And the Winners Are ...  Page Two

. . . That leaves Julius and Patience.

Well, Julius definitely got the most votes. Many of you insisted that you couldn’t care less that he’s goofy and that his elevator doesn’t quite go to the top. Lots of you pointed out that your elevators don’t go to the top, either! (My investigative assistant, Tammy the Greyhound, has asked me to mention that we have no elevators at all here at Best Friends, so the entire matter is irrelevant.)

So, you would assume that we are ready to install Julius as the new Chairpurrson. As it turns out, however, it’s not quite as simple as that.

Patience, who came in second in the voting, has actually staged a coup and has installed herself as the new Chairpurrson.

Nobody is quite sure how this happened, but the PTB confirm that it is absolutely the case. She is doing everything that Benton, our original Chairpurrson and Founder of Benton’s House, used to do. She even eats first, while everyone else has to line up patiently behind her.

And, along with Julius, she greets everyone who comes in and helps show them around by perching on their shoulders.

To top it off, Patience is currently wearing a “crown” – the specially padded collar that’s helping her to heal from her allergies.

The PTB came to the conclusion that there was no point in fighting the facts on the ground and that it would be wisest to rig the election and name Julius and Patience Co-Chairpurrsons of the TLC Cat Club.

Although I could never imagine a situation in which I would support the subversion of the democratic process, I would have to say this is the best outcome.

So, thank you all for participating, and Long Live the New Chairpurrsons.