Interestingly, cats in ancient Egypt were revered highly, partly due to their ability to combat vermin such as mice, rats. Cats of royalty were known to be dressed in golden jewelry and were allowed to eat right off their owners’ plates. The goddess of warfare was a woman with the head of a cat named Bastet. These days, however, black cats are often are seen as unlucky or mischievous, but not everyone knows why that is. In Celtic mythology, it was believed that fairies could take the form of black cats, and therefore their arrival to a home or village was seen as sign of good luck. Unfortunately, the Pilgrims that came after them were devoutly religious and fearful of anything remotely related to the pagan beliefs of their ancestors, and it was because of that fear that black cats went from being seen as the vessels of fairies to the vessels of witches and demons. At that time it became common practice to severely punish those who kept black cats as pets, and even kill the animals themselves. Although these days nobody really believes black cats are witches or demons in disguise anymore, they are still often seen as signs of bad luck by many people in the West. I quite like black cats, not being superstitious.
The only One I knew, was The Black Cat on Richmond Bridge Not sure what is today Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
We used to have a black cat called Beelzebub, he had bright green eyes and really did look evil. He was the best of our 3 cats. However, something like this one is truly satanic.
Yikes! Is that a proper breed?? There used to be a quite nice black cat next door, but I've not seen it in a while and there appears to now be a tabby and a ginge instead. Mind you, with 7 (soon to be 8) kids, there is a fairly high turnover of pets and I think the rescue centre is probably well stocked as a result. I guess black cat wasn't too lucky
We had a black cat when I was a kid - now then what did we call him - er let me think - Oh Yeah - Blackie
Haway the lads! Sunderland AFC was founded in 1879 and have embraced the Black Cat as a part of the club since the earliest days. The connection seems odd upon first hearing the reference but makes complete sense once you understand the story behind the famous nickname. The Black Cat was long associated with the city of Sunderland. Myth has it that Joshua Dunn, a local volunteer in the Sunderland Loyal Volunteer militia, ‘fled from the howling of an approaching black cat’ one night in 1805. The incident resulted in the John Paul Jones Battery, 1 of 4 batteries guarding the River Wear, to be locally referred to as the Black Cat Battery. The name stuck and was an easy reference for the club when it formed in the neighborhood by school master James Allen. Ahead of the 1887/88 campaign, Sunderland official adopted their now famous red and white striped jerseys that included a new badge. The new club badge included a Black Cat along with a ship, part of the Sunderland Coat of Arms, and a football in front of the red and white stripes. While black cats are considered in some cultures to be bad omens, English sailors thought black cats brought good luck and worked to have the ship’s cat be black. The lucky connotation carried over to the club with it being located on the coast in the North East of England. The legend of the black cat was reinforced when Sunderland won the 1937 FA Cup. Supporter Billy Morris was said to have snuck a black cat into the game in his coat pocket in the 3-1 comeback win over Preston North End at Wembley. It was the club’s first FA Cup trophy. During the 1960’s a black cat made Roker Park its home and was informally adopted by the club as they left food and water out for the cat. The Sunderland AFC Supporters Association officially adopted the black cat as an emblem at this time. The Black Cat, however, was still not the club’s official nickname. They were also known ‘The Rokerites,’ after their Roker Park ground, ‘The Lads,’ and ‘The Mackems.’ The Black Cat did not feature on the club’s badge from 1977 until 1997. With their historic move to the Stadium of Light from Roker Park in 1997, the club decided to settle on a nickname. The Black Cats won a majority of the vote of supporters and was official adopted. The Black Cat returned to a place of prominence on the badge. 2 Black Cat lions are shown on either side of the club shield above the scroll with the club’s motto ‘Consectatio Excellentiae (In pursuit of excellence).’
@Jack Tatty a VIZ fan i see! To be fair, you can compare a lot of the TLB members to the characters in VIZ!!!
I was trying to remember the strip Viz were spoofing there. Billy The Cat in The Dandy I think but I might be wrong
