Monsieur Pouce

That's super cute, kids and naming pets is a winning combination. RIP to your little buddy.

That's funny to most Dutch people. For multiple reasons.

First 'Tom Poes' (pronounced pouce) is a Dutch Comic character and a cat, as 'poes' means cat (and vagina, but that's another matter).

But also a tompouce is probably the most iconic Dutch pastry, which was named after Admiraal Tom Pouce, the stage name of Jan Hannema a once famous little person performer from the 19th century.

What strikes me now is that the 'thumb' meaning in this stage name was an allusion to his shortness, like Tom Thumb.

I started crying thinking of our cat who died 4 month ago. I also wish everybody would get to know him, he was the best cat ever for us. So many stories untold... My condolences and I hope we'll all heal after this heartbreak.

I lost a cat of mine about 1 year and 9 months ago. He didn't die. He ran away. A former roommate of mine left the window open and he got out. Former roommate never apologized and then my phone got stolen the night after I put up a fuck ton of posters around town. And that was Halloween night. I was really counting on so many people being out and looking for black cats. I cried harder than I ever have before. I loved that cat. I still love him.

Obligatory picture of my lost boy Apollo.

Thirded