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Meet Max, the cat receiving an (honorary) doctorate from Vermont State University this weekend (www.vermontpublic.org)

submitted 6 months ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/aww@lemmy.world

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For you MST3K fans, this proves that cats are superior to Nick. Even cats get into Castleton.

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[–] EdanGrey@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Damn, this cats got more education than me!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Me too! College dropouts unite!

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

TL;DR: Why are they giving an honorary doctorate to a cat?

A: Because they like him! They really, really like him!

[–] NinePeedles@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Cool. I went to Castleton. Do we have other Vermonters here?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Yeah, right.

[–] Rezbit@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Dogree_1

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 months ago

It was a fraternity thing in the mid 20th century for members to rotate taking classes for their mascot pet, to accumulate the units necessart order to secure them a degree (not honorary, but potentially fraudulent).