cat

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Then there is Toby, the fictional, fez-donning cartoon cat that Baseman calls his alter ego.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Physicists describe these conditions as Schrödinger cat states, referencing Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger's famous thought experiment involving a cat that is simultaneously dead and alive until observed.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

When pulled over, the court heard the 60-year-old blamed his behaviour on a desire to take his cat to the vet as quickly as possible.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Then there was the time her pit bull terrier, Thor, barked at a cat outside, jolting the feline skyward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“Super nervous. We’ve never played for anyone. Well, except for the neighbor’s cat, oh, and my mom once. And she told me, ‘Well, Charlie, it’s not like Bob Dylan could really sing, either.’”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith