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    picardia: I support this. Not b/c people should be making fun of dead cats, but because if all the world's extremists get involved in flame wars, they will neve... more »
    Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): I wonder if ole' Bin Laden is sitting in a bunker somewhere giggling over the Bush's dead cat. Seems to me his life can't be all that exciting at the ... more »
    pax: I am so emotional about pets dying that when my mom recently mentioned her cat, who died at least year ago, I got teary-eyed. The cat has been dead fo... more »
    aubonpam: So a cat dying of natural causes and someone being sarcastic about the fact that it makes for headline news is not funny, but a man being murdered by ... more »
    BearDownCBears: I thought it was kind of weird for a cat to die of polonium poisoning. Though he did write that pretty provocative op-ed about Western European energy... more »
    sportz.star: The pic looks like Salem from Sabrina the Teenage Witch, who was magical and cannot die. I think the story is a plant to distract from something nefar... more »
    Claire Buoyant: Is Islamic humor different from American* humor? Because I don't get how those comments are supposed to be funny. * Yes, of course there are Muslims i... more »
    sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): That cat only has one thing to say: BUSH, PLZ. more »
    DangerMouse: I expected the press release to be far more in-depth given the sarcastic responses. more »
    justcallmespartacus: Here is the conversation I had yesterday with my mother about this very cat: Mom: The first cat died. Why is this such big news? Me: The first cat? Li... more »
    hfree: That cat looks like she is about to cut the bitch who put that hat on her (I'm looking at you Jenna). more »
    JinxyMcDeath: You know you really hate someone when you're glad their cat dies. more »
    katastic: Sarcasm is the universal language. more »
    Spaceman Bill Leah: Well I personally prefer gentile teasing to violent acts of terrorism so comment away, militants. Just try to avoid the comments on YouTube, those are... more »
    victoriasauce: "Islamic militants began posting sarcastic comments on an extremist web site." That sentence makes my head spin. more »
    sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): Watch out, Islamic militants. You think it's all fun and games to get your Gawker on but then Noori Al-Denton will come and kill your Crappy Hour. more »
    ihateyourescalade: Who knew those Islamic militants were so darn hilarious? more »
    NefariousNewt: Who knew Islamic extremists had time for sarcastic commenting on web sites? I would have thought planning to martyr themselves, mis-reading the Quran,... more »
    J.D.Regent: see now, if only Egypt let their extremists have their own Gawker, they'd spend all their time in their ma's basement making up LOLspeak threats to pr... more »
    Edna Sednitzer: I lost my 16 year old dog on Boxing day. Those people making jokes about the loss of a pet are assholes. And yes, I still cry daily over it :-( more »
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    Islamic Militants Get Their Gawker On

    After yesterday’s news that the Bush family’s 18-year-old cat India passed away, Islamic militants began posting sarcastic comments on an extremist web site.