So after serving overseas for 6 months a soldier calls home... ...his brother picks up the phone, they say their hellos and ask how each other are doing. The soldier then asks how everything is with the rest of the family. The brother says, ""Well, the cat died."" The soldier is shocked by this and answers, ""You can't just drop that on me, you need to ease me into it! Start by saying 'Fluffy got on the roof the other day' then 'Fluffy fell' and 'Fluffy didn't make it. The brother responds, ""Alright, I'm sorry. ...Mom got on the roof the other day...""