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I was just trying to heat up my Swedish meatballs last night, when they attacked from both sides. Putting down the red-hot plate, I gingerly dislodged a frenzied kitten off each thigh and deposited them on the floor. "Go eat your.......kitten chow!", I cursed. But suddenly this struck me as completely hilarious - particularly the word "chow". I mean how ridiculous. No one has used the word "chow" since the 40's or 50's and somehow it has become associated with pet food. I laughed to myself. The boys looked at me blankly, their little, flat, furry faces contorted in puzzlement." Eek", said Rufus plaintively Then, I remembered Purina Cat Chow...chow, chow,chow with cats doing the cha cha. That was even funnier! And all because some copywriter liked the alliteration of the words "cat" and "chow". Now kittens can have "chow", too. What a wonderful world we live in! And what about Tender Vittles??!! (created by my mentor, Paul Break) Vittles are something favoured by the likes of Cleetus the Slack-jawed Yokel and often involve bits of raccoon roadkill...Naturally visiting the museum of advertising history that is my mind these days I was easy prey for the next sneak attack. The boys got Swedish Meatballs for dinner after the plate hit the floor. Chow chow chow...indeed.