Ebaying Spooky Cat

This auction is for the “Spooky Cat”

It is in no way evil, has never shown any sign of possession, and cannot influence events by its mere presence. It’s simply a faceless, expressionless pottery cat, that I have applied red sticky dots to in order to give it a spooky stare.

Oddly, every person that has owned this cat has ended up leaving work for good shortly after inheriting it. It was originally owned by a lady, who got a better job shortly after being given it. She donated it to another lady who ended up retiring a month or so later.

I don’t believe that any of these events were directly influenced by the cat – it’s not as if owning this cat made the retiring woman age rapidly or anything. It was just…. her time.

Although completely inanimate, people tend to develop an affection towards it and stroke it. It has often been cradled by people pretending to show affection, or been spoken to in an affectionate way.

It has also on occasion been left somewhere unexpected so as to scare someone, giving it a true “The Shining” feel. Often I don’t recall moving it myself, but I’m sure I must have because it’s completely inanimate and it isn’t where I left it.

It can be positioned on a car, (as above,) on a work desk, on a window ledge, or on a small table. Or a large table. The only place I’ve found it cannot rest, without looking really conspicuous, is on a lap.

So basically, my reason for selling is that I actually like working where I am at the moment. I don’t want to leave because I enjoy work. REALLY! Everyone who has owned the cat prior to me HAS left or gone on to better things. Why risk potentially being offered a better paid job?

If you’re interested in the dimensions, it’s roughly 20cm tall, and has a 7cm base. It weighs about the same as a “Kerplunk” board game. One with ALL the marbles and sticks.