Mistake number 745-003-456B

Note to self:

……When wearing black jeans, do not pet your orange tabby right before leaving to meet people for dinner.

……And that was after brushing them clean.

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Got this in an email today:
IKEA HAS ANNOUNCED ITS INTENTION TO TAKE OVER GMC, AND TO SELL CARS.

WE ARE IN DEEP SH!T........................
Who can tell me what's wrong with this joke? (If Pedro & the Gearheads don't get it right away, I'll eat the car).