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11 October 2007

Unlikeliest uninsured event ever. →[More:]I got the renewal notice for my cats' insurance today and one of the exclusions says:

"You are not covered in respect of claims if your cat has been used for security guard purposes, or for racing."

Damn.

post by: essexjan at: 12:49 | 11 comments

Ha! It must be fun being the person who comes up with those things.

posted by mike9322 11 October | 12:59

That is SO a LOL cats picture.

posted by Specklet 11 October | 13:04

My cat on patrol.
≡ Click to see image ≡
Someone told me that siamese cats were bred to patrol the roofs of temples, but I can't find any confirmation of this.

posted by desjardins 11 October | 13:20

OK, found something here: "Siamese cats guarded temples in Siam when a person of high rank died. The Siamese cat was considered a receptacle for the dead person's soul." Not really the same as a security guard, eh?

posted by desjardins 11 October | 13:22

So south American cat juggling incidents ARE covered?

posted by arse_hat 11 October | 13:25

I always kind of wanted to be the Michael Vick of the cat racing world. But now that I know I can't get my racing cats insured, I think I'll find another line.

posted by mudpuppie 11 October | 13:44

Well, one of mine is a black & white patrol kitty... (yes, police cars here used to be black and white)
And the other zooms - he's named Zeek the Streak...

I'm totally amused. And, I'm also amazed you read the fine print...I've gotta start reading fine print.

posted by mightshould 11 October | 14:23

It must be fun being the person who comes up with those things.

Due to the fact that it takes a crack team of us to come up with such things, then input/output the thing into a bizillion places in the organization. . .

ok. sometimes it is fun.

posted by rainbaby 11 October | 15:09

Monkey could actually hurt someone if she really wanted to - she can be psychotic to people she really likes so I think if someone comes through she doesn't like...it would just end badly (for them.)

posted by fluffy battle kitten 11 October | 15:19

I'll vote for which ever presidential candidate promises universal cat racing insurance.

posted by mullacc 11 October | 17:35

I think I should get your quote, jan, on business cards. Then when people ask, "What do you do?" I can give it to them and say, "I come up with things like this, and furthermore, make sure these things are administered properly while adhering to applicaple industry standards and practices, from a forms management perspective."

That'll shut em up.

posted by rainbaby 11 October | 21:26

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