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Jokerman

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18. Well, we once had a cat named Thomas Jefferson.

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 02:49 PM

Dec 2012

Last edited Wed Dec 26, 2012, 03:21 PM - Edit history (1)

Most commonly known as T.J. but sometimes Tom, Tommy, Tom-boy, Tenacious J, and my personal favorite, "Tom-Tom, The Cat So Nice We Named Him Twice."

He's been gone over a year now but I still think about that sweet little guy every day.

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Does Your Cat Have a Few Dozen Nicknames? (Catster) [View all] meow2u3 Dec 2012 OP

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Ooops, meant to reply to OP siligut Dec 2012 #11

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