By The Way...

Thursday, November 17, 2005
10:02:00 AM EST
Hearing My daughter, chattering away
...he's going to want a home equity loan as well:

Last month Marilyn Hecox's 4-year-old black domestic short-hair, Samson, received an offer for the American Express Rewards Plus Gold Card.

"At first it's funny. Then you get a little nervous about it," Mrs. Hecox said, sitting in her dining room and thumbing through the application with a puzzled look on her face while Samson sat at the door waiting to be let outside.

"As the membership criteria at American Express remains stringent, the Rewards Plus Gold Card is difficult to acquire for all but the most financially disciplined," the application letter starts off.

Ms. Hecox said Samson is a good boy, but has no financial history.

Well, that's just what Ms. Hecox thinks. It's entirely possible that that cat has built up quite a credit history away from home (why do you think he wants to be let out all the time), and is actually quite annoyed Ms. Hecox has been intercepting his mail. Cats are sneaky that way.

Personally, I'd love to see my cat get offered a credit card. I would sign her up -- it'd be worth it to see a credit card with the name "Ghlaghghee Scalzi" on it.


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• #10 Comment from knightbek
  11/17/05 11:10 PM | Permalink

  haha  I might better make sure my blog's new mascot (who hasn't been named quite yet) doesn't end up getting any credit offers.  Of course, if his credit turns out to be better than mine....  Hmmmm...  Here, kitty kitty kitty....
  
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• #9 Comment from redonionsauce
  11/17/05 4:55 PM | Permalink

  But the worst case I ever saw was when another friend's 8 year old got a card offer from Chase, 30 years ago.  An 8 year old?  
• #8 Comment from redonionsauce
  11/17/05 4:55 PM | Permalink

  But the worst case I ever saw was when another friend's 8 year old got a card offer from Chase, 30 years ago.  An 8 year old?  
• #7 Comment from redonionsauce
  11/17/05 4:55 PM | Permalink

  But the worst case I ever saw was when another friend's 8 year old got a card offer from Chase, 30 years ago.  An 8 year old?  
• #6 Comment from redonionsauce
  11/17/05 4:54 PM | Permalink

  But the worst case I ever saw was when another friend's 8 year old got a card offer from Chase, 30 years ago.  An 8 year old?  

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