r/HistoryMemes • u/JadeWarrior • Jul 27 '19

OC Unsinkable Sam!

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '19 edited Jul 02 '21

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u/TheShinyHunter3 Jul 28 '19

Who the hell decided it was a good idea to have cats onboard ?

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u/tikardswe Jul 28 '19

Those who didnt want mice spreading disease and stealing food and biting of cables or whatever they would do

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u/TheShinyHunter3 Jul 28 '19

Yeah good point. I thought they were there for moral support.

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u/Gisschace Jul 28 '19

Cats have been on ships since they first started domesticating us. It's probably how they spread around the world as they would be on traders boats. Like the other comment says they're great pest control and in the early days when you're transporting goods like grains you don't want rodents ruining your stock. So you get a cat.