to fix my :putz: smiley to a :wally: smiley and then delete this request? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/15 "2001-10-29T15:24:40Z")
non addictive? I don’t think so! My son is addicted to cute kitties and cats. To him, all cats are cute. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-ive-seen-everything-or-kitten-pimp/88933/16 "2001-10-29T19:37:08Z")
Do you think this guy is taking the kitty to the vet and getting the kitty the shots it needs?