We're bringing you back to Y2K with these purractically prehistoric feline funnies. Let's pawty like it's 1999!
Do you remember where you were on December 31st, 1999? We do. We were in our friend's basement at a Y2K party with our Boy Scouts group. All the parents were upstairs mingling, and all of us were down on the family computer waiting for all electronics to stop working as soon as the clock hit midnight. We waited. And waited. Finally, we started the countdown… 3… 2…. 1…. nothing. The lights stayed on. The computer stayed the same, just changed the date from '99 to '00.
After that, we all continued to enjoy the pawty and completely furget that we thought civilization would collapse because of the changing of the decade. We probably went back to playing with our NeoPets and making more cat memes to giggle at.
Back then, we thought our problems were so big. Now, we just wish we could go back to those good old days when things were simpler. We may not be able to turn back time (thanks, Cher), but we can bring you a feline flash from the past with some adorable cat memes that are practically antiques by now. These old-fashioned felines are not only hissterical, but they make us think of simpler times, and that's worth more than gold right now.
Get your dancing shoes on because we have a pawty to get to - a cat meme pawty full of laughs, fluff, and funny feline flavor!
No kitten should be stuck outside in the snow when there are so many available homes and warm blankets out there.
In weather like this, it's highly important to keep an eye out. It took a couple of seconds for the person in this story to spot this frozen kitten in the snow. She was running, god knows where. It's only because this person was paying attention that they were able to see her and catch her. And without them, she probably would not have made it through the night, let alone an entire winter.
When this person finally made it to the kitten, they realized that the kitten was frostbitten to an extreme degree. Getting her home would not have been enough to save her, but it was the first and most important step. Without them, we don't even want to think about what would have happened to her. And this was all entirely chance. This could have happened to any one of us. We can only hope that anyone who this does happen to is like the person in this story, that they would stop and rescue the frozen kitten from the snow rather than looking away or pretending that they didn't see.
Another week, another fresh batch of pawsome and viral cat tweets!
That's right, friends. Another weekend is coming to an end, and that means that Monday is getting closer and closer again. Of course, in weather like this, we would all prefer to stay home under our duvets, cuddling with our cats. But we cannot. We will have to go out and work hard so that we could provide all the goodies that our spoiled cats require of us. And for today, on this Sunday, it means that we have to focus on the things that matter - on uplifting our spirits and getting in as many good vibes as we can. That is where hilarious cat memes come in.
In this segment, we don't have just any funny cat memes for you guys. Every single week, we put together a collection of the funniest, most hilarious, most wholesomest viral cat tweets. We do all the work for you. You don't even have to go near twitter or that drama that is always on it to be able to enjoy all the cat content that you could ever need. It's all right here for your enjoyment. Have a great Funday, everyone!
Challenge #13
TALK ABOUT A COMMUNITY SPACE YOU LIKE. It doesn’t need to be your favorite, or the one where you spend the most time (although it certainly can be). Maybe it’s even one that you’ve barely visited. But talk about that space and how it helps support fannish community.
( In community, we join, and nowhere else is that more evident than at convention. )
- Mood:
sleepy - Music:Jamiroquai - Soul Education
I FEEL SO OLD 😭
*The other two are Star Trek the original series and Babylon 5, just don’t ask me in what order.
What makes you feel old or young?
What are your favorite TV shows?
Snow falls and cats decide the outside world has gone too far.
They notice it through the window first. The world looks wrong. Everything is white, moving, and clearly unapproved. A cat will sit there staring for a long time, trying to decide if this is temporary or if winter has officially crossed a line. Snowflakes fall, and the judgment begins.
Some cats test it. They step outside with confidence, place one paw down, and instantly regret every decision that led to this moment. The paw comes back up dramatically. The look of betrayal is intense. They immediate run back inside and the door is stared at like it caused all of this on purpose.
Indoor cats, meanwhile, fully commit to the snow day lifestyle. Extra naps happen without guilt. Blankets are claimed early. The warmest spots in the house are suddenly very competitive real estate. If there's a sunbeam, it's occupied. If there isn't, they'll nap anyway.
Window watching becomes a full-time activity. Cats observe snow-covered trees, confused birds, and dogs losing their minds outside. Dogs are judged harshly for enjoying this. Cats cannot relate.
A snow day reminds cats that they made excellent choices. Staying inside is validated. Warmth is appreciated. Movement is optional. Snow can exist out there, doing whatever it does, while cats remain indoors, cozy, and extremely satisfied with themselves.
She walked into a tire shop as a stray and walked out with a family.
Socks showed up at a tire shop, clearly a stray, and made a beeline for one of the workers. He was instantly smitten. At first, there was hesitation about bringing her home since this would be their first pet, but it didn't take long to realize she belonged with them. She was originally named Tony, until a vet visit revealed he was a she, and Socks became her official name.
When they first met her, they guessed she was around five months old. She weighed under three pounds and looked tiny. The vet had a surprise waiting: Socks was actually closer to eight or nine months old and had simply been underweight. Even more surprising was her temperament. Despite living outdoors, she was incredibly sweet and affectionate. The vet even asked if she'd always been that gentle. She had.
A month into indoor life, Socks has settled in completely. Nights are spent sleeping on top of her hoomans, as close as possible. Days are filled with play, zoomies, and intense bird-watching sessions courtesy of the TV. She's clearly thriving in a warm, safe environment and has her spay appointment coming up next week.
What started as a stray wandering into a tire shop turned into a cat choosing her people. Socks didn't just find a home. She claimed it. Judging by how loved she is, it's clear the feeling is mutual.
Here prances the drama king, who apparently didn't know what he was walking into when he agreed to live with his cat pawrent of a girlfriend.
Nope, we don't think it's an exaggeration. The one who came to the World Wide Web to seek advice is the girlfriend, but her subtext paints a very concerning picture. The present picture is of a boyfriend who is borderline hostile to his girlfriend's cats while living together. But that doesn't beat the picture of the past, where we can connect the dots of a person who knows his girlfriend has cats, who knows he dislikes cats, and yet agrees to move in together.
There are a couple of reasons for that to happen:
- He thinks so little about cats that he really assumes they won't matter in the apartment whatsoever. He has no clue about cats, and an unwillingness to learn, if he didn't do so before the move.
- He thinks so little about his girlfriend and the love she holds in her heart for these cats. She even says so herself - they're her babies. He just ignores it.
These two reasons result in a man who is hostile towards the creatures dearest to his girlfriend's heart. They were there before him, and they can be there after him. It's not like the girlfriend asked him so he could convince her not to adopt cats. We're not relationship advisers, but it seems as if he doesn't understand his girlfriend as a cat person, so he doesn't understand his girlfriend as a person at all.
How could anyone not adore cats?
There's so much to love about cats. Cats are not only loveable goofballs, but also midnight goblins under the bridge. There's literally something for everyone to love about cats, whether they're more into cuddles or action chase scenes. Cats have it all.
First of all, cats are the cuddle kings and queens. If you ever need the affection of another creature, it's simply purrfect to have a cat friend in your house. They'll just jump on your lap, whether you're ready or not (it sounds more intimidating than it actually is), roll like a cinnamon bun, and purr like a mini-tractor. Cuddling has never been cuter with cats.
Secondly, cats are goblin mode experts, acting silly until our belly hurts with laughter. They stare at a blank wall for a couple of hours straight and then suddenly yell at it. They'll commence the zoomies exactly when you least expect them. Living with a cat is like living with a fluffy comedian roommate who's eager to cause maximum chaos.
Lastly, cats give us so much love. Whether you're more of the "introvert with a cuddly cat" type of person or an "extrovert with a feline of the demon kind", there's a cat out there for anyone. Cats truly have it all.
Sundays can be scary, or silly. The difference depends on how many cat memes you see before Meownday starts.
It's always a bit meowlancholy when you wake up on Sunday morning. You're filled with a mixture of happiness that you have one more day to rest, but now that you're awake, you can literally count the hours until you have to go back to work. This is what we all the "Sunday Scaries". It's a feeling of anxiety and fear of knowing Monday is coming. We all expurrience it, and we all have trouble getting out of it. But that's where we come in, and more specifically, our fluffy army of silly billy kitties!
There's only one way to combat the Sunday Scaries, and that way is to be even more pawsitive than you are afraid. For us cat lovers and pawrents, that means enjoying all the purrks our floofy felines have to offer. We're talking about kitty cuddles, playing with them, and scrolling through the most seriously silly cat memes on our side of the internet. You might consider us an expurrt in this topic, so trust us when we tell you these funny felines below are sure to make you wake up on Sunday with a pep in your step.
If you start the day with purrfect pawsitivity, you're much less likely to experience the Sunday Scaries. We can't control your mewd, but we can help put you on the right path. The rest, dear feline fam, is up to you.
All senior cats should be able to live out their retirements in warm and loving homes.
We believe this wholeheartedly. All cats deserve forever homes, that is a simple fact, but senior cats… senior cats don't get adopted as often. People, with all of the valid or invalid reasons they have, don't see senior cats as a top priority when it comes to adoption. More often than not, senior cats are in shelters for long periods of time. But that is still better than a senior cat living on the streets.
In general, cats don't reach very old ages on the streets. There are too many risks that they have to take, too many difficult conditions for them to handle. There's a reason house cats live 3-5 times as long as street cats. It doesn't happen often that a stray cat reaches 18 years of age, but it happened here. Somehow, being careful enough, this kitty survived this long, and even seems to be in good health. But there's no telling how much longer she would have made it out there, and the fact that someone finally took notice of her, finally decided that she deserved a good and warm home… really, we can only be thankful for them.
Reading: I haven't picked up a new novel since I finished Inside Threat. I'm still slowly reading Braiding Sweetgrass. And for my first non-work manga read of the year, since I'd really like to get back to actually reading manga, I reread vol. 1 of The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, chosen largely because a newish Bluesky friend loves it and it's been so long since I read any of the series. Before the huge lull in it being published in English*, it and Yotsuba&! were the only manga I was actively keeping up with in terms of actually reading, as opposed to a few things that I've still been buying. (Looking at you, once-a-year release of Kaze Hikaru, which I will someday actually read.) But I've basically forgotten everything, so back to the start I go.
*Publication finally--technically--resumed with omnibus editions, and am I still mildly annoyed that to get vol. 15, I had to buy the fifth omnibus, thus rebuying vol. 13-14? Yes. Has any more come out since then? Nope.
Watching:
Playing: I put in a bit more time with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, and it's not really clicking for me; I think this style of game (RPG? A story that unfolds differently depending on your choices, Choose Your Own Adventure-style?) may just not be my thing?
In huge-for-me game news, Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven has dropped. It's the first really major expansion (priced as a full game, which makes sense given the scope) after several smaller expansions, and I'm overwhelmed by the number of new things I suddenly need to do to keep my little cult happy and thriving, but am having fun.
Weathering/Householding: It's currently very cold by local standards, esp. with the windchill, and tonight we have a lot of snow rolling in that's expected to keep falling all through tomorrow and possibly into Tuesday. Yesterday NSP (the power corporation) (*hisses*) announced that the grid is under an unusually heavy load (presumably due to people heating their homes?) and asked everyone to try to minimize power usage. It is very cold, yes, but not freakishly so, and public sentiment about NSP is...uh...very fucking negative, what with their profits and their constantly skyrocketing fees and their data breach and, oh, the rickety fucking grid that we are all paying through the nose for while fully expecting to lose power every time a breeze picks up. So we're putting off laundry, at least (one of the usual Sunday chores), and I'd had notions of actually baking something (!), but that may not happen; if it does, it'll probably involve something like mixing up cookie dough and only baking a handful in the toaster oven, or seeing about doing the actual baking with supper also in the oven (less likely; we'll probably just avoid the oven entirely).
("Please use less power" is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but the combination of garbage infrastructure and the level of energy poverty in this province makes it insult to injury.)
- Mood:
annoyed
Every day could be an adventure if you spend it like a cat.
Think about it. Our cats sit at home, not waiting for entertainment to come to them, for things to just happen. Our cats make interesting things happen, and they don't ask anyone for purrmissio. Certainly not us. Our cats will climb up on a bookshelf and make some things go boom on the floor. Our cats will attempt to find new hiding spots behind the fridge or inside of the kitchen cabinets. Our cats will steal food off our plates and entertain themselves like that for at least 10 minutes. And we have to learn from them. We have to learn that boredom is a choice, and if you want to fight it… well, there are plenty of funny cat memes for you to enjoy.
It doesn't take much to make a day more exciting. Sometimes, it really is all about sneaking some silly cat memes behind your boss's back and giggling at them. Sometimes, all that it takes is taking a short break and making the best out of it by scrolling through and laughing at some purrfect cat memes. It's the little things in life that make it interesting, and that is something that we have learned directly from our cats.
J'adore les chats, j'adore les chats.
French culture has such an air to it. The most common, surface-level stereotypes are that they're fancy, fashionable, snooty, but with good reason. They love good food, good drink, good vacations, and basically the good life. They prioritize pleasure, hedonistic comforts, and philosophical discussions and ponderings to mindless debauchery any day. They don't even make their workers work almost all of the month of August! They're known to working less than "full-time," yet their country seems to run purrfectly well (all things considered). When their government does something they don't like they, they immediately revolt, riot, and rebel against it. They're strong willed and get what they need done when it needs to be done, and in the meantime they're watching birds fly by while they lounge at parks, glass in one hand and baguette in the other.
Cats somehow embody French culture. With their coolness, chic fur style, their blasé attitude and detest for most things not serving them, they're basically French at heart without even trying. Cats love the good things in life, just like a French person. They can be caught reading Camus in their free time, drinking endless cups of coffee, and wasting all their money on salmon filled croissants. They love to lounge about, and can't be bothered to stick their claws out until something makes them. They prefer to watch birds out the windows of their Parisian apartments with pretty wood flooring, embroidered ceilings, and long, see-through soft drapes hanging along those tall windows staring into the streets. Cafes, parks, birds, and fashion all seem to drive the city. For anyone who's been to Paris, it's also covered in cats! Strays have made their presence known and respected in the City of Lights. They're also a cherished pets in around 28% of French households, with popular breeds including Maine Coons, Birmans, and the classic "chat de gouttière" (alley cat). If you grew up on The Aristocats, as so many 90s babies did, then you can't help but put French + cat int he same category. It's almost too easy to pair a cat in a beret. Enjoy these adorable kitties living their best Parisian life.
"Unable to find the owner, and unwilling to leave the cat behind, firefighter Ali Çakas adopted Enkaz."
We don't hear stories like this every day, but when we do, it sparks beams of hope as if a halation on a neon sign of joy is lighted inside of us. The difficulties of being a firefighter are vast. Being a firefighter is one of the most physically demanding and emotionally taxing professions, yet much of its difficulty remains unseen. Firefighting may seem passive on the day-to-day, but when there's action it pours. Their tasks and expectations are unpredictable, dangerous, and any decision they make on the job could be the difference between life and 6 feet under. The job requires constant readiness, even during moments of rest, because emergencies don't wait for you to catch your breath, drink water, or cool down.
Physically, the work is grueling. Firefighters carry heavy gear, operate in extreme heat, and push their bodies well beyond normal limits. Constant strain on lungs, and your whole body in general is not a simple feat. Lifelong damages are the result of working in the field of firefighting, and exhaustion builds quickly. No amount of training can prepare someone for the colossal exposure to smoke and toxins daily. And emotionally, the toll is just as heavy. Firefighters witness everything from screaming people, to animals trying to save their lives. It takes bravery beyond belief for someone to deal with the day-to-day emergencies that they're solely responsible for.
There's nothing more attractive than a strong, robust, courageous man with a soft spot. Like the firefighter in the story, he risked his life to save a cat, and it was love at first sight. He made an oath after saving the little creature that he would adopt her if no one claimed her. Amongst the rubble and destruction, the kitty would have been left destitute. He was unable to leave her behind! From the story, "The cat became part of both his family and the fire department, eventually turning into an unofficial mascot." He takes the little kitty home, and the internet goes crazy for the amount of wholesome, handsome, cuteness in this story.