Cats make, hands down, the most entertaining content on the internet. And how couldn’t they? (I look at the furball at my side.)
These creatures are nature’s little goofs and weirdos with some of the biggest mysteries known to hoomans—cat logic. It has become a meme in itself, inspiring an infinite flow of cat posts surfing around on the world wide web, making us crack up on the way.
So this time, we are diving into a goldmine of cat posts called “Meow_IRL,” which is a corner of Reddit sharing all kinds of cat and kitten-related stuff. From cat pics to cat jokes and cat memes, let’s call it a treat for any feline lover out there.
Scroll down through the selection of the funniest ones right below and be sure to upvote your favorite ones!
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To find out more about this miscellaneous subreddit for feline aficionados, Bored Panda reached out to the moderator team behind r/MEOW_IRL. They told us that this subreddit was created by popular redditor u/AttackTheMoon in 2015. “It was created as a cat version of r/me_irl back when both subreddits were small,” they added.
Today, the subreddit gets about 30 posts a day, so the community is quite active. And how couldn’t it be, with so many funny cat posts being shared here on a daily basis? But what is it exactly about cats that makes them almost universally funny? Well, the moderators believe that it has to do with their faces, that are “capable of a lot of expression, and they line up with the expressions we make when we feel the same way.”
Moreover, “you can say a lot with just big eyes.” Another reason for how they conquered the internet, according to the moderators, comes down to the fact that “cats are also never acting, so pictures of them also communicate something that is genuinely felt.”
What did that vet just say? Nope I ain't gonna move, I'm sittin on 'em and keepin 'em!
Funny cats rule the internet and there are no questions asked. They never fail to crack us up, and hey, who doesn’t appreciate a good cat pic, meme or pun? So cats take the biggest part of the internet’s cake, and no dogs, you may wonder? Well, dogs may be trying just a little too hard.
You see, the endearing appeal of felines is that they’re fundamentally unpredictable, very jumpy, often goofy and have these weird instinct-driven behaviors. Moreover, it’s no secret that cat owners around the world enjoy photographing and taking videos of their little friends, making some of the most watched content on the internet. No wonder that ThoughtCatalog has described cats as the "unofficial mascot of the internet"—it really lives up to its name.
Meanwhile, the viral expert Matt Smith, co-founder of the Viral Factory, has another interesting theory that could be an answer to the internet's obsession with all things cats. He believes it is partly because cats are so acrobatic: “Properly nourished cats and kittens love to jump and play around, and so, on a basic level, they are very entertaining to watch. They climb and balance and perform amazing feats. We are mesmerized by their agility.”
Combining their natural acrobatics (jumping through the room in the middle of night like Space X’s rocket, anyone?!) with boldness and fun-loving nature, cats are just hard to look away from. While investigating their environment, there’s a great chance they will come up with something that will make us all crack up laughing.
Accurate. My partner keeps saying we need a bigger bed. Our pets (small dog and cat) sprawl out and take at least half the bed themselves. We just need to retake square footage from the floofs.
I would do that! One of my cats is napping in the basket with stuff that needs to be ironed. Oh well.
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I think this also goes in the Quran, that the Prophet did the same.
I think so, I remember watching a documentary with Joanna Lumley and she went to Egypt and the people told her that Muhammad blessed the cat that saved him from a snake... and that's why all cats have an 'M' on their face. (Could be totally wrong but that's what I remember)
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I really don´t understand why BP puts a watermark on so many things that are not their creations.
I can’t tell you how many hand crocheted blankets I’ve lost to my one cat - he’ll be laying on a few, licking/nursing on another, I go to reach for one 3ft from him thinking he’s content, but nope, that one his too - and then he drags it back over to his pile!!! God forgot I try to sleep with one I wake up either freezing or looking like I’ve been attacked by a demon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow sounds like my cat Ziggy. He had a wool fetish and adored crocheted or knitted Afghans. Even acrylic yarn appealed to him. Loved to burrow into them with his nose. Now many years later I adopted another sweet guy who also loves his blankies 😌
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Like the cut sleeve. A powerful samurai has to leave in the middle of the night and doesn't want to disturb is sleeping young boy lover so he cuts the sleeve of his kimono. (Or something like that)
The story is Chinese. He was Emperor Ai, according to the Book of Han.
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Totally would do the same thing! I didn’t make my bed today, because the cat was laying on. Same thing
Well there was one where and Emporer was taking a nap with his boyfriend and he cut off his sleeve for that very purpose.
Umm so I know that if my cat wakes up… I get scratched so and it ruins my kimono beyond repair but if I cut it around it will just be shorter!
OMG! I love this picture! It personifies life with a cat to the nth degree!
My dad doesn't have OCD my sisters don't have OCD my Aunt doesn't have OCD.we all let the cats sleep.Why dont you get back on your Asshole meds
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Well! I have seen some furry toilet seat covers but this is just marvelous!
Neighbor: "Okay, I was tolerant with the drums, but why does it sound like you've got a tonedeaf cat providing your voca--oh. I see. Sorry for interrupting you during practice. Carry on, then!"
Please not a step closer - remove your shoes before entering please!
"And what I said was, 'I puked all over the back seat. When are you going to clean it up?'"
I love that there was already a "catoncampus" account so they had to make "catoncampus1"
Top pic: My cat when I'm begging them to please let me sit down... BOttom pic: My cat when a treat bag is opened by a neighbor three houses down the road....
I shall kick the living s**t out of this ball just because I want to!
Not kissing her on the forehead so she doesn't bite my nose in retaliation.
Isn't it because their whiskers are delicate and they don't want them to touch the bowl?
If you don't put me down this instant I will scrat - oh hello Officer!
Not one little piece she would not give me. I shall obstruct her ascent to the upper level - so there!
Love the picture ***I interrupt this comment for a brief public service announcement (I am guessing the string piece is meant to be a lasso, but please remove all string from the cats reach. I worked in a veterinary hospital for a bit and swallowing string can cause serious internal issues which can lead to death or expensive surgery). Ok, back to the regularly scheduled program.
Same for me except it's school not work. I have had breakdowns because of school before.
Cat: "If you're going to do this, hooman, couldn't you at least have chosen the far superior animated version as a background?"
Note: this post originally had 55 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
😻Sometimes I feel like cats are an Advanced Alien Species👽 sent here to study us and decide when we're civilized enough to join the Interstellar Community💫 (And the Platypus is one of their Science Experiments.)
I love this! My one cat does this thing where she sits at a distance and observes me, tilting her head in different directions and looking like she's really contemplating my behavior. My husband and I always joke that she's doing ethnographic field observations on us
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The divorced dad ones hit a little too close to home, but these were funny.
These are all brilliant. I wondered if I was going to survive through them all, I was choking on my bun laughing.
😻Sometimes I feel like cats are an Advanced Alien Species👽 sent here to study us and decide when we're civilized enough to join the Interstellar Community💫 (And the Platypus is one of their Science Experiments.)
I love this! My one cat does this thing where she sits at a distance and observes me, tilting her head in different directions and looking like she's really contemplating my behavior. My husband and I always joke that she's doing ethnographic field observations on us
Load More Replies... The divorced dad ones hit a little too close to home, but these were funny.
These are all brilliant. I wondered if I was going to survive through them all, I was choking on my bun laughing.
