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A fact from Tama (cat) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 May 2008.

[edit] No other Explanation?

Is there really no other explanation that railway officials chose an animal as a station master other than cutbacks and the local shopkeeper's fondness for stray cats?

Peter ^Isotalo 15:38, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

yup, that really appears to be it...cool huh? :) LegoTech·(t)·(c) 17:27, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Not really. It just seems like yet another case of dressing up cute animals in human clothing for the hell of it.

Peter ^Isotalo 06:12, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

I suspect a) publicity, and b) kawaii --  Chzz  ►  21:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)