I hate to be the one who spoils this, but since The Con is more than a week old...
I *personally* invented the story about the Tigercat/Bearcat being tested at The Con by attendees, and someone else typed it into the buffer in the Main Arena. We all had a great laugh, and then promptly forgot about it and resumed drinking ourselves silly.
I am pleased to see that the discussion continues this long.
Whether you choose to believe me, however, remains to be seen. ;-)
-Llama