Thread by @drdeanburnett

Roughly 3 years ago today, we opted to let a tiny furry thing live in our house

I remember at the time tweeting something like "I hope he's not an arsehole". I'm hindsight, that was incredibly heuristic of me

#Pickle #Cattiversary

It's the 3 anniversary week of Pickle (our cat) coming to live with us. So, for long term fans of my ridiculous feline, or new followers who may like to know more about him, here's a thread of #ClassicPickle

/1

Pickle was a rescue kitten, from a litter of 7. Kids wanted one of the 2 *identical* tabbies. Then one jumped head first into an empty food sack. Couldn't get out

"Let's get this one, he seems stupid" I said. So it's technically its all my fault

#CassicPickle

/2

We spent weeks telling our 5yo son that he probably couldn't play with the new cat right away. He was a rescue cat. He'd be timid, nervous, need to get used to us

These pics were taken within 24 hours of getting him home. Pickle doesn't seem to do 'fear'

#ClassicPickle

/3

We live very near our kid's school. Pickle quickly decided it was *his* school too. As in, he owned it and could do what he wanted there, to the extent that we'd get told off by the teachers

Never about our kids, only ever the cat

#ClassicPickle



/4

Other things Pickle has invaded in the nearby school

Sports Day
Harvest festival
Staff room
PE class
Building works
Deputy head's car

#ClassicPickle

/5

Then there was the time Pickle summoned raw fish from out of nowhere, suggesting he has magic powers



#ClassicPickle

/6

But then, there was the time Pickle dabbled in drug dealing



#ClassicPickle

/7

Being a cat, Pickle has always been appreciated by Twitter. To the extent that he has tried Tweeting himself

#ClassicPickle



/8

This is all while still barging his way into the local school, where he would undoubtedly prove a bad influence



#ClassicPickle

/9

It's not just the school either. Pickle has a habit of invading other homes



This street is full of older, bigger cats, but Pickle turning up was like The Dark Knight when the Joker arrived in Gotham

#ClassicPickle

/10

Pickle has little fear of dogs either. Had an interviewee round my garden office once for a podcast

He brought his dog

Pickle was NOT happy about it, and ruined the whole thing by staring evils at us the whole time



#ClassicPickle

/11

Could there be a religion based around Pickle? Can't rule it out

#ClassicPickle

/12

Pickle's favourite pastime thus far has proven to be 'Making me look like a tit at every possible opportunity'



#ClassicPickle

/13

Pickle's timing has always been spot on, in fairness

#ClassicPickle



/14

And thus far, Pickle's biggest challenge (and most popular exploit thus far) has been our next-door neighbour's parrot



#ClassicPickle

/15

So yeah. Those are just some of the highlights of 3 years of being the nominal owner of Pickle.

I have a genuine worry that he's only just getting started

#ClassicPickle

/end

We all know the world is an ongoing dumpster fire right now, so to lighten the gloom please enjoy this thread about the ridiculous things that our cat Pickle has done since we got him 3 years ago

#ClassicPickle