Spongebob, the 33-pound tabby that the New York Post says “titillated New Yorkers earlier this summer,” has died of complications from an inoperable heart growth. A team of doctors discovered the growth two weeks ago, but couldn’t operate on Spongebob because of how enormous he was– he would have been killed by the high dose of anesthesia needed to knock him out. Sadly, Spongebob was getting back in shape and had lost three pounds in recent weeks via a strict diet and exercise program. [Gawker]

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