The Cat

[Possum]

A man goes on a 2-month business trip to Europe and leaves his cat with his brother. Three days before his return he calls his brother.
Brother 1: How are things? How's my cat doing?
Brother 2: She's Dead
Brother 1: She's Dead! What do you mean she's Dead! I loved that cat. Couldn't you have thought of a nicer way to tell me! I'm leaving in 3 days. You could have broken the news to me a bit easier. You could have told me today that she got out of the house or something. Then when I called you before I left, you could have told me that you'd found her, but she is up on the roof and you're having trouble getting her down. Then when I called you from the airport, you could have told me that the fire department was there and scared her off the roof and the cat accidentally fell from the roof and died.
Brother 2: I'm sorry...you're right...that was insensitive of me, I won't let it happen again.
Brother 1: Alright, alright, forget about it. Anyway, how is Mom doing?
Brother 2: Well she's up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down.

[ScottS]

Sounds like a scene from the old movie Capricorn One.