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[–]El_Glenn 128 points129 points ago

I wanna sneak up on that cat from behind, pounce on it, hold it down, then without mercy or remorse, pet the ever living fuck out of it.

[–]suprastang 71 points72 points ago

I wanna take that cat out to a nice seafood dinner, and take it home to meet my family.

[–]senatorclay 12 points13 points ago

Dorothy mantooth is a saint

[–]NothingToDoHere 6 points7 points ago

But not meat your family, right?

[–]LemonadeFebreze 16 points17 points ago

I want to touch it right on its nose.

[–]bookwyrmpoet 6 points7 points ago

Boop! -giggle- kitty so cute :3

[–]orphanitis 4 points5 points ago

Boop! CHOMP ;~;

[–]bookwyrmpoet 0 points1 point ago

That's why you boop the top of the head and not the nose, humans you can boop on the nose, they are less sensitive.

[–]Damaband41 8 points9 points ago

That ended better than I expected.

[–]doctorofphysick 3 points4 points ago

Just wait till I_RAPE_CATS gets here.

[–]TheLastGrandpa 4 points5 points ago

I wanna take that cat out to the ballgame, and buy it both peanuts and cracker jacks.

[–]CaptainNoBoat 2 points3 points ago

I would lure it in with a combination of clicking noises, acting like I have food in my hand, and nonchalantness(most important part), until it has no choice but to succumb to the lap.

Upon reading this again..That sounded weird.

[–]ndyguaso32 1 point2 points ago

I've read the cat's mind. It spells "Pet me, pet me, human!" all over it.

[–]thepensivewitness 36 points37 points ago

Je voudrais un fluffball pour moi.

[–]frenchlitgeek 16 points17 points ago

une boule d'ouate? un nuage de coton? une peluche de doux? un ronron de mignon?

[–]KillerMuffin 8 points9 points ago

Je ne sais pas. Baguette. Pomme de Terre. Gerard depardieu. Je t'aime. Je ne sais pas ce que je fais. omg francais!

[–]frenchlitgeek 6 points7 points ago

Je ne sais pas. Baguette. Pomme de Terre. Gerard depardieu. Je t'aime. Je ne sais pas ce que je fais. omg francais!

"I don't know. Baguette. Potato. Alcoholic - but genius - actor. I love you. I don't know what I'm doing. omg, French!"

Well, we had a really deep chat! :)

[–]kenatogo 0 points1 point ago

Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la Realisant mon espoir Je me lance, vers la gloire ... OK

[–]bolaxao 32 points33 points ago

You can't do that with a dildo ewwww

[–]suprastang 2 points3 points ago

He can't or he shouldn't?

[–]thepensivewitness 5 points6 points ago

Oui, en autant de mots.

[–]vagisectarium 5 points6 points ago

l'omelette du chat

[–]MeHateEverything 1 point2 points ago

Non, un hugable, ami poilu. Le genre qui vous aime toujours, quoi qu'il arrive. J'en ai un, son nom est Fred.

[–]P_Bart 3 points4 points ago

Foux du fafa

[–]thepensivewitness 2 points3 points ago

Et maintenant le voyage à la supermarche!

[–]dantidote 0 points1 point ago

tablette rabattable

[–]2-3-5-7 0 points1 point ago

Mais non, je ne jus d'orange plus.

[–]KurayamiShikaku 1 point2 points ago

Omlette du fromage.

[–]MUMHATESME 10 points11 points ago

Looks high maintenance.

[–]WhyDoIRedditSoMuch 30 points31 points ago

Aristocat.

[–]notsoregularjoe 14 points15 points ago

Sophisti-cat!

[–]calicojones 13 points14 points ago

..no thanks, i just washed my hands.

[–]TheOCD 2 points3 points ago

Barista-cat!

[–]illaqueable 0 points1 point ago

it's venti because it's twenty ounces of coffee! venti! twenty!

[–]epoxy_proxy 6 points7 points ago

Does anyone else see a resemblance to Mena Suvari?

[–]brailsale 2 points3 points ago

I don't know, man. I think it looks more like this than it looks like that.

Maybe you've got a subconscious furry thing going?

[–]past-o-rama 0 points1 point ago

YES. I thought it looked like someone, couldn't quite place it though.

[–]fluxaxion 10 points11 points ago

What breed is this organism?

[–]idogrammergoods 18 points19 points ago

Just a wild guess, but I'd say a ragdoll. I've got two brothers who are Ragdolls and they are the fluffiest cuddliest sons-a-bitches you've ever seen.

[–]muppetmonster84 26 points27 points ago

Your Brothers are Kitty-cats!?! I would like to have an interview with your parents.... for science

[–]arms_of_a_bear 8 points9 points ago

Actually... fluxaxion is a cat

[–]fluxaxion 8 points9 points ago

Meow?

[–]doctorofphysick 7 points8 points ago

I'm a cat expert, and I can confirm "Meow" is exactly what a cat would say.

[–]GameDay98 0 points1 point ago

Not meow.

[–]Marckoz 0 points1 point ago

Yes i'm fine. No that dress makes you look fat. What? I would never cheat on you! Why would you say that? What? Hell no! No, I never loved you.

[–]idogrammergoods 1 point2 points ago

Yes. In fact, I am a cat as well. Meow.

[–]LongLastingStick 4 points5 points ago

My cat of ~15 years is a rag doll and she's the snuggliest animal I've ever seen.

[–]Brybear 0 points1 point ago

I was thinking ragdoll too but that breed is known for having blue eyes.

[–]flymol0 13 points14 points ago

Looks like a russian siberian. We've got one of them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_(cat)

This one has similar characteristics: mane, fluffy tail, etc.

[–]phira 9 points10 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/iNRA2.jpg this is our cat Proxy, he's Siberian. Similar in many ways but I'm still not sure.

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[–]go_panda_go 1 point2 points ago

Your cat is gorgeous!! I love his markings around his eyes, and the faint spots on his legs!

[–]rmhawesome 0 points1 point ago

It is of the photoshop species, I can tell that much

[–]Nepheni86 0 points1 point ago

I was thinking Norwegian forest cat...

[–]Flucks 1 point2 points ago

It's a Siberian.

Source: I have one. :)

[–]MZITF 1 point2 points ago

I think it's mutt.

[–]TrentWoodruff 1 point2 points ago

It looks precisely like our Maine Coon looked at a very young age. At 18 months, he could pull things off of our stove while standing on the ground (I'm not kidding - it was like having a baby in the house - had to cook on the back burners only). Our Maine Coone is now 31 pounds of all muscle, no fat and is just under two inches short of the record length for a cat (his father was slightly longer).

[–]philophilia 1 point2 points ago

I wish the camera's depth of field weren't so shallow... I want to see the cat's pretty tail!

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[–]MayTheFusBeWithYou 187 points188 points ago

Reddit isn't exactly archive-orientated or friendly - it revolves around what is new/hot and so on. If you miss a post when it's up, chances are you probably aren't going to come across it naturally, especially since a month is fairly old in Reddit-terms. The way I have seen a lot of pictures of interest is via reposts.

I don't understand this thing of pointing out something is a repost. Just because you have seen it before, somehow that means it should never be seen or posted again? Was the first time you saw all of the pictures you've seen also the first time they were posted? What about people who haven't seen this cat before? The viewers of Reddit aren't static, it's not the same group of people consuming content at the same rate. If you've already seen it, why not just move on to the next picture and let people who haven't seen it yet enjoy it? Reddit/the internet in general isn't each individual's personal original content machine that exists to deliver to you only never-before-seen(to you, personally)-content.

Imagine if you applied this logic to TV or radio. Every time they played a song that has been played before, OMFG RADIO, REPLAY REPLAY! Have you never re-enjoyed a song you've heard before? Pictures, like music and tv shows, still hold value even if they have been seen before.

[–]RMcD94 5 points6 points ago

99% of people would have 0 issue with reposts if the OP posted where they got the image from. (Especially by doing so we discourage content stealing, because unless it is original people should always link to their source. So if someone posts something from reddit on facebook, they should link the Reddit post, etc, etc)

Especially considering a huge chunk of them pretend it's theirs for the karma/attention.

I don't think Reddit should disallow people posting the same link except within like an hour or maybe a day of the last posting (to avoid repetitive spam when something new is announced).

It'd be much more helpful to everyone if the other discussions tab showed every single other photo of this instance that was posted.

[–]thats_a_risky_click 18 points19 points ago

I wanna copy and paste this each time somebody mentions reposts. 10/10

[–]PvtSnuffy 11 points12 points ago

Then someone will flame you for reposting that. And the cycle continues...

[–]psyne 0 points1 point ago

This is the most well-put response to a "repost" complaint that I've ever seen. Nicely done!

[–]Jew_With_a_Knife 1 point2 points ago

It should be pointed out as a repost because reddiquette expects original content, or if it's not original the OP should be credited. A post shouldn't be treated as one's own invention of it was posted before.

[–]dialupmoron 12 points13 points ago

Reddiquette also says not to complain about reposts.

[–]MayTheFusBeWithYou 3 points4 points ago

This assumes several things though:

  1. That the current poster knows the original source/OP
  2. That by posting this, the poster is crediting him/herself as the post's inventor

Point 1 - we have no idea where the current poster first saw this cat. Maybe they saw it on Facebook and hadn't seen the link NoKarma4u posted.

Point 2 - posting something isn't always equivalent of claiming ownership of something - it can simply be sharing.

Reddiquette wants to give credit for work created where it's due - the link NoKarma4U posted is also just another imgur link, not a blog link or anything. That link is not proof (from what I can see in that post anyway) that that is the original picture, so his pointing it out is kind of meaningless. If he posted definitive proof of the picture's origins, it has some meaning. If this picture is an artwork and the artist is losing out on ad revenue or traffic or something, then yes post the original link, but if it's just someone's cat whose picture they stuck on imgur to say "look at my pretty cat!", does it really matter whether we're seeing the original imgur link or the new one, especially when this poster isn't claiming it's their cat or their photo? Besides, NoKarma4U's issue isn't "you're not giving an artist credit", it's PURELY "I have seen this before and so am going to complain about it".

Reddiquette actually specifically says not to complain about reposts.

Don't: Complain about reposts. Just because you have seen it before doesn't mean everyone has. Votes indicate the popularity of a post, so just vote. Keep in mind that linking to previous posts is not automatically a complaint; it is information. Votes indicate how the community values information, so just vote.

[–]pyalot 1 point2 points ago

A reddit month is like an age of the world, an eon, an unmeasurably long period of time during which mountains rise and fall, oceans fill and vanish, the stars turn and the age of one race ends as the age of another begins. And such is the life of reposts.

[–]Maeby78 0 points1 point ago

She's aging well.

[–]dementedtomcruise 2 points3 points ago

[–]borkedddd 1 point2 points ago

Poster is a gentleman and scholar.

[–]AuntieSocial 1 point2 points ago

First time I've seen it.

[–]bealtaine1 2 points3 points ago

LOOK ET DE FWUFF!

[–]electron105 0 points1 point ago

FLOOOOOOOOOOOOF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[–]jerby 1 point2 points ago

Uhhhh, I'm pretty sure this is my mom's cat? Here are a couple of pics I snapped of "Lee Lee" a while back... Her eyes have a greenish tint to them as well, just doesn't show up as well in my pics. http://imgur.com/a/8D09O

[–]G-Zom 2 points3 points ago

They look A LOT alike but definitely not the same cat. The cat pictured has a different face shape and the stripes around its face are a bit different. Your mom's cat has dots where its whiskers come out and the cat in OP's picture has a dark border around its nose.

[–]SeaCandiesTroy 4 points5 points ago

This has been the background on my iPod since it was last posted. Sorry whosoever cat this actually is if that seems creepy.

[–]IHATECOMPUTERS 2 points3 points ago

That cat seems to be ready to talk.

[–]ShowMeYourPapers 2 points3 points ago

Read this carefully. THAT IS NOT A CAT. Leave the house NOW.

[–]jax1492 2 points3 points ago

i would pet the hell out of that cat

[–]HyperJelly 2 points3 points ago

[–]grafxbill 1 point2 points ago

I just wanna $#%! that cat.

[–]naylin_paylin 4 points5 points ago

I've seen prettier.

[–]Runningboard7 2 points3 points ago

Insanely overstated caption

[–]Intelligicity 7 points8 points ago

Insanely beautiful cat

That makes it sound like OP had to fap after posting this.

[–]scubed 0 points1 point ago

Anyone else just thinks this isn't the most beautiful cat? It looks like a normal cat. Maybe I have just grown cold and bitter over the years.

[–]Tyktak 2 points3 points ago

That is a really really shallow DOF. I'm jealous now.

[–]RarScaryFrosty 5 points6 points ago

Looks fake to me because of the hair on the left side of his neck is out of focus while the hair on the right is in focus. To get such a shallow DOF at the feet, his feet would need to be SUPER SUPER up close to the camera while his face would be yards away. Also the wood grain at the VERY bottom of the image is in super focus, while it starts to blur just an inch above. Real DOF would have the closest foreground objects that arent in focus blurred. Also the fact that the photo has been edited means it lost it's EXIF data, so no way to tell what type of camera or settings were used.

So my point is....either this guy is a serious pro photographer and is somehow screwing with us, or he's a half decent photoshopper.

[–]RelevantRoll 3 points4 points ago

Insanely Beautiful? I bet you don't talk like this in real life.

[–]Mjtmaster 1 point2 points ago

I'm going to get a lot of hate and downvotes, but I've never gotten "cute cat pictures." Why? It's a cat. There are millions of them. Dogs, yes, are freaking awesome.

[–]Tbeckmanly 2 points3 points ago

Holy shit that cat is beautiful.

[–]davidburns 2 points3 points ago

Im a dog person but Id take this cat!

[–]bestbeforeMar91 -1 points0 points ago

Caligula had an insanely beautiful horse.

[–]TheCarWontStart 1 point2 points ago

That cat is prettier than my 3rd wife

[–]ZOMBIE_N_JUNK 1 point2 points ago

ALL CATS ARE INSANELY BEAUTIFUL.

[–]AstroReptar2 0 points1 point ago

awwwww

[–]ethgania 0 points1 point ago

Looks a lot like my mother's pet cat, Chia. She has the same fluff factor and grey-white fur. Chia had some faint streaks of orange on her back though.

[–]burnso 0 points1 point ago

dat bokeh

[–]ec534 1 point2 points ago

This might sound a bit crazy, but that cat really reminds me of Mena Suvari.

[–]thatsNACHOcheese 0 points1 point ago

if I know anything about beautiful cats, it's that they're usually huge bitches.

[–]nexgen86 -1 points0 points ago

Like it!

[–]giveitago -1 points0 points ago

On to my cellphone you go.

[–]pafennie -1 points0 points ago

take a cold shower dag

[–]llill -1 points0 points ago

Does anyone know what breed it is?

[–]MrKron -1 points0 points ago

beautiful camera is more like it.. meow

[–]dadathome -1 points0 points ago

just looks hungry to me

[–]BraKes22 -1 points0 points ago

My cat looks just like this. If only I was good at photography, think of the karma. Think of the karma.

[–]Eylisia 0 points1 point ago

Ooooh, I want this cat!!

[–]AUAidi 0 points1 point ago

It's a foo foo!

[–]Kaptain_ 1 point2 points ago

What a regal little bitch

[–]ProcceedToFuckShitUp 0 points1 point ago

If my cat brought this home instead of dead mice I'd be one proud lady.

[–]Newiewolf 0 points1 point ago

You say beautiful. I say lurkingly, patiently, Evil.

[–]PepsiRocks1 1 point2 points ago

Awwwww sooooooo cute

[–]CorgiMilitia 0 points1 point ago

Such a beautiful DOF has to be like f/1

[–]treeluvah 1 point2 points ago

Indeed. That is a very beautiful pussy.

[–]Lebowski_ 0 points1 point ago

Looks like every other house cat

[–]Karmasour 0 points1 point ago

You should like enter your cat into a beauty contest or something... dude your cat is beautiful... it it so beautiful... I think you changed my life...

[–]PlatypusTickler 0 points1 point ago

I bet this cat isn't beautiful and it has explosive diarrhea that attaches to it's long ass hair.

[–]Tezdoll 0 points1 point ago

It could be a maincoon, it could be a norwedigan long hair.

[–]IShallCallYouSquishy 0 points1 point ago

Some of these comments disturb me... O_o

[–]wandahickey 0 points1 point ago

I like the way she is keeping her feet covered with her tail. Very proper kitteh.

[–]Sadik1UNTK 0 points1 point ago

That is one beautiful cat indeed.

[–]rhoniru 0 points1 point ago

I would cuddle the shit out of that cat.

[–]Rawriamjohn 0 points1 point ago

[–]apatheticblackman 0 points1 point ago

Shes more "rustic" looking to me.

[–]DreaDlx 0 points1 point ago

eh, it's a cat

[–]indefinito 0 points1 point ago

No matter what it looks like, it's still a faceeater.

[–]rectal_cacti -1 points0 points ago

ye rly coool cat but mines better

[–]Kimmethy -1 points0 points ago

sometimes i have to accept the fact that household pets are more attractive then i am insert forever alone face here

[–]crm000 0 points1 point ago

Bokeh-at

[–]xdarknessz 1 point2 points ago

lol my cat is better this one looks wierd

[–]Mofaux11 0 points1 point ago

That's a normal looking cat to me, bro.

[–]chart589 1 point2 points ago

all cats look the same

[–]wanderer11 1 point2 points ago

I've had enough downvoting your cats. Is there a way to filter out all cats? I don't just mean when the word cat is in the title. If there is a cat in a picture I don't want to see it.

[–]agagydal13 1 point2 points ago

He looks like my vagina

[–]ohwai 0 points1 point ago

Hmmm, looks quite a bit like OAG.

[–]hurdur1 -1 points0 points ago

Those eyes...hypnotic.

[–]DynastyTexas 0 points1 point ago

Post more pics in /r/catsgw

[–]iCameToTravel 0 points1 point ago

What type of camera did you use?

[–]cy10p3s 0 points1 point ago

upvote for not titling this "ridiculously photogenic cat"

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Insane Cat Posse

[–]tinypocketowl 0 points1 point ago

I swear there's a stray that hangs around outside our house that, with some groceries and grooming, would look just like this. I try to encourage her to come up to me whenever I see her, but she's feral, always runs. Kind of a shame. I'm glad it looks like this cat has all the love she can handle. :)

[–]riveraj 0 points1 point ago

Something I wanna bring home to my wife...

[–]The_Ready_Set 0 points1 point ago

Too cute!

[–]JuanOnHell 0 points1 point ago

[–]EchoSolo 0 points1 point ago

Pretty normal to me.

[–]famyott 0 points1 point ago

like wow... just wow. that is amazing. my day has been made. ive always been fascinated about the connection between man and animal. Why do we find these so beautiful? how is it part of evolution?

[–]ShotgunBunny 0 points1 point ago

Its so fluufffffffffyyyyyyyy!!!

[–]MaidEweLook 0 points1 point ago

Incorrect. That cat is above average at best.

[–]IonBeam2 0 points1 point ago

Insanely large aperture.

[–]Lem0nPepper 0 points1 point ago

thats a good looking cat

[–]cafezinho 0 points1 point ago

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful!

[–]deadbird17 1 point2 points ago

I've taken fluffy shits that look better than that.

[–]mkwarman 0 points1 point ago

Her eyes have an inner blue ring.

[–]tjmjnj 0 points1 point ago

aww. Pretty kitty.

[–]Theyon 0 points1 point ago

Are its front legs missing?

[–]Tweev 0 points1 point ago

I'd hit that.

[–]errv470 0 points1 point ago

Just saw my mom give the greatest reaction to this

[–]iluvurkidz 0 points1 point ago

Indeed.

[–]johnnyquest323 0 points1 point ago

I've had better pussy.

[–]an_illiterate_ox 0 points1 point ago

That fucking cat will kill us all.

[–]David-Bowie-is-hero 0 points1 point ago

Ahhhh....there is no sun in the sky with out this puddy-pie

[–]TheUltimateBeta 1 point2 points ago

Insanely beautiful? I think we got another Colby incident here.

[–]topsecreteltee 1 point2 points ago

I think you mean to say "ridiculously photogenic cat"

[–]Cendrillion 0 points1 point ago

Thought that was going to be a nightmare inducing gif.

[–]Syph3r 0 points1 point ago

Mine is better

[–]bitwolfy 1 point2 points ago

I can't but D'AWWWW at this beautiful cat...

... IF ALL OF IT WAS IN FOCUS.

[–]dangoodspeed 0 points1 point ago

Don't look into its eyes!

[–]EddieValiant 0 points1 point ago

"omelette du fromage!"

[–]old_calico_cat 0 points1 point ago

'Kitten thinks of nothing but murder all day'

[–]Two_Dogs_Fornicating 0 points1 point ago

I know it's against my nature but I'd fuck it.

[–]DaftDecka 0 points1 point ago

11/10 would definitely kick downstairs.

[–]fenrir_darkwolf 0 points1 point ago

Is it because it has a very tiny Hitler mustache?

[–]therandomfig 0 points1 point ago

Ridiculously photogenic cat

[–]MrGrissom 0 points1 point ago

That is one awesome cat. My cats Would never take a picture like this.

[–]yankerage 0 points1 point ago

Is that a certain breed! Very cute.

[–]redditcanbeRUDE 0 points1 point ago

beautiful seems a bit.. strange.

[–]woahross 0 points1 point ago

insanely photo shopped cat

[–]_LoveRachelx3 0 points1 point ago

REPOST.

[–]BTMaverick707 0 points1 point ago

Like a parent that always thinks their kid is the cutest/pet

[–]Kellianne 0 points1 point ago

Did you take this picutre or find it? I really like the way it is focused--kind of fuzzy around the edges.

[–]Prisoner245 0 points1 point ago

Is that a siberean?

[–]GandalfTheFunky 0 points1 point ago

I speak for us all when I say thank you for not dubbing this "Ridiculously Photogenic Cat."

[–]RedF0rman 0 points1 point ago

PULL!

[–]SuperlativeInsanity 0 points1 point ago

Shaved.

[–]viskarenvisla 0 points1 point ago

I love this cat. I saved this picture.

[–]Gramma42ton 0 points1 point ago

My cat's better than your cat.

[–]narwhalsatmidnight -1 points0 points ago

[–]StarHat 0 points1 point ago

So annoying when people blur some of the picture.

[–]Hulio_ 0 points1 point ago

That is a beautiful pussy.

[–]ChevalierNoir1998 0 points1 point ago

Amazing picture!

[–]SugarBeets 0 points1 point ago

pretty key-key

[–]Nauticalknot 0 points1 point ago

What type of cat is this?