No matter how the voting turns out, we know Neil Patrick Harris is the best store cat, store dog, store mascot EVER. Here are some little-known facts about him:
Neil Patrick Harris was born in Egypt in 1180 AD. He commissioned for the creation of his own pyramid, but since he never died, the project petered out in the 1300's. In the 1400's NPH moved to Transylvania where he helped defeat Vlad the Impaler. In fact, until 1492 the history books all (wrongly!) blamed Neil Patrick for all of Vlad's terrible acts. He was vindicated by Christopher Columbus, who is on record as calling Neil Patrick Harris "the greatest ship navigator to have ever lived."
Flipping through the pages on NPH's American Biography we can recognize his acheivements during the Civil War (he was a medic for the Union Army and saved the lives of countless young souldiers), the Salem Witch Trials (a witness for the prosecution), the construction of the Hoover Dam (just a lowly day-laborer), the Civil Rights Movement (did you know Rosa Parks was taking her cat to the vet when she got on the bus that day?), and most recently the Enron scandal (we all have some skeletons in our closets.)
Notably, in 1973 Neil Patrick Harris landed a commercial plane safely after the pilot fell very ill. A pregnant woman on the plane was so thankful for his heroic efforts that she ended up naming her son after him!
In 2008 NPH retired from the public life and things took a downward turn. 800 years of life is hard on the spine and he developed two fused vertabrae that limited the use of his back legs. He lost his home to the mortgage crisis and was turned out onto the streets by an evil bank. We found him in November of 2008 near Leavitt and Huron Street buried under a pile of leaves, skin and bones, infested with fleas, with severe anemia and waiting to die. Because of the anemia, he had this zombie look in his eyes that none of us could resist, so after a lot of delicious cat food, dog food and human food, a few trips to the vet and a lot of love he started getting more lively. Now, he's a tyrant! He prefers his cat food warmed with water before he eats, and for desert he enjoys dog treats. While he still has limited use of his back end from the fused vertebrae, he gets along quite well AND it makes his tail curl. Irresistable!! These days, Neil relaxes in the store, screams at us when he is hungry, and woos the customers with his cuteness!
Vote for Neil!
