"A Pan, A Comb, Perhaps a Cat"

The big celebrity talk in the U.S. (and maybe around the world) is the wedding of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise. Cruise, a staunch Scientologists and Holmes who was raised Roman Catholic have chosen to have a Scientology wedding. The interesting thing about this is that back in the 1950's when Ron L. Hubbard was dreaming up Scientology, he took the time to develop a wedding ceremony which included several sets of vows for couples to select.

One such selection of vows has the husband promising his wife to provide her with, ". . . a pan, a comb, and perhaps a cat." Huh!! What a combination! I guess the pan is for cooking, typical 50's stereotype of the all American housewife, the comb is so she can groom herself to perfection, but what I don't get is the cat. A cat? What the heck is that for? Maybe this might clear the cat issue up . . . Here's a sweet little kitty named Conan that might go well in the Cruise household . . .