What breed or breeds of cat would you consider to fit the label "Standard Issue Cat"?

Well, all the un-bred cats, broadly referred to as Domestic Short Hair (DSH) and Domestic Long Hair (DLH).

Breeds are all their own standards, it seems to me.

And of course, each has their own personality.

Dammit.

I was never issued a cat.

Where do I complain?

An animal shelter can remedy your complaint.

@Zaku – I don’t really want a cat. I just want to complain.

Call back the random spam callers and complain you weren’t issued a cat.

@Zaku – They’re not random anymore. I think they want a relationship.

But as long as you know how I feel I think that’s progress.

I was thinking it might be a way to get them to reconsider wanting a relationship, and stop calling.

@Zaku – Hmmmm. That might work – as long as I don’t end up with a damn cat.

Cats are sentient.

To answer the question, though: in my catalog of categories, generic cat = gray tiger-striped short-haired female.

<—Sort of like my kneesocks.

Calico. Almost all are female.

When I was growing up our neighbors let their calico female have as many litters a year as she could have. They were disappointed that all the kittens looked like our nondescript, but large and strong, yellow tabby Tom.

Did they ever demand child support from you?

I had a calico kitten, but the mother was a greyish tabby with a bit of orange, and the father was probably all black. The mother’s brothers were all yellow & white tabbies. The calico’s brothers were black, orange tabby, and black & white.