# What is this creature crawling on my utility meter at 5:00 this morning?

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**Created:** [August 5, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-creature-crawling-on-my-utility-meter-at-5-00-this-morning/988100 "2023-08-05T12:30:41Z")\
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> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#):
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> I was imagining a device that would turn a dog into a cat.  
> Or a cat into something useful like a purse.

Now I’m imagining some Dr. Seuss contraption, like the machine that put the stars on the bellies of the sneeches. There’s a long line of cats going in and dogs coming out.

Of course, just like with the sneeches, there was a machine to remove the stars. A long line of dogs going in and cats coming out!

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