I thought it might reference the book " 101 Uses for a Dead Cat " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101_Uses_for_a_Dead_Cat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101_Uses_

I thought it might reference the book " 101 Uses for a Dead Cat " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101_Uses_for_a_Dead_Cat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101_Uses_for_a_Dead_Cat "It consisted of cartoons depicting the bodies of dead cats being used for various purposes, including anchoring boats, sharpening pencils and holding bottles of wine." "By December 7, 1981, it had spent 27 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list."