This mom needs to borrow an orange cat for the most hilarious reason
Cydney Henderson
An Oklahoma mother is asking her community to borrow an essential item for dinner.
No, not a cup of sugar. She needs an orange cat.
Clara Edwards posted a “Wanted” ad on social media asking to borrow an orange-colored feline to have a “lasagna dinner with Garfield-loving 4-year-old and 2-year-old children.”
Edwards — who described herself as “an increasingly desperate (but not crazy) mom-of-two with no friends that own orange cats” — said she’s not looking to adopt the cat. Instead, she is asking to take temporary custody for two-days, tops, so “please take your cat back at the end.”
Clara's husband, Chad Edwards, said his wife initially posted the hilarious flyer on Craigslist and Instagram before it eventually made its way to Twitter by way of user @lauren_jade44.
"This was posted at my dads work and I’m CRYING!!!! RT to help Clara find an orange cat," she tweeted last week.
According to the poster, the kitty will be returned to its rightful owner “happy and cared for” and won’t be required to eat lasagna.
Clara's husband announced on Twitter that they found a puuurfect Garfield lookalike to join them Saturday. It will be a family affair, as the cat's owner and boyfriend will also feast on the Italian dish at dinnertime.
"Update: this is my wife Clara. We have found a woman who is coming by for lasagna on Saturday. She's bringing her boyfriend and fat orange," he tweeted Tuesday.
If the "fat orange" cat gets cold feet over the weekend, Clara and her family still have plenty of options to chose from, judging by the responses to their wanted poster:
"If that doesn’t work, Finn would love some lasagna. He’s good on a leash, good with kids and we live in OKC," one user tweeted.
"Panini is up for the challenge," another Twitter user said.
"Pretty sure my cat fits the part," one user tweeted.
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