Grumpy Cat Is Not OK With You Drinking at Prom

Sour puss frowns upon lushes from Pennsylvania billboard

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The curmudgeonly mug of Tardar Sauce, the Internet sensation known informally as Grumpy Cat, has been spotted on an outdoor board promoting a dry prom in Elizabeth, Pa. A picture of the board greatly pleased Reddit, the original source of Tardar's fame. The ad is one of a kind and was paid for by Elizabeth Forward High School, which held a design competition for students and chose four winning boards. J.T. DeMarco, a junior, created the Grumpy Cat design with some great concepting and a poor grasp of copyright law.

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