March 18, 2007
WHEN THE CRAZY CAT IS THE MOST SANE CREATURE IN A ROOM
Thank you New York Times, for occasionally shedding your required mantel of superciliousness as the paper of record, for giving reporter Ben Gibberd the green light to write a story on some of the sublimely ridiculous people who live in NYC, and for making me laugh. Today's story on a Brooklyn massage therapist/cat psychic must be read more than once to truly soak in the insanity portrayed. Let's take a look at Sue Pike, 45-year-old cat psychic, in the middle of healing a troubled pet:
According to Ms. Gamboa, Gatti had been chewing her books and bullying her other cat, Lola. Ms. Pike wrote some quick comments in a notebook and then began her treatment by calling on what she called “universal knowledge” — the collective voice of the animal’s ancestors.
“Calling all of my spirit guides of the highest order,” Ms. Pike intoned as she sat cross-legged on the floor, her green eyes closed. “Are you there?”
Licking himself methodically, her patient ignored Ms. Pike.
She then began gently probing the cat’s feelings. Why was he so unkind to Lola?
Suddenly, Ms. Pike’s voice changed to a high-pitched girlish tone. “I don’t like sharing with the other kitty,” she announced.
“It’s Gatti talking,” Ms. Pike explained in a normal voice.
Through Ms. Pike, Gatti further revealed that he did not like having his nails clipped, and that he sometimes got sick from licking his fur.
After a few more exchanges, Ms. Pike crouched next to Gatti, made a retching sound and rubbed her hands together vigorously. The negative energy, she informed Ms. Gamboa, had been removed.
I'm sure if Gatti could talk, he would probably object to Pike's high-pitched impression of his voice that makes him come off as girlish–in front of a reporter from the Times no less. I think that's Conan O'Brien's largest complaint of Jim Gaffigan's impersonation of him in Pale Force. There is more. Read it.
(via a link at Gothamist)
Tagged: brooklyn, cats, insanity, new york times, psychicPosted by Lexiphane at March 18, 2007 11:11 PM
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