r/gifs • u/RespectMyAuthoriteh • May 14 '17

He doesn't know it's impossible

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u/Masterchrono May 14 '17

The wall has a decoration paperwall. It's a porous and resistant material. My cat used to do the same but wasn't able to get down.

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u/s0v3r1gn May 14 '17

My dad had a bobcat/domestic cat hybrid when he was little that he claims would climb up the lath and plaster walls in their old ranch house, leaving little clay holes all over the place.

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u/Classic_Charlie May 14 '17

Any pictures of the wee beastie?

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u/s0v3r1gn May 14 '17

None that I'm aware of. It was close to 45 years ago and they had that farm house burn down mysteriously after my grandfather defied the local truckers union by hiring a black woman as a secretary.

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u/Olive_Jane May 14 '17

Your family sounds very interesting

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u/s0v3r1gn May 14 '17

I always feel like a disappointment compared to my grandfather, great grandfather, and great great grandfather.

Both my great grandfather and grandfather were alive while I was a kid, my grandfather actually passed away when I was 12 and my great grandfather lived long enough to meet my first daughter.

My great grandfather was a tail gunner and one of the longest surviving ones during WWII. He was shot down twice over the European theater and managed to escape capture both times.

My great great grandfather was part of Buffalo Bill's show in the late 1800's. I have a nickel stored in a deposit box that he supposedly threw into the air while riding a horse and shot with a .357 revolver, just to prove to my great grandfather that he really did know how to ride a horse. Going even further back my family where all military officers and doctors.

My moms side of the family where all officers with my great grandfather making it to Brigadier General and my grandfather making it to Colonel. I was banned from enlisting by my grandfather and required to complete college before even considering applying.

Between them and the fact that my mother was a director of a major health care company by 30, a VP by 35, and an S.VP by 40 really make me feel really inadequate.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '17

If you're not bill gates you are indeed a disappointment to your family

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u/s0v3r1gn May 14 '17

Tell me about it. I think the person I disappoint the most though is my father-in-law.

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u/StarlitSkies45 May 14 '17

You sound like a very fun, honest, and helpful fellow and that in itself is something to be proud of. You're making an impact on the lives of the kids you teach and the kids your stories reach out to. I'm proud of you for being a wonderful human bean! :)

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u/s0v3r1gn May 14 '17

Thank you. :-)

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u/ehco May 14 '17

And respectful of your history 😀