Crazy Cat-Lady Pride

Tonight I heard a story, told in a diner. Diner stories are in a class all their own. The story begins as such,

"It was probably a good thing we couldn't afford the 6 foot by 6 foot glass fresnel lens. You see, my roommates and I wanted this one. The description said it could burn through asphalt. We were planning to write our names in the pavement with it. Can you IMAGINE what this thing could burn through with the sun shining on it?"


This was my cue.
"You'd have to be careful. If a cat saw the beam of light, it might be like 'oooh, a nice patch of sun,' run over to lay in it, and..... *(insert flammability onomatopoeia here)*"

"You have a 6'x6' glass lens and the first thing she thinks of is a cat."


I am crazy cat lady. It's just true. And I'm proud.