# The Prescient Ability of Oscar the Cat **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 27, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prescient-ability-of-oscar-the-cat/413331 "2007-07-27T04:00:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prescient-ability-of-oscar-the-cat/413331/1 "2007-07-27T04:00:14Z")
[The article from NEJM says it so well](http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/357/4/328.pdf). pdfs for those who don’t like 'em. It’s sweet to think of the comfort Oscar gave to those elders who would have otherwise died alone. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prescient-ability-of-oscar-the-cat/413331/2 "2007-07-27T04:09:07Z")
Weird. I wonder what sort of cues the dying people are giving off. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prescient-ability-of-oscar-the-cat/413331/3 "2007-07-27T04:15:18Z")
We are assuming, of course, that the cat is not actively hunting and killing them. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prescient-ability-of-oscar-the-cat/413331/4 "2007-07-27T04:25:15Z")
[I CAN HAS [DEL]CHEEZ[/DEL] SOULBURGER?](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/07/26/iz-sykik/#comments) ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prescient-ability-of-oscar-the-cat/413331/5 "2007-07-27T04:35:56Z")
I love kittycats but THAT is just scary. However, it’s so sweet that Oscar is there for the elders during their final hours. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prescient-ability-of-oscar-the-cat/413331/6 "2007-07-27T04:39:30Z")
He’s a [grimreaper kitty.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=430245&highlight=Oscar)😉 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prescient-ability-of-oscar-the-cat/413331/7 "2007-07-27T04:44:24Z")
[QUOTE=BaneSidhe] I love kittycats but THAT is just scary. However, it’s so sweet that Oscar is there for the elders during their final hours. [/QUOTE] Yes, just like Charles Manson was. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prescient-ability-of-oscar-the-cat/413331/8 "2007-07-27T05:40:41Z")
Since there’s already a thread [over here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=430245), I’ll close this one.