As Morrissey and The Smiths were taking the world by storm, in the 80s there was also a generation of angst-ridden cats, inspired by the iconic "Morris" commercials, who were in the midst of their own Sullen Revolution. The one cat who all the others empathized with and idolized was known as "Morris E." His staunch vegetarianism and teenage (cat age 2-3) angst inspired multitudes of felines, who would often cry and attempt to hold candles aloft as he wailed out lyrics like "if a double-decker mouse should show up in our house, then I would die... so hungry." Sadly, Morris E. died of vegetarianism only months after the Sullen Revolution began. But his legacy has continued to inspire generations of other teenage (and teen-at-heart) cats until this very day...












