1. Socks wasn't afraid to speak up:
2. He knew how to celebrate the holidays:
3. He was great at accessorizing:
4. He might have been the one secretly calling the shots:
5. He wasn't afraid to chase down a sneaky bunny:
6. He was the kind of cat that lets you pick him up:
7. He apparently really liked riding on shoulders:
8. He liked chilling in a lap:
9. He was an outdoor/indoor cat - which means he probably didn't need a smelly litter box:
10. He had a soulpatch (very trendy in the '90s):
10. Buddy was super cute as a puppy:
11. And still cute when he was full grown:
12. Little known fact -- he served as press secretary for a year:
13. He could hang in the office and not bother anyone:
14. He was a decent caddy, though sometimes confused tennis and golf balls:
15. Buddy indulged in a little "La Dolce Vita" style fountain swimming:
(Once he got over his fear of water):
16. He knew how to cool off on a hot day:
17. He didn't mind the snow:
18. He was a great kisser:
19. He was the perfect accessory to a shoulder-padded trench or leather jacket:
20. He turned out to be a fairly capable foreign policy advisor:
21. He liked long romantic walks on the lawn:
23. "Pet me like one of your French girls," he woofed to President Chirac:
24. His chocolate coat could even make a plaid shirt under argyle look ok:
25. He loved a decent game of fetch:
But would not tolerate that fake-out throw nonsense:
26. They loved watching "Friends" and "Seinfeld" on Thursday night Must-See TV (but their bedtime was before "E.R.")
27. They liked posing with their human friend (as long as they could be distracted momentarily by something off to camera left):
28. Socks and Buddy got along great:
29. But at least they knew who they really hated: Bo Obama. Vive le Socks and Buddy!
