HEY! THAT'S EXACTLY HOW WE CELEBRATED EARTH HOUR!
Earth Hour almost ended in cat-astrophe this year for Environment Minister Barry Penner.
While Penner and his wife Daris were enjoying a romantic candlelight dinner, their five-year-old cat, Ranger, set himself on fire by brushing against a flame.
(Thanks to nursecindy)
UPDATE: Vaguely related item here.
(Thanks to Brian Duval)
You and Mrs. Blog set yourselves on fire?
Cool!
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | March 31, 2010 at 09:01 AM
The cat "looked somewhat disgruntled."
Boy, is that an understatement!
Posted by: Coconuts | March 31, 2010 at 09:03 AM
*wonders if the minister will share the story of his wife's smokin' pussy with his congregation*
Posted by: trustf8 | March 31, 2010 at 09:20 AM
I'm upset. I forgot all about Earth Hour this year and forgot to celebrate it. It wasn't even on the news!
Posted by: nursecindy | March 31, 2010 at 09:47 AM
My older brother used to set cats on fire all the time, but did HE ever get in the newspaper?
Well, now that I think of it, yes, but not by name, fortunately... the sketch was VERY unflattering, too.
Posted by: padraig | March 31, 2010 at 10:01 AM
Hot Canadian Pussy!
Posted by: bonmot | March 31, 2010 at 10:06 AM
One cat in the oven; one cat in the freezer. Temperature average is just right. What's the problem?
Posted by: E. Conomist | March 31, 2010 at 10:12 AM
Yopu burned your cat? But what did Lucy think?
Posted by: wiredog | March 31, 2010 at 10:47 AM
Drags "p" down from revious ost.
Posted by: wiredog | March 31, 2010 at 10:48 AM
The candle is ok, but a barbeque grill works much faster and more evenly.
Posted by: Hammond Rye | March 31, 2010 at 10:48 AM
When candles are outlawed, only Environment Minister(s) will have candles.
The secretary for my old office had a huge fondness for candles. When you combine that with the amount of paper hanging around a government office, the result can be awesome.
Fortunately, she caught it before the place went up.
Posted by: Steve | March 31, 2010 at 11:38 AM
Cats! You warn them that smoking is bad for them - do they listen? No.
Posted by: Mr Craggy | March 31, 2010 at 12:12 PM
As refried beans were part of their Enchilada entree, the happy couple was able to say they celebrated Earth, Wind, and Fire.
/ rimshot
Posted by: MOTW | March 31, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Sounds like the burning cat left carbon footprints all over the house -- and on Earth Hour no less!
Posted by: Martinishark | March 31, 2010 at 12:53 PM
Which is why I wear flame retardant undies.
Posted by: Siouxie | March 31, 2010 at 12:58 PM
Siouxie has a smokin' hot . . . nevermind.
Posted by: bonmot | March 31, 2010 at 01:10 PM
Cats are wicked.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | March 31, 2010 at 01:32 PM
hey, no video?
also, bonmot's 10:06 post was redundant. that's what al said.
Posted by: mudstuffin | March 31, 2010 at 01:37 PM
On Halloween, being too
lazybusy to get a pumpkin, we set the orange votives on the porch windowsills. Mynastyadventerous cat first tried to sniff the flame, trying to get closer to the flame each time. Then he got up on the climber just above, and tried to touch it, jerked back, and tried over and over to see how close to the flame from above he could get hishandpaw before jerking back."Hold my beer. Watch this! I can get my paw right down into the -- ouch! -- let me try again, I know I can --ouch!!.... Fine, gimme back my beer."
Posted by: Tash | March 31, 2010 at 03:44 PM
Cats give much more illumination if you light the other end and swing them by the convenient handle.
Posted by: Loudmouth | March 31, 2010 at 05:57 PM
If a person puts gasoline on their cat before lighting, the feline will sound like a dog ... WHOOF!
Posted by: O the U(manity) | March 31, 2010 at 06:11 PM
My sister's cat managed to set his tail on fire. She noticed that the cat's tail was on fire before the cat noticed!
I have 2 cats, and because of this, I don't light candles in the house.
Posted by: Kristina L. | March 31, 2010 at 09:49 PM
I'm laughing about something else in the article: use of candles during Earth Hour. Apparently, the minister uses candles that were produced without electricity or fossil fuels (not!). Rough equivalent, more or less, of celebrating Earth Hour with a battery-powered LED light.
Posted by: Brent D. | April 01, 2010 at 10:59 AM