The following is a true story. It actually happened. It is NOT an April Fools' joke.

This is a story about a cat mug. It is a good-sized cat mug, with room for about 12 ounces of a beverage, and it features 11 illustrations of domestic cats in various poses, including "chase," "sit," "beg," "down" and "fetch." If you do not think that a cat can fetch, you have not been spending enough time with cats. The mug is made by the company Fishs Eddy and it cost me $16.95. You might...