[Elfsea] Mourn with us the passing of MS-DOS

Spence and Robin Mabry smabry at flash.net
Mon Nov 19 10:11:09 PST 2001


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After a long a fruitful life of 18 years, MS-DOS passed away sometime during
the night of Nov. 18/morning of Nov. 19, fittingly behind the beer
refrigerator.  She was the QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE and knew it, ruling the
Mitchell-Mabry household with the honor it deserved.  She was Spence's cat
as much as Took was Robin's, and the loss of both of them (she was the last
of the Nebraska cats) is a blow to both Robin and Spence.
Yes, you can laugh, but that was her name. There are three reasons for this:
(1) When we lived in North Platte, NE, one day Spence had been out setting
up a Computer Lab in one of the local schools. He had on a three-piece suit.
We went out to look at some cats that afternoon, and as he was holding a
small gold tabby -- all of a sudden he heard some purring next to his left
ear. Well, MS DOS had climbed up his suit and was telling him to take her
home. (2) She has a white collar that runs around her neck, so, as Robin
says, she is "a white collar worker." (3) She used to love playing on the
computer. So, of course she is MS DOS.
She was born in 1983, and her birthday is July 4th, fitting for our "Queen
of the Universe." This is one cat that refuses to leap when she can climb,
and even though she is long-harried, loves to sleep under the electric
blanket in winter.
Mourn with now the passing of MS-DOS
Queen of the Universe
Saviour of us all
Ruler of Our House
Mighty Huntress
Mighty Purr-err
She who kept laps and hearts warm
She who stole eggs from plates
She who loved French Vanilla Ice Cream
She who was my Queen of the Universe

RIP MS-DOS, may the milk run freely and the catnip grow beneath your feet as
you romp with Took, Lily, Dubist, Smudge, and Padraigh.

And MY GOD I miss you!

Ceatta




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