In message , bob
writes
My cat is perfectly healthy, thank you. Just a bit stiff. And he
doesn't eat much.

Oh come now, this is a 1950s Canadian livingroom. We need context here.
After all, you probably burn coal in yours, right? Well, my friends in
Cambridge do anyway. To be honest, it sort of acts as a demarkation
point between the kitchen and livingroom, and I'd hate to tear it out.
It's just too weird to part with.

If there was some sort of chimney above it I'd use it as an indoor
barbecue for parties.

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Clive Mitchell
http://www.bigclive.com