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1. The tuxedo cat exists dependently upon endless causes and conditions: water, Friskies, sunlight, atoms, oxygen, etc.

2. The tuxedo cat exists dependently upon the sum of his little kitty parts: ears, black and white fur, tail, four legs, paws, claws, etc.

3. The tuxedo cat exists dependently upon a the label "tuxedo cat" projected by the mind onto its base.

"I have become comfortably numb." -Pink Floyd

@federica said:
AN hallucination, I think, may also be easier on the eye/ear.

(It's a question of the aspirated 'h'. You don't say 'a hour', you say 'an hour', you say 'an' habitual offender, not 'a' habitual offender....)

Said the incurable Grammar pedant.

I am absolutely and sincerely ashamed of this particular OCD.

There's an N there. You're just hallucinating.

When lobsters get outta line...

@lobster When your ass goes numb on the cushion, it doesn't feel like such a smart ass.