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I Can Has Shimmery Eyez - 15 Dec. 2008

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A Way with Words

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🗓️ 15 December 2008

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

The death of Martha’s favorite cat Typo prompts her to reminisce about him, and about one of her favorite ailurophilic words, chatoyant. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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com pricing shown. Welcome to another mini-cast from Away with Words. I'm Martha Barnett.

0:39.0

My cat typo was a gray tabby. He had greenish gold eyes and was always getting into trouble. In fact, I'm sure that during his 17 years he used up far more than nine lives. As a kitten he once jumped head first into a bathtub filled with water.

0:56.5

And all I'm going to say about that is, ouch.

0:59.2

Staying indoors left him indignant, so I tried to train him to walk on a leash,

1:05.0

and that didn't go so well either.

1:07.0

He broke free, skittered up a huge tree, and nearly hung himself.

1:11.0

Thank goodness my neighbors had an extra long extension ladder.

1:14.8

Typo earned his name the first day we got him. He walked right across the top row of

1:19.6

my keyboard and typed 66666. This year Typo died peacefully. I'll miss the way he used to butt his head up against

1:28.2

mine and how he squinted whenever he was happy. But you know what else I'll miss?

1:32.4

Sometimes at dawn or dusk I'd walk

1:36.0

into a room and I'd catch the sudden glow of his eyes you know what I'm talking

1:40.4

about that iridescent shimmer?

1:43.7

Well, there's a great word to describe that.

1:46.2

It's Chateooyan T.

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