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There's no greater gift to the internet than a cat photographed with the .5x lens. It turns your majestic feline into a wide-eyed, creature from another realm. One second they're lounging like royalty, the next they look like they're about to drop the hottest mixtape of 2025.

The .5 lens stretches their noses into snoots of legend, enlarges their paws to cartoonish proportions, and shrinks their back ends into oblivion. It's not just a photo. It's a full-on cinematic experience. Your cat becomes a fuzzy hallway gremlin or a startled potato, depending on the angle and how close they got to the lens while investigating your phone with judgmental eyes.

Somehow, every .5 pic says, "I didn't ask for this," while simultaneously looking like your cat is ready to take over the world, or at least knock everything off the counter first. And if they look ridiculous? Good. That's the point. Long live the .5 cats. Stretched, squashed, and absolutely iconic.

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Imagine, just for a second, a world without cat memes. No silly floofs doing dramatic chaos. No bleps, no loafs, no "if I fits, I sits." Just… silence. Honestly? Someone would have to invent cat memes immediately. Because the combo of feline absurdity and meme-worthy meowments is simply too powerful not to exist.

Now, we can't even begin to picture a world with no cats. That's just too dark. But a world with no memes? That used to be real. There were thousands of years of hooman civilization with zero cat memes. Not a single LOLcat carved into stone. It's truly shocking. But we like to believe that even if the internet hadn't come along, someone, somewhere, would've still started doodling ridiculous cats and sharing them for laughs.

So on this glorious Caturday, let's appreciate that we live in the golden age of cat memes. They're here. They're purrfect. And they're ready to make your day 1000% better. Go ahead - scroll, giggle, and celebrate the fluff.

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Do you know how we became a writer for I Can Has Cheezburger, feline fam? It's a purrfectly interesting story. We were posting some pawdorable pictures of our cats' tiny toe beans on Reddit, when one of the commenters noted that there was a whole website that was devoted to cute cat pics such as these! As curious as any cat would be, we clicked on the link, and we found ourselves in the holy land of cat content.

We scrolled through listicle after listicle - anything from cats taking over your board games (and the world) to hissterical memes that we just couldn't get enough of. We wrote to one of the editors, expressing how much we love cats and writing about them… and the rest is history. Now we're here, doing what we love: sharing wholesome cat pics with you that bring us joy, and if you're anything like us, they will bring you joy as well. So get to scrolling, and from one cat purrson to another - have a pawsitively great day!

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When we say that we want to adopt a lion, we mean that with our whole entire hearts. Of course, we won't do it… most likely. We know that it's bad for the lions and that it is going to be mildly unsafe for us, but that doesn't mean that we don't want to. And it doesn't mean that we don't fawn over lions at every opportunity that we can get our paws one. Because really, once you watch them closely enough and for long enough, you realize that lions are like little house cats. They behave the same. 

Lions love to snuggle and be affectionate, just like our kitties do. Lions miss their chosen humans when they are gone for long periods of time. And, just like our little kitties, if you annoy a lion, it is going to be petty as heck and do something equally silly to get revenge. You see it al the time when lions annoy their pawrents on purpose, but we can honestly say that this is the first time we have seen a lion deliberately be petty towards his siblings. And yes, it is exactly as hilarious as you think it is. 

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Hello there, kitty cat lovers of the animal enthusiast universe.

There's something hot on the press, and it's got a mean "meow" to it! Yep, that's right. There's been a massive influx of hissterical feline memes, and it is impawrative you check them out. The news cycle waits for nobody, so what are you pawrents waiting for?! The best part? The meowrket is booming, and we're here to deliver cat-medy to you ASAP. Curating cat memes isn't as easy as it looks—we're getting them to you in record time. The last thing you want is to be late to the comedy show…

In all seriousness, this week has been a great time for cats, but that's how I feel every week. Sometimes I forget that not everyone stares at a screen of cute baby felines for eight hours a day… There's always something new! Scroll below to stay in the know on all things cat comedy!

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This situation is less meowgical neighborhood tale and more cat custody crisis and it's giving major hissteria. The poster's story centers around a charming, free-roaming neighborhood cat who's basically the feline version of a community garden: beloved by many, owned by none. For four years, this family has acted as the unofficial pawrents by handling food, vet bills, and porch snuggles while this social butterfly tomcat makes his rounds through the block like a true meowyor of the streets.

Enter the new neighbor, who starts out friendly but soon reveals some catastrophic red flags. Not only does he start hoarding the cat indoors, but he literally lets the cat loose right before a planned surgery, after being explicitly told not to, just to claim ownership. Then he drops the line, "He's mine now," like this is some feline turf war. Fur real?

Now the vibe is less community and more catnapping. For a feline who thrives on freedom and friendships, this isn't just ruffling fur. It's rearranging his whole routine. Hopefully the neighborhood can come together and make sure this whiskered wanderer stays just that: free to wander.

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Every cat deserves a purrfect birthday bash, and our feline friends sure know how to pawty in style. Whether it's turning one or entering their golden (and slightly grumpier) years, birthday cats love being the center of pawtention.

Some cats prefer a more low-key celebration: a cozy nap in a sunbeam, extra treats, and maybe a new box to sit in like royalty. Others go full party mode, bouncing off the walls with their feline friends. Either way, these kitties are living their best nine lives.

Gifts range from new scratching posts to fancy collars, though most cats still end up playing with the wrapping paper. And let's not forget the birthday outfit! An adorable bowtie or tiny hat which will promptly be removed after 3 seconds of dignity lost. The hooman, of course, is furiously snapping photos while singing a slightly off-key rendition of "Happy Purrthday."

In the end, it's all about making our whiskered companions feel loved. Because birthdays may come and go, but the meowments we share with our cats are truly furever.

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Ahh, Friday. It's finally the day you can wholeheartedly state that the weekend is just around the corner, and you'll be correct. It won't be some random sentence you tell yourself or your friends in the middle of the week, just to try and help all of you feel better. So no, the weekend is literally just around the corner, and that's such a relief.

And now, adding only a little delightful dose of cat energy can make this feeling a thousand times better. Adding some cats to your Friday, to welcome the weekend, is a great addition that's full of fluffy feline energy - which is the best energy to open the weekend with.

But what if you don't have around 20 cats surrounding you, like a crazy cat lady? Well, then the answer is easy. We know not everyone is a cat pawrent (even though they should), but you can always get that delightful dose of cat energy from some feline funnies in the form of memes.

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One of our favorite facts about cats is that cats domesticated themselves. Did you know that? Humans didn't have to do anything. Cats just saw all of that comfort and free food and decided that being a part of that sounds much nicer than having to fight for scraps outside. And we can't blame them. But what's even cooler than that is that we are not talking about something that happened thousands of years ago. Cats continue to domesticate themselves to this day. 

Each and every day, somewhere out there in the world, a cat decides that it is done with outdoor life, that it is time to be adopted and spoiled. And it doesn't matter where they are, it doesn't matter what age they are, the meowment that they make this decision, the universe seems to just… provide. And you, as the human, will be blessed with the kitten in the most unexpected ways sometimes - even if that means finding a kitten under the hood of your car. 

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