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[–]handshakeholocaust 36 points37 points ago

Well, yes, but, that cat is dead. Not as fun to taunt.

[–]am180 10 points11 points ago

I was going to say it looked like one of those postmortem portraits from back in the day.

[–]spleazeball 9 points10 points ago

Most portraits of cats on cards/posters/etc. (think "Hang in There, Baby!") use taxidermied cats. There's no other way to get them to pose. One way to figure it out is to look at the eyes. If they're blue and glassy... well.

[–]VaguelyCondescending 9 points10 points ago

"'Hang in there, baby.'...hmm, copyright 1968...determined or not that cat must be long dead. That's kind of a downer."

[–]spleazeball 2 points3 points ago

Hey! That reply was vaguely condescending!

[–]BBQ_ur_booty 7 points8 points ago

The first cat in existence to get karma. History in the making. And yea that bitch is dead.

[–]RealityChickCheck 2 points3 points ago

Today, karma cats need to work their asses off to get noticed.... http://imgur.com/8WWRP

[–]pumpkindog 27 points28 points ago

does your cat make TOO MUCH NOISE????

[–]rlars7 11 points12 points ago

Mac would just eat the contract anyway

[–]CareyLS 4 points5 points ago

Contracts are tasty and a good source of fiber... Mac knows nutrition

[–]fairweatherfoe 2 points3 points ago

Mac says: don't eat apple seeds. they are poisonous.

[–]Jeezum_Crepes 1 point2 points ago

And he peels the apple skin for Dennis

[–]fairweatherfoe 0 points1 point ago

unless Dee is around.

[–]rlars7 1 point2 points ago

For sure. It's all about packing on mass

[–]CareyLS 1 point2 points ago

Can I just love the fact that of all things a select number of us just went IASIP on this? Makes me want to play Night Crawlers

[–]IWillEatUrBabiesBich 2 points3 points ago

I always love Sunny references.

[–]Cheat2Lose 3 points4 points ago

That cat will never make too much noise ever again.

[–]pea-tear 3 points4 points ago

You think you can't do anything about it?!?! You're so stupid!!

[–]7253uy 2 points3 points ago

Kitten mittens: You'll be smitten!

MEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!

[–]Oddidea 27 points28 points ago

Mittons*

[–]AalphaQ 3 points4 points ago

All I can think is "As soon as I get out of this, your family will not be able to escape my wrath." See it right in the eyes.

[–]trbowers 1 point2 points ago

Came here for this, upvote for you

[–]brycehanson 9 points10 points ago

The cat looks terrified.

[–]Average913 15 points16 points ago

No, just taxidermied.

[–]jeepbraah 5 points6 points ago

Scared stiff.

[–]brycehanson 1 point2 points ago

So its expression of terror could be preserved.

[–]twohoundtown 1 point2 points ago

It's a skirty cat!

[–]Singular_Thought 9 points10 points ago

That is the kind of picture you put inside a wall during construction so it will be found many years later.

[–]kitten_mittenz 4 points5 points ago

You're not taking me anywhere...

[–]kittensmittens69 1 point2 points ago

We will not be objectified!

[–]Jeditokingyoda 4 points5 points ago

I want it on a t-shirt.

[–]DoNotBelieveMyWords 4 points5 points ago

"And what did YOU do today ol' chap?"

"I put a kitten in a miniature dress and photographed it."

"Oh, marvelous."

"Yes, quite."

[–]prezuiwf 7 points8 points ago

Is your cat making too much NOISE all the time???

[–]fairweatherfoe 1 point2 points ago

and clawing at your furnitures?

[–]cronikz69 3 points4 points ago

Can somebody please create r/nightmarekittens and put this in it.

[–]Bed_Potato 2 points3 points ago

Snuggies are really branching out.

[–]fairweatherfoe 2 points3 points ago

I have no idea what I'm wearing.

[–]SHv2 0 points1 point ago

What the fuck just happened? O.O

[–]Saucisson 2 points3 points ago

I will be seing this in my nightmares.

[–]kunit135 0 points1 point ago

My God... it's... so... Fluffay!!!

[–]TheTalkingCamelAnus 1 point2 points ago

I'm going to die - yes, yes move along.

[–]Urban_Savage 2 points3 points ago

That cat has seen some shit.

[–]fuckteachforamerica 2 points3 points ago

This will haunt my dreams now

[–]Kilo__ 0 points1 point ago

This isn't wtf, at all

[–]masturbateToSleep 2 points3 points ago

You'll be SMITTEN!!

[–]7253uy 2 points3 points ago

MEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOWWWW!!!!!

[–]pipsquillion 2 points3 points ago

Yes, more of this.

[–]manynick 2 points3 points ago

kitten mittons*

[–]x1bitx 0 points1 point ago

I was expecting some sort of kitten mittens such as gloves made from kittens....clicked hesitantly

[–]thegrumpysnail 0 points1 point ago

Apparently nobody has heard of photoshop before. Look at that mouse, this is not a thing that actually happened.

[–]AverageGatsby91 3 points4 points ago

When I think Kitten Mittens, I think of someone taking a baby cat and wearing them by the mouth on their hands.

Kitten Mittens....

[–]simplekillthebatman 1 point2 points ago

Here we have a disturbing piece musing on the omnipresent theme of death. Portrayed is a deceased kitten, stuffed, wearing the clothes of a human being and staring forward ceaselessly with glass eyes, a toy mouse held in it's paw. What can this mean?

Obviously, the cat is dead. That much is evident. Therefore, I take the cat to represent death. The fact that the cat is stuffed and rigidly assigned to a position makes me think that the OP is making a statement about rigid, static perception of death. Note that the dead animal is not even stuffed in a position it could take while alive. Supporting this point is how the dead cat is dressed: death cannot be allowed to simply be, instead, it must be molded into a shape we are comfortable with and dressed up as something else. It's obvious. The OP is mocking religious perceptions of the existence of the afterlife. In the immortal words of the hivemind, "SO BRAVE."

But I digress. Returning to the piece, at the center of the image are the glass eyes. The animal's real eyes within the context of the piece do not exist. Instead, we have glass eyes, unseeing facades, lies -- and they are affixed to the cat, which is to say, death. This demonstrates the irreligion of the OP, and his mockery of the idea that the dead are watching us.

This is all pretty basic stuff, but in order to discern the symbolic meaning of the toy mouse we must go deeper. Perhaps it represents something relevant to the OP's individual perception of death? Perhaps it means that the OP has a weird fetish for mice, a secret that shall die with him? Perhaps the mouse is simply part of the aforementioned abstract symbolism of the costume as a whole? I think the answer may be seen in the fact that the item is a MOUSE, being held by a cat. What do cats do? They chase mice. The mouse is the goal. The mouse, here, therefore, represents purpose in life. Notice that it is a toy. It is fake. It, like the set of glass eyes before it, is a lie. OP is making a subtle remark on how meaningless life is. It is being held by the costumed version of death, which of course suggests that meaning given to life by some notion of an afterlife to follow death is futile, and that meaning cannot be found there.

TLDR: OP subscribes to an atheistic school of existentialist thought, and this picture is an attack on religious perception of death.

Edit: Grammar.

[–]TheTalkingCamelAnus 2 points3 points ago

Upvoted for effort. All that time you could have been masturbating!

[–]Benzorgz 1 point2 points ago

Is there a subreddit for weird old timey pictures like this? I love this shit.

[–]bubz0rz 1 point2 points ago

pretty sure this picture was in the intro to American Horror Story.

[–]bowhunter6274 1 point2 points ago

My guess is that SOMEONE couldn't have a kid.

[–]qwemartiny 1 point2 points ago

that should go on /r/creepy

[–]Areif 1 point2 points ago

No it doesn't

[–]Grizak 1 point2 points ago

Oh. Oh my.

[–]Offbeat_Blitz 1 point2 points ago

Came in here thinking "Please let it be a cat wearing fluffy gloves. NOT fluffy gloves made from a cat." Dodged a bullet.

[–]Consterousmock 1 point2 points ago

When i saw your title and saw it was wtf i was expecting mittens made out of cats. What you posted is so far from wtf i wtf'd.

[–]AliasUndercover 1 point2 points ago

If you people could read hieroglyphs, you'd know that half of those cat carvings in Egypt are lolcats...

[–]Ottetal 1 point2 points ago

To a whole meow level.

FTFY

[–]shareware8125 1 point2 points ago

This will haunt my dreams now.

[–]smooth80 1 point2 points ago

holding that mouse like a boss.

[–]KittenMittins 1 point2 points ago

I approve.

[–]IncredibleFalk1 1 point2 points ago

Paddy's Pub: Home of the original Kitten Mittens. MEEOOEWW

[–]zoidberg005 1 point2 points ago

See my loafers, former gofers...

[–]aloeicious 2 points3 points ago

Nothing could be better than authentic Irish Setter!

[–]TheTalkingCamelAnus 1 point2 points ago

See this hat? 'Twas my cat.

[–]tmrivas 1 point2 points ago

When I see this, in my head I hear, "Picture it... Sicily... 1952..."

[–]chrom_ed 1 point2 points ago

Stuffed cats in clothes is now WTF? Once again the most WTF thing here is the fact that it is here.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

poor kitten

[–]Spitinthacoola 0 points1 point ago

The craziest thing about this is that the photo looks old enough to where this cat had to stand still for at least 30 seconds.

[–]The_real_Ralph_Wigum -1 points0 points ago

my cats namme is mittins.

[–]buttsmell -3 points-2 points ago

Not WTF Material, but successful karma whore attempt.

Aaaaand here come the downvotes.