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== Summary ==
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Low resolution book cover, [[Captive Hearts, Captive Minds]], [[1994]]
==Notability Licensing ==
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While hilarious, does this really need an article? Perhaps if it turns out to be the deciding factor in the election, it could be included on McGuinty's article... [[User:Adam Bishop|Adam Bishop]] 02:47, 30 Sep 2003 (UTC)
:And it certainly will be, trust me. I wrote it with tongue in cheek to be sure, but it definitely happened, it definitely impacted the campaign, and I managed to make a long, complete article. If it were a stub, though, I would agree with you.
:And I mean, come on, terrorism and medicare have ''nothing'' on this. We can't just let it fade into the fog of history. Think of posterity! - [[User:Montrealais|Montréalais]]
::Well, it has certainly swung my vote :) But I'm not sure we'll remember it in a few years...maybe it could be moved to a Slogan: page. [[User:Adam Bishop|Adam Bishop]] 03:02, 30 Sep 2003 (UTC)
:I would also invite comparisons with such articles as [[Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead]] and [[All your base are belong to us]]. And hey, this one is from real life. - [[User:Montrealais|Montréalais]]
::True...I wonder if the picture of him holding the kitten would be fair use? [[User:Adam Bishop|Adam Bishop]] 03:10, 30 Sep 2003 (UTC)
:Better yet, check out [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1063404611020&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154 this one]. Definitely not fair use, though, sadly. - [[User:Montrealais|Montréalais]]
I agree with changing it to Slogan:, though it was a statement in press release, not a slogan, so maybe not. It does deserve an article, when described at this detail, frankly, it's gathered more air time on most TV stations than any actual issue has in this election. - [[user:zanimum]]
Can we put this on the main page new article section for even just 3 minutes? Pleeeeeeassse? - [[user:zanimum]]
:I'd love it, but I'm not gonna be the one to do it. - [[User:Montrealais|Montrealais]]
::Maybe some April 1st. [[User:Herostratus|Herostratus]]
==Clem==
For the record Clem (not "Clem the Demon") is neither evil nor particularly reptilian. Unfortunately, I've been rendered incapable of making any corrections to the page by the fact that I'm giggling too much ;) [[User:Chocolateboy|chocolateboy]] 21:36, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
==Ailurophagy==
Ailurophagy, is this really a word? I searched for it on dictionary.com with no result and on google with results only pointing to this article! [[User:SD6-Agent|SD6-Agent]] 04:30, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
:It's as much of a word as "[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=coprophagy coprophagy]" (which [[Salvador Dali]] was once accused of), though I suspect (with apologies to any dung beatles reading this) that ailurophagy is an easier taste to acquire :-) [http://tinyurl.com/24g9v] [[User:Chocolateboy|chocolateboy]] 12:59, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
:: [[rimshot]] [[User:SD6-Agent|SD6-Agent]] 22:52, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)
==Deja Vu==
In June of [[2004]] a similar statement linked [[Paul Martin]] with the production of [[child pornography]]. It was quickly withdrawn and, mysteriously, re-issued.
:Was he actually accused of being an e.r.k.e.o.p., or does this just refer to the garden-variety smear campaign? If the latter, I don't think it's quite relevant to this page. - [[User:Montrealais|Montréalais]] 03:34, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)
==from Vfd==
On 8 Mar 2005, this article was nominated for deletion. The result was keep. See [[Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet]] for a record of the discussion. —[[User:Korath|Korath]] ([[User talk:Korath|Talk]]) 17:21, Mar 17, 2005 (UTC)
==Picture==
After the incident there were a number of pictures taken of McGuinty holding a kitten. It would be great if we could get one of those to illustrate this article. - [[User:SimonP|SimonP]] 23:38, Mar 17, 2005 (UTC)
:I strongly agree, and put a reqimage tag on this page. The link given earlier doesn't work, is one of these publically available? -- [[User:Corvus|Corvus]] 06:14, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
::While yer looking for one of those, do we really need the pic of the kitten? I'm fairly sure that people know what a kitten is, and, as the discussion below goes into, it's probably not fair use, anyway. --[[User:InShaneee|InShaneee]] 05:19, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
:::I think it's cute. --[[Image:Ottawa flag.png|20px]] [[User:Spinboy|Spinboy]] [[Wikipedia:Wikiproject no ads|No ads on Wikipedia.]] 05:21, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
::::...Agreed...but...speaking ENCYCLOPEDICLY...I resume my suggestion. --[[User:InShaneee|InShaneee]] 19:27, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
:::I'm honestly torn on this one. On the one hand, it's not very encyclopedic. On the other hand, I submit that an article on something humorous deserves a touch of humor of it's own.
:::As for the search for an image to replace it with ... I did a Google image search for "Dalton McGuinty and kitten" -- one of the images it showed of him holding the kitten had a logo on it (definitely not for putting here), and the other was way too small. --[[User:Yar Kramer|Yar Kramer]] 19:39, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
How about this picture:
http://www.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/images/20030927/ont_elxn_20030927/mcguinty_kitten.jpg
It's from CTV which allows the use of its content for non-commercial use. There's also a photo from the CBC (http://www.cbc.ca/ontariovotes2003/images/mcguinty_kitten_cp092703.jpg), but the CBC does not seem to have a similar clause (even though it's a better picture)-[[User:RomeW|RomeW]]
:Hmm ... yeah ... now, if my laptop wasn't currently futzed up, I ''might'' be able to expand that first one ... --[[User:Yar Kramer|Yar Kramer]] 17:29, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
==Joke?==
Is this actually a serious article? Looks like a hoax to me. -
[[User:EliasAlucard|EliasAlucard]]|[[User talk:EliasAlucard|Talk]] 01:51, 21 May, 2005 (UTC)
:As a native Ontarian, I can assure you this is indeed true. - [[User:Lucky13pjn|Lucky13pjn]] 01:29, May 21, 2005 (UTC)
:This actually happened, I hate to say. --[[User:Spinboy|Spinboy]] 01:30, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
==Featured Article Candidate?==
Okay, now ''that's'' a joke. The article is way too short and way too silly (I don't care if it's true) to represent Wikipedia's best work. Most every day when I take a look at the day's featured article, I know it's ones like them that are the best arguments against the project's detractors. They would have a field day if we ever let "evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet" be a featured article. --[[User:BDD|BDD]] 23:21, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
:It isn't a candidate anymore; it got nominated back in March by [[User:GRider|GRider]] as a [[WP:POINT|misguided exercise in making a point]] and was almost universally opposed. The discussion is essentially dead; I'm accordingly removing the FAC template from this page. Discussion archive is at [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet]]. [[User:Bearcat|Bearcat]] 01:23, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
==Alf image==
I disagree with the removal of the Alf image, I think it's perfectly acceptable for it to be here, especially since there is reference made to [[Alf]]. --[[Image:Ottawa flag.png|20px]] [[User:Spinboy|Spinboy]] 18:13, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
:[[Wikipedia:Fair use]] makes quite clear that fair use screenshots are only valid in articles that contain "critical commentary" on the television show in question. This article is not about Alf. - [[User:SimonP|SimonP]] 18:37, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
::I know where I'm not wanted :p [[User:Wiki_alf|Alf]] <sup><font color="green">[[User_talk:Wiki_alf|melmac]]</font></sup> 20:35, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
== It is speculated ==
: ''It is speculated that the original kitten-eater comment may have been written by fans of the television show ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', which at one point featured a kitten-eating demon, a character by the name of [[Clem]]. (He played "kitten poker", in which kittens are used as chips, and was reputed to eat his winnings.)''
"It is speculated"? Passive Tense Weasel Wordery. Who speculated? Was it a Wikipedian with too much time on her hands? Whole para is original research. My apologies to CanadianCaesar for not writing this quite fast enough to beat his reversion. --MyRedDice
*OK, my apologies as well, legit concern. I'm now looking at referencing stuff and have restored the Buffy stuff with references to [[Washington Monthly]] and [[Crikey]]. [[User:CanadianCaesar|CanadianCaesar]] 04:34, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
My turn to apologise - there was already a reference to the buffy story - a broken link in the external links section. So I should have checked that first. --MyRedDice
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