Those crazy Nascar fans... This isn't the first animal born in Florida bearing the number 3 since Earnhardt's death. In 2002, a brown Nubian goat was born in north Florida that had a white "3" on its side. It was promptly named Lil' Dale and several Earnhardt fan's went to its farm to see it. Owner Thinks Cat's Marks Honor Earnhardt DELAND, Fla. - First it was the Dale Earnhardt goat, now it's the Dale Earnhardt cat. David Albury was at home recuperating from surgery several months ago when he noticed the black fur on his cat's back was shaped in the number "3." The fur screamed "Dale Earnhardt" to Albury. He told his wife of 30 years, "Valerie, we're rich." Albury, a NASCAR fan who regularly watches the races on television, called up the Daytona International Speedway to see if officials there were interested. The Speedway officials suggested he call Dale Earnhardt Inc. based in North Carolina. He hasn't gotten a reply. Earnhardt died in 2001 during a crash in the Daytona 500. The legendary driver's car bore the number 3. Albury is adamant that he doesn't want to sell the black and white cat named Romeo, and more recently called Little E or Kitty 3 after Earnhardt. "But I wouldn't mind if he became a celebrity," Albury said. This isn't the first animal born in Florida bearing the number 3 since Earnhardt's death. In 2002, a brown Nubian goat was born in north Florida that had a white "3" on its side. It was promptly named Lil' Dale and several Earnhardt fan's went to its farm to see it.
First the goat, now this. Oh Lord, It's times like these that make me feel embarassed to call myself a Southerner.
"Valerie, we're rich." Eerily reminds me of Joey on Friends thinking he would be a millionaire because he found his identical hand twin.
That cat looks a lot like my kitty in terms of fur patterns. Guess it's time to go see if I can find any 3's on mine. I will look everywhere. After all, even the people who owned this other cat didn't seem to notice for a long time...
I'd be more impressed if the number 3 glowed in the dark, like those cool fishes in the other thread. That'd be spooky
I see the three, and I love the Earnhardts, but I don't think I would have named the cat Lil Dale.... Or would I have? Hmmmmm.....
Holy crap! If you hold down the shift key on your keyboard and look at the picture of the cat, the '3' turns into a '#'!
Follow up - because I know you were all dying to see lil' dale the nubian goat. He is actually pretty creepy in a goat sort of way... Goat's birthmark seen as Earnhardt tribute DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A 4-month-old goat with a curious birthmark has fans of the late racing star Dale Earnhardt flocking to a north Florida farm. The brown Nubian goat, named Lil' Dale, was born with a distinctive white "3" - Earnhardt's number - on her right side. "It's weird," said her owner, Jerry Pierson. "I've seen people take pictures and get tears in their eyes." "One woman said, 'Man, she gives me chills,' " Pierson said. Although she was born on a meat and dairy farm in Interlachen, about 50 miles south of Jacksonville, Pierson says Lil' Dale likely has a career in advertising. "How couldn't she be something to NASCAR or auto racing?" Pierson asked. "All you have to do is put an oilcan in front of her and it'll sell."
