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Dutch Princess Maxima visited Curacao on Saturday where she nearly had a hat-astrophe -- that's hat catastrophe -- pairing her printed red, pink and white dress with a floppy, beige sun hat.
Princess Maxima Narrowly Avoids Hat-astrophe (PHOTOS, POLL) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Inc. Analyst Meyer Shields of Stifel Nicolaus had already warned his clients before Travelers released results that Allstate was "most at risk for higher-than-expected cat [astrophe] losses."
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We interrupt the caterwauling over Sunday's New York Giants punt-astrophe to bring you breaking news of a far more extraordinary sporting event:
A Magical Team and Its Win Streak Jason Gay 2010
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It comes from Global Cat-astrophe's Flickr stream.
Boing Boing 2008
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'Hellboy II' exclusive clip: Preventing a cat-astrophe!
'Hellboy II' exclusive clip: Preventing a cat-astrophe! | EW.com 2008
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'Hellboy II' exclusive clip: Preventing a cat-astrophe!
'Hellboy II' exclusive clip: Preventing a cat-astrophe! | EW.com 2008
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Who got left off Emmy's shortlists for Best Drama and Best Comedy? | EW.com 2008
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March 20, 2007 at 11:00 am our reader submissions are often missing any identifying information. thanks for the follow up cat-astrophe!
but i dont has the powerrrr - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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"That might be fitly called a cat-astrophe," said Gilbert.
bitha4 commented on the word astrophe
I like the www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com definition: n. a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head—a crisp analysis, a cathartic dialogue, a devastating comeback—which serves as a kind of psychological batting cage where you can connect more deeply with people than in the small ball of everyday life, which is a frustratingly cautious game of change-up pitches, sacrifice bunts, and intentional walks.
November 29, 2012