A Cat by Any Other Name…
Amelia is a
small black cat, but she has a very long full name:
Amelia
Bedelia
Cecilia
Camellia
Ophelia
Cordelia
Aurelia
Cornelia
Oatmealia
Schlemelia of
She
also has a number of distant cousins.
Here is a list of some of them and their widely varied careers and notable
achievements:
Eudelia As very skillful poker
player, she won several million dollars playing ‘Texas Holdem’
on-line. Retired to a small fishing
village on the
N. Joy Eurmelia Proprietor
of the famed ‘Café Le Chat Noir’ in
Concelia Not much is known about
this cat. She is believed to have worked
for CIA covert operations.
Appelia The
only cat ever to present arguments before the United States Supreme Court.
Resealia As
part of the effort to create the Zip-Lok™ closure,
she worked as the ‘test cat’ and was repeatedly let out of the bag.
Uppa Treelia Developed the first
professional training program for firemen in the humane use of aerial rescue
techniques.
Ahphelia Member
of the Payne household, she inspired Bill Clinton’s oft cited empathetic
remark, “Ahphelia Payne.”
Congealia Former
spokes-cat for General Foods’ Jello™ brand gelatin
dessert.
Best known for her recipe for sardines in aspic.
V. Healia Popularized
‘ecstatic kneading’ as a message technique at the famous mineral springs in
Pleisnellia Personal
feline assistant to the Pope.
E. C. Peelia Nicknamed
‘Clementine’, she worked for a major Spanish citrus exporter.
Annelia Studied
metallurgy at M.I.T. and went on to develop the modern metallic mouse-trap
spring.
Revealia Well-know
magician’s cat who, to the delight of audiences, would appear from behind the
curtain at the end of every performance and take credit for the illusions.
Surelia Collaborated
with Salvador Dali and Luis Buñuel on the film ‘Un Chien Andalou.’
(The film was to have been called ‘Un Chat Andalou’ but for a falling out with
Dali during the last weeks of production.)
Arlweelia Worked in an assisted-living
facility, cheerfully helping elderly residents get to and from various
activities.
Memorabelia Assisted
the curator of historic collections for the Baseball Hall of Fame in
Yorfreelia Said
to have inspired Abraham Lincoln to draft the Emancipation Proclamation.
Evan Keelia As
part of the American crew aboard the Ranger,
helped defeat the British boat Endeavor
II in the 1937
Cerealia A
constant companion to W. K. Kellogg, she was the first to suggest using a tiger
to promote sugar-coated corn flakes. The
rest is history.
‘Squeeky’ Ouillia Appeared on Oprah, mewing incessantly,
thus starting a national craze for fish oil as a tasty and healthful treat.
Matzamelia Famous
Israeli cat who heroically defended the bakers
of Bnei-Brak against attacks by terrorist mice.
Pedofealia An
embarrassment to the family, she was accused of ‘inappropriate licking’ and
fired from the church where she worked as a mouser.
Important disclosure:
Amelia was unavailable to sit for a photograph, so the photo above is of
‘Spike’ from knitting expert Shannon Okey a/k/a knitgrrl
4-26-2008