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    12 Reasons Wearing An Animal Costume Is A Terrible Idea

    Just say no.

    1. You never look quite as sexy as you think you do.

    2. Your dog won't be able to look at you the same.

    3. You will make little boys cry.

    4. You will make your parents cry.

    5. People will try to shoot you.

    6. The world will find out you wear spanx under your jorts.

    7. You will have a hard time explaining this to your children.

    8. The badass lion costume you ordered online could end up looking like this.

    9. Or this...

    10. You might discover the man you married isn't really into pussycats.

    11. Your friends will put this on the Internet ... and then stop talking to you.

    12. Worst of all, you could end up in a Taylor Swift music video.