By Jack Quirk
At the All About Network headquarters, we’ve always known our official office cat, Pork Chop, marches to the beat of his own… slightly off-tempo drum.
This is a cat who sleeps upside down like he’s practicing for a bat audition, and who once stared down a new trash bag like it was an invading alien species. Change is not Pork Chop’s thing.
But friendship? Oh, he’s all in… as long as it’s on his terms.
Which brings us to his latest decision.
The other day, Pork Chop proudly introduced us to his newest buddy. Tail up, chest out, doing that little “look what I found” strut like he’d just recruited the next big hire for the company.
There was just one small problem.
His new friend… was a skunk.
Now Pork Chop, bless his little whiskers, could not understand why the entire office immediately went into DEFCON 1. Doors shut. Voices raised. Someone may or may not have yelled, “ABSOLUTELY NOT.”
Meanwhile, Pork Chop sat there looking confused, like, “What? He seems nice. Little stripey, a bit smelly, but who among us hasn’t had a rough day?”
The skunk, for its part, seemed perfectly content to attend this unexpected meet-and-greet, unaware it was one tail flick away from becoming the most talked-about employee in company history.
Needless to say, the interview process was cut short.
Pork Chop was escorted away from the door, the skunk was gently encouraged to take its talents elsewhere, and a new office policy was immediately enacted:
“All new hires must be pre-approved… especially the ones that spray.”
As for Pork Chop, he still doesn’t quite get it. He’s probably out there right now wondering why his friend hasn’t been added to the group chat.
Around here, we’ve learned one thing for sure, when Pork Chop makes a new friend, we will now require photos first.
Do you have a strange cat? Show us its photo. The weirder the better!
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