Contributed by Anne Blackfield

Verbatim account of one end of a telephone conversation, carried on by the contributor’s co-worker:

Hello?
You got bitten by a cat?
Yot got bitten by a cat?
You really got bitten by a cat?
Where was the cat?
Did you know the cat?
Did you chase the cat?
Did you catch the cat?
Did you call the police so they can catch the cat?
Well, good-bye then.