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Cats with fraudulent degrees

Cat super heroes exist! Wikipedia has a grand list of cats with fraudulent degrees. These pets, mostly feline, went undercover to crack the case of suspected diploma mills.

There are such stories as:

Oliver Greenhalgh – an accepted Fellow of the English Association of Estate Agents and Valuers for an exchange of eleven guineas (the British coins, not the pigs).

Henrietta Goldacre – a dead cat who received a diploma in nutrition for the American Association of Nutritional Consultants.

Oreo C. Collins (born 2007) – a current-event-loving tuxedo cat who received her G.E.D. from Jefferson High School Online. It later surfaced that her owner, Kelvin Collins had taken the test for her and also misrepresented her age on the application (Oreo was only 2, but listed as 18 to meet school requirements). Scandal!

George the Cat – an accomplished feline who was certified with the British Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the United Fellowship of Hypnotherapists, and the Professional Hypnotherapy Practitioner Association.

Tobias F. Schaeffer – a black and grey cat who received a gold-embossed certificate from the National Association of Real Estate Appraisers.

Other animals include:

Chester Ludlow – a Vermont dog with an MBA from Rochville University.

Sonny – a dog with a medical degree from Ashwood University.

Holy cat!

[Thanks to Andrew for the heads up.]

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Comments (2)

Nov 07, 2009
R said...
What pointless commentary.
Nov 07, 2009
Liamanderson64 said...
You should see what the humans are doing in the Czech Republic! http://hubpages.com/hub/THE-VALUE-OF-QUALIFICATIONS

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