PROVIDENCE, R.I. â Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.
Rumor: Bear Sterns buys Oscar to roam trading floor. Bear Sterns makes market in Oscar: which fund has four hours left? Oscar the chimp (replaced by Oscar the cat) files suit after job loss "I was removed by security and not allowed to go to my office and retrieve my dart board".
