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Marengo

(3,477 posts) Mon Jun 4, 2012, 07:50 AM Jun 2012

Man Converts Dead Cat into Helicopter

Many animal lovers find it hard to part with their pets when they die.

So when cat Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright, was run over by a car, his artist owner decided to turn him into a permanent piece of artwork as the ultimate tribute by transforming him into a flying helicopter.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154283/Cats-away-Artist-turns-dead-pet-flying-helicopter-killed-car.html#ixzz1wpAiXnnG

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Man Converts Dead Cat into Helicopter (Original Post) Marengo Jun 2012 OP

Ohhhhhhhh. hlthe2b Jun 2012 #1

That is just way too creepy. nt avebury Jun 2012 #2

There's gotta be a better way to honor cats... pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #3

Floridians take notice! Turbineguy Jun 2012 #4

Ocala. Isn't that one of the repressed counties in Florida? Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #13

Orvillecopter is a dumb name. That there's a Hovercat. CBGLuthier Jun 2012 #5

This is clearly the answer to Samantha's Lounge post appal_jack Jun 2012 #21

dogs' worst nightmare Major Nikon Jun 2012 #6

Dogs? What about birds? n/t Duer 157099 Jun 2012 #11

Just be glad Roy Rogers didn't think of this. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2012 #7

cue Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries !! nt Locrian Jun 2012 #8

"THIS is an EX-PARROT!" HopeHoops Jun 2012 #9

That's just wrong. geardaddy Jun 2012 #10

Cat drone! Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #12

RoboCat edbermac Jun 2012 #14

I laughed Sanity Claws Jun 2012 #15

When I'm dead, I want to be turned into a motorcycle. Throd Jun 2012 #16

Now when I die I don't want no coffin rrneck Jun 2012 #17

Disgusting. The guy is a total a-hole. Eff him. nt frogmarch Jun 2012 #18

I thought I saw a puddycat.... whistler162 Jun 2012 #19

I think this is way cool... JCMach1 Jun 2012 #20

Progress Major Nikon Jun 2012 #22

Video.... progressoid Jun 2012 #23

hlthe2b

(102,322 posts)

1. Ohhhhhhhh.

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 07:56 AM

Jun 2012

Sorry, I just can't laugh at that... (I don't like the Taxidermist approach to anything, frankly, except perhaps for museums). Will they do that with their dead family members?

avebury

(10,952 posts)

2. That is just way too creepy. nt

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 07:57 AM

Jun 2012

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

3. There's gotta be a better way to honor cats...

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 08:17 AM

Jun 2012

...especially for their crucial role in solving international crises...

Turbineguy

(37,359 posts)

4. Floridians take notice!

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 09:04 AM

Jun 2012

This did not happen in Florida! You're off the hook for a change!

OK, there's this:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152940/Woman-caught-masturbating-highway-arrested-wearing-shirt-exposing-passing-motorists.html?ICO=most_read_module

Baitball Blogger

(46,751 posts)

13. Ocala. Isn't that one of the repressed counties in Florida?

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 12:13 PM

Jun 2012

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)

5. Orvillecopter is a dumb name. That there's a Hovercat.

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 09:06 AM

Jun 2012

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)

21. This is clearly the answer to Samantha's Lounge post

Reply to CBGLuthier (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 5, 2012, 03:27 PM

Jun 2012

This is clearly the answer to Samantha's Lounge post about catbirds dive-bombing her! Hovercat will prevail against the catbird menace...

-app

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

6. dogs' worst nightmare

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 09:15 AM

Jun 2012

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

11. Dogs? What about birds? n/t

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 12:01 PM

Jun 2012

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,843 posts)

7. Just be glad Roy Rogers didn't think of this.

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 10:13 AM

Jun 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_%28horse%29#Death_and_legacy

Locrian

(4,522 posts)

8. cue Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries !! nt

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 11:41 AM

Jun 2012

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

9. "THIS is an EX-PARROT!"

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 11:46 AM

Jun 2012

geardaddy

(24,931 posts)

10. That's just wrong.

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 11:51 AM

Jun 2012

Baitball Blogger

(46,751 posts)

12. Cat drone!

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 12:10 PM

Jun 2012

edbermac

(15,942 posts)

14. RoboCat

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 12:40 PM

Jun 2012

Imagine a flock of birds seeing that thing flying towrds them? Holy shit!

Sanity Claws

(21,850 posts)

15. I laughed

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 02:06 PM

Jun 2012

I'm a cat lover and thought it was bizarre at first. But when I saw it flying, I started to laugh.

Nice way to immortalize your beloved pet.

Throd

(7,208 posts)

16. When I'm dead, I want to be turned into a motorcycle.

Reply to Marengo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 04:00 PM

Jun 2012

Let's see....

You could stuff my body with the frame.

My outstretched hands could hold the front wheel hub.

The handlebars would come out my ears and lights shine out through my eye sockets.

Stick the engine in my belly and ride on my butt!