The Guilty Party

“Someone — or something — is destroying our laundry on the wash line,” said the neighbor.

“How’s that?” was the reply.

“It pulls yarns and makes holes.”

“Must be the neighbor’s cat,” came the reply. 

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And somewhere in the blogosphere, a thousand cat lovers meowed in protest.

Hearing the ruckus, the guilty one left the scene of the crime, still wearing its bandit mask.

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The feline community immediately demanded accountability for such a brazen and shameless deed, specially since its reputation was dragged into it.

The guilty one deigned innocence. “That’s fake news,” it said, even if the camera doesn’t lie.

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(Monday wash day)