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"When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade without further introduction" - Mark Twain (imgur.com)

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[–]dc469 478 points479 points ago

Man... he would have loved the internet.

[–]Occupier_9000[S] 223 points224 points ago

The Internet was his idea more than a century ago. Something about cats and the Internet seem to go together...hmm...

Perhaps the Internet was created for the secret ulterior purpose of more efficiently conveying pictures of cats across the world.

[–]mypretty 106 points107 points ago

Toxoplasmosis strikes again!

[–]LeonardNemoysHead 19 points20 points ago

RIP Lucius Vorenus.

[–]BoringSurprise 10 points11 points ago

i dont understand it but i upvoted for Rome

[–]LeonardNemoysHead 18 points19 points ago

Lucius Vorenus was played by Kevin McKidd, whose character died of toxoplasmosis in Trainspotting.

[–]BoringSurprise 5 points6 points ago

thank you

[–]Stimonk 2 points3 points ago

upvote for any mention of Rome

[–]wndws9d5 26 points27 points ago

Goddam I just went full on sudden-clarity clarence with that post. have an upvote, my friend.

[–]Jeffde 3 points4 points ago

Was my first thought on seeing small cat on large shoulder. Arrived at Clements hoping to find this statement near the top.

[–]Billistic 2 points3 points ago

YOU KNOW WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS

[–]kbreedlove 1 point2 points ago

UpVote for knowledge.

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    [–]Migwelion 17 points18 points ago

    Also conceived of Furries

    Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.

    • Mark Twain Notebook, 1894

    [–]bassaleboy 14 points15 points ago

    You forgot to tell us about his opinions of the canine!

    " If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man."

    [–]vorpalsword92 12 points13 points ago

    its called a CAT cable for a reason

    [–]ueptvoovtpeu 8 points9 points ago

    isn't it CAT5?

    [–]iconoclaus 26 points27 points ago

    that's just leetspeak for 'CATS'

    [–]tonight__you 8 points9 points ago

    There are multiples, CAT3, CAT5, CAT5e, CAT6, CAT6a, etc. All different specifications of twisted pair cables.

    [–]Chavagnatze 12 points13 points ago

    Twisted pairs you say?

    [–]StezzerLolz 5 points6 points ago

    In retrospect, that was a needlessly risky click.

    [–]Turtlenova 3 points4 points ago

    Upvote for low voltage.

    [–]Mamuto 2 points3 points ago

    Mind blown.

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      [–]mardish 40 points41 points ago

      Egypt had a popular obsession with cats. They had a cat god, cat sculptures and artwork, and even mummified them.

      [–]Occupier_9000[S] 78 points79 points ago

      I've read that the ancient Egyptians are thought to have constructed an optical communication network using bronze mirrors (or bonfires like the beacons in LoTR).

      The conspiracy to spread pictures of cats could very well be the single driving force of human advancement towards the internet throughout the eons.

      Just look at the pyramid on the back of the one dollar bill.

      Yea.

      You see where I'm gong with that...?

      [–]DepartmentStoreSpook 50 points51 points ago

      You know too much.

      [–]HampeMannen 10 points11 points ago

      I honestly can't read this handwriting. Anyone want to provide a transcript?

      [–]jingks 21 points22 points ago

      Just a heads-up:

      The feds ARE monitoring

      this thread.

      Sincerely,

      The N.S.A.

      [–]bassaleboy 10 points11 points ago

      This bot is always so helpful! Lols!

      [–]radditz_ 4 points5 points ago

      let's not neglect to mention the NSA pin, which arguably lends a certain credence to the user's assertion....

      [–]Euphorium 7 points8 points ago

      I did a little detective work. If he's actually a fed and not just someone that has NSA pins, he's been to /r/drugs, /r/trees, and even /r/spacedicks... Time to burn everything and move to Mexico.

      [–]ueptvoovtpeu 5 points6 points ago

      lol That's funny (hence the lol) where is this from?

      [–]Mustangarrett 15 points16 points ago

      The NSA

      [–]SkepticalGerm 5 points6 points ago

      Pffftsshhh snort

      [–]Warfinder 5 points6 points ago

      This isn't the time to being doing cocaine, THE NSA IS LISTENING!!!

      [–]callipygian1 14 points15 points ago

      you're close. the conspiracy to spread pictures of pussies could very well be the single driving force of human advancement towards the internet throughout the eons.

      [–]AsSureAsStars 7 points8 points ago

      We live in wonderful times.

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          [–]freedomfilm 12 points13 points ago

          A cat goddess.

          [–]astromets 3 points4 points ago

          They also let them onto the table to eat food from their plates - though I guess that would seem less weird in a world without food created specifically for cats who then eat out of a bowl on/near the floor.

          [–]msluxuryyacht 3 points4 points ago

          cats let the empire grow, they provided needed pest control and cuddles.

          [–]SpeedCola 5 points6 points ago

          I never sat back and put this all together. The massive history of cats and humanity. Perhaps someone has made a chronological piece with highlights.

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            [–]palanoid 5 points6 points ago

            Surprisingly many people had the idea even in more detail than Mark Twain. For example:

            1. 1934 by Paul Otlet. His vision of a great network of knowledge was centered on documents and included the notions of hyperlinks, search engines, remote access, and social networks—although these notions were described by different names.[9] In 1934, Otlet laid out this vision of the computer and internet in what he called “Radiated Library” vision.
            2. 1936: World brain, by H. G. Wells.
            3. 1937 World Congress of Universal Documentation. Paul Otlet, Henri La Fontaine and others.
            4. 1945: Vannevar Bush. Vannevar Bush published article in the Atlantic called As We May Think that describes memex system.

            The founders of information science in the 30's had the idea of the Internet, hypertext Wikipedia and the Web already thought out in great detail. Only thing that lacked was technology to implement it.

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              [–]McShizzL 10 points11 points ago

              Maybe the lack of internet is what gave him inspiration.

              [–]Colonel_Poopcorn 8 points9 points ago

              The man loved technology. He used to be a steamboat captain and had to navigate in either daytime or by the full moon, and he wrote about the invention of electric light and how it changed everything. Seriously the whole book is an awesome read.

              Free too

              http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/245

              [–]jdk 4 points5 points ago

              "When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without fur." - Mark Twain

              [–]spaceman_spiffy 4 points5 points ago

              That was the first thing I thought. The second thing I thought was the kitten must have traveled back in time from the internetz. I dunno, like it's weird to see kittens in the 19th century or something.

              [–]freaxeh 4 points5 points ago

              he sounds like a really easy guy to get along with, much like the star trek depiction of him, it is no coincidence that i too like cats, maybe it is some sort of indicator of potential brilliance in humans? i never really get along well with dog lovers...

              [–]Irish33 19 points20 points ago

              As a dog and cat lover, I wonder why people can't just be more like me. Seriously, animals are cool as fuck and have all sorts of interesting and rewarding traits specific to each other. Get a dog and a cat!

              [–]BoringSurprise 8 points9 points ago

              Yes. Dogs are amazing creatures. Cats are amazing creatures. Very different from one another, but you really do not need to pick a team.

              [–]SimbaLejonet 10 points11 points ago

              I think you might be on to something here my fellow enjoyer of cats. My theory is that intelligent people tend to prefer intelligent animals.

              Cats are clearly more intelligent than dogs - dogs follows your orders while cats just don't give a shit and carry on with their own agenda (which probably is more meaningful then most of ours...)

              (Will I get flamed by dog people now?)

              [–]Second_Foundationeer 15 points16 points ago

              I love cats, but honestly, dogs can be intelligent too. I think I've some friends who have trained some dogs to not eat their own poo. Maybe.

              [–]3dmonkeyarray 5 points6 points ago

              Well, hate to break it to you BUT... dogs have a larger brains and, more importantly, larger frontal lobes than cats (relative to their size), probably because they are much more social animals and socialisation requires a lot of brain power. The frontal lobe is associated with intelligence because it's involved with executive functions. So dogs probably are more intelligent.

              I think the reason cats appear more intelligent is because of their aloof behaviour, which is a common stereotype of highly intelligent humans. Whereas the dog's goofy, eager to please attitude is associated with lower intelligence in humans. So there's likely a bit of anthropomorphising going on there.

              Both are adorable in their own ways.

              [–]RedditHasBeenCoopted 11 points12 points ago

              Cats are clean(they keep themselves clean). They're quiet. They don't need to be monitored. They can hold their own in a fight against just about any species. They don't eat everything in sight or until they vomit. They don't piss and shit everywhere. They are inquisitive, intelligent, agile (just physical intelligence, really), and really fucking cute.

              They are companions, not slaves.

              [–]ladylars 3 points4 points ago

              I have a Border Collie. While my cat is intelligent, my dog is clearly more intelligent. I love them both, we all go on walks around the neighborhood together. Or, my cat runs behind my dog and me, meowling.

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                [–]ueptvoovtpeu 8 points9 points ago

                You know, you may be on to something here. I can't think of anyone I know that truly and genuinely loves cats and isn't awesome.. and they also make the best girlfriends in my experience. They are the live and let live.. clingy at times but know when to back off and give you space.. holy shit.. I think we struck a vein of ore here. Hurry.. someone expand further upon this and keep going with it!

                [–]SomeBug 2 points3 points ago

                Wow... I am a total cat person and that is exactly what I look for in my girlfriends (and my current one is). If she is too demanding or clingy I can't take it. I do my thing and she does her thing and then we enjoy time together. I wonder if I was conditioned for this type of love by my pet cats as a child.

                [–]Ceejae 0 points1 point ago

                Am I the only one that thinks the frequency of cats on Reddit is grossly over-exaggerated?

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                  [–]notmaryrose 52 points53 points ago

                  I DID NOT KNOW LOVE UNTIL RIGHT NOW

                  [–]JuanJondre 94 points95 points ago

                  You know who also loved cats? Ernest Hemingway. A couple of months back, Harper's published a letter of his to a friend. I can't link it but I wrote it down just for this type of occassion:

                  "Miss Uncle Willie. Have had to shoot people but never anyone I knew and loved for eleven years. Nor anyone that purred with two broken legs." - Ernest Hemingway in a letter to a close friend describing the day he had to put his cat, Willie, down after a car accident.

                  [–]helloxcthulhu 16 points17 points ago

                  That made me tear up...

                  I couldn't imagine the pain of having to do that.

                  [–]SUPERSMILEYMAN 7 points8 points ago

                  I've had to bury two of my three-year-old cats in a single day. Then the next week I had to bury three new-born kittens that we had for about two and a half weeks. And about a month before that, we had to put down a cat I had for two years, and then I had to bury him, too.

                  After it was all said and done, I just gave the rest of my cats a long hug each.

                  I miss my kitties.

                  :(

                  [–]iloveunix 6 points7 points ago

                  My cat of 15 years died a month and a couple weeks ago :( I miss my kitty too

                  [–]SUPERSMILEYMAN 2 points3 points ago

                  I am not looking forward to the day when my two-oldest kitties die. I will be very sad, and so will my mom. She loves those kitties.

                  And just recently my best friend's 14 year-old beagle had to be put down. It was all so sad. He had to take his dog into the vet himself; his dad couldn't go with him and he is even a 20-year war vet.

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                    [–]helloxcthulhu 3 points4 points ago

                    That's horrible. :(

                    I've only lost one cat and he ran away.

                    [–]SUPERSMILEYMAN 2 points3 points ago

                    Yeah it is, but there were so many strays where I live, you just picked the cutest one, wait for it to be weened from its mother, and hope it didn't get eaten by a possum.

                    But out of all the cats I still have, there are only two left that I've had for over ten years. The third one died a year ago last month; I was his favourite, too. :(

                    [–]VeryWrongImpression 2 points3 points ago

                    after a car accident

                    I cant' stress this enough, people. If you let your cat drive, you're gonna have a bad time.

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                      [–]otterhugs 37 points38 points ago

                      I went to the Mark Twain museum in Missouri, it was awesome, and the little article about all his cats was the best part. =)

                      [–]thrubeingcool 36 points37 points ago

                      As if I could love Mark Twain even more than I already do.

                      [–]54_46 94 points95 points ago

                      TIL that Mark Twain was a redditor.

                      [–]skullbeats 72 points73 points ago

                      One of us

                      One of us

                      [–]tiradium 38 points39 points ago

                      Gooble-gobble, gooble-gobble!

                      [–]etherama1 18 points19 points ago

                      We accept him, we accept him.

                      [–]Zhumanchu 4 points5 points ago

                      One of us
                      One of us

                      [–]mjl1983 1 point2 points ago

                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y_KNYNzN6A reminds me of the Simpsons

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                        [–]BicycleTed 37 points38 points ago

                        Cat lover, critical of religion, and casually racist. He'd fit in great here!

                        [–]callipygian1 18 points19 points ago

                        casual racism is the best kind. formal racism is out of vogue.

                        [–]WhyLisaWhy 8 points9 points ago

                        Mark Twain would hate redditors. So he'd be like most of us.

                        [–]rapscal_2002 11 points12 points ago

                        I expected this to be the top comment. I'm sad that you're way down here.

                        [–]J_Ringo 0 points1 point ago

                        Reddit always surprises. Actually, no it doesn't. Redditor's take offence to being Redditor's. Downvotes, GO!

                        [–]rapscal_2002 3 points4 points ago

                        I imagine this like Oprah's bees gif, except with downvotes.

                        [–]Fugdish 2 points3 points ago

                        Sharkbait OOH AH AH!

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                          [–]cynical_dog 12 points13 points ago

                          I urged that kings were dangerous. He said, then have cats. He was sure that a royal family of cats would answer every purpose. They would be as useful as any other royal family, they would know as much, they would have the same virtues and the same treacheries, the same disposition to get up shindies with other royal cats, they would be laughably vain and absurd and never know it, they would be wholly inexpensive, finally, they would have as sound a divine right as any other royal house. ... The worship of royalty being founded in unreason, these graceful and harmless cats would easily become as sacred as any other royalties, and indeed more so, because it would presently be noticed that they hanged nobody, beheaded nobody, imprisoned nobody, inflicted no cruelties or injustices of any sort, and so must be worthy of a deeper love and reverence than the customary human king, and would certainly get it.

                          • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

                          TLDR: Mark Twain predicted cats would become our future overlords

                          [–]Under_Radar321 20 points21 points ago

                          "That trailer for Spielberg's 'Lincoln' looks fucking sweet!!!"- Mark Twain

                          [–]bassaleboy 3 points4 points ago

                          "I love cats but the situation in the middle east got me all like, come at me, bro!" - Samuel Clemens

                          [–]vulpesvulpes_ 5 points6 points ago

                          Mark Twain and Bubbles would be BFFs.

                          [–]thejaysun 8 points9 points ago

                          This pic may not be the greatest, but my new cat is eerily similar.

                          [–]jqs1337 7 points8 points ago

                          By what right has the dog come to be regarded as a "noble" animal? The more brutal and cruel and unjust you are to him the more your fawning and adoring slave he becomes; whereas, if you shamefully misuse a cat once she will always maintain a dignified reserve toward you afterward--you will never get her full confidence again. - Mark Twain, a Biography

                          [–]speakthespeech 24 points25 points ago

                          God, reddit is about to shit its pants. Like we always do.

                          [–]disastermarch35 17 points18 points ago

                          Never gamble on a fart

                          [–]speakthespeech 21 points22 points ago

                          Normal human beings : oh I haven't taken a shit in a day and I'm full of coffee better not risk this one. Reddit : POO POO MOTHER FUCKER

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                            [–]shiskebob 9 points10 points ago

                            Relevant

                            [–]SystemOutPrintln 13 points14 points ago

                            TIL /r/historicalcatlovers

                            [–]speakthespeech 5 points6 points ago

                            You had a chance to put cats in the title and missed it.

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                                [–]DEATH_BY_AUTOPSY 12 points13 points ago

                                “The more I know about people, the better I like my dog.” –Mark Twain

                                [–]Idrathernotpickaname 7 points8 points ago

                                This is probably my favorite Twain quote. That one and, "Don't let schooling interfere with your education.".

                                [–]eyecam 4 points5 points ago

                                Twain & cats ... http://www.twainquotes.com/Cats.html

                                [–]VonBrewskie 4 points5 points ago

                                "Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."

                                -Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

                                This one is on my desktop background. I recite it to myself every day, especially when something starts to get to me. I remember this quote and think to myself: "It's only hurting me, this anger. This person trolling me here, my anger does no harm to them. I have to calm down."

                                It really helps. I love Mark Twain's writing.

                                [–]fuckyoubarry 5 points6 points ago

                                man i bought the autobiography when it came out cause i thought it would have all kinds of crazy shit in it cause he wouldnt let anyone read it til he'd been dead a hundred years. i was like damn, was he gay? atheist? smoked weed? what the fuck is this dude keeping secret for a hundred years after hes dead? fucking aliens? what the fuck kind of crazy shit was this dude into?

                                turns out, he just wanted to talk shit about his publishers cause they gave grant a raw deal and he didnt want it to fuck with his royalties til his shit was in the public domain.

                                i didn't actually make it very far into the book. is there more to it than that?

                                [–]blinkingm 4 points5 points ago

                                Hello friend and comrade :-)

                                [–]human_shank_machine 7 points8 points ago

                                Hmmmm...

                                [–]not_threatening 3 points4 points ago

                                I KNEW I should have posted this when I saw it on facebook.

                                [–]pastryarchitect 2 points3 points ago

                                And then I thought why bother, it's probably all over Reddit... Two days later.

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                                [–]Galebaby 1 point2 points ago

                                TIL All of Reddit is BFFs with Mark Twain.

                                [–]adorable_kitten 5 points6 points ago

                                he loved cats and tesla. this guy was the first redditor.

                                [–]Strifeee 5 points6 points ago

                                "When a man remembers the old gems that I too remember playing, I am his friend and comrade without further introduction" -/r/gaming

                                [–]Lamar_the_Usurper 1 point2 points ago

                                I don't know why but that really put a smile on my face.

                                [–]goldomcsas 2 points3 points ago

                                Mark Twain is my happy thought...

                                [–]01101001011 2 points3 points ago

                                ...The first Redditor, perhaps?

                                [–]paradisel0st 2 points3 points ago

                                Truer words have never been spoken.

                                [–]LerithXanatos 1 point2 points ago

                                Guys, I can't find a proper source for this quote. This image along with the quote has been traveling around blogs/sharing sites very recently.

                                edit: site with a bunch of quotes with sources from books.

                                Credible site? No. There is a variation of the title, though.

                                When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction.

                                • "An Incident," Who Is Mark Twain?

                                [–]smash790 0 points1 point ago

                                Aw. It's rare to see such a cute old photograph.

                                [–]ManicMess 0 points1 point ago

                                I think he meant pussy...

                                [–]mister_nish 0 points1 point ago

                                hipster mark twain took cat pictures before it was cool

                                [–]ardenriddle 0 points1 point ago

                                Me too, Mark Twain. Me too.

                                [–]Greeceshallriseagain -1 points0 points ago

                                So...I'm actually Mark Twain's friend.

                                AMA.

                                [–]walking_strange 2 points3 points ago

                                Another famous quotation:

                                If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain

                                Which eerily suggests...

                                [–]SockDrawerDemon 1 point2 points ago

                                A man that really, unashamedly loves cats? Bam! Instantly 300% more attractive!

                                [–]Ma-kun 0 points1 point ago

                                sounds like he was a Redditor.

                                [–]superjudge3 4 points5 points ago

                                Hitler loved cats.

                                [–]gnovos 4 points5 points ago

                                Hitler loved blonde people, too. But can you blame him?

                                [–]anarchisto 1 point2 points ago

                                Actually, Hitler loved dogs, not cats. Cats just wouldn't obey him the way dogs did.

                                [–]idkwot 2 points3 points ago

                                And a million redditors felt intelligent for once

                                [–]verasalero 5 points6 points ago

                                I bet that's just the toxoplasma parasite talkin' ...

                                [–]dalgeek 5 points6 points ago

                                Actually men with the parasite tend to become more aggressive and territorial.

                                [–]ueptvoovtpeu 2 points3 points ago

                                and women tend to be sluttier and more outgoing

                                [–]NRGT 3 points4 points ago

                                must spread parasite

                                [–]callipygian1 2 points3 points ago

                                the vet knows how to fix that.

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                                  [–]randomsnark 3 points4 points ago

                                  He and I would get on great. I love cats. I love every kind of cat. And I want to hug them, but I can't. Can't hug every cat.

                                  [–]Pooraim 0 points1 point ago

                                  He's gonna love Blofeld.

                                  [–]momo_4prez 1 point2 points ago

                                  my first thought: please be real!!!!

                                  [–]KneelingForNeil 0 points1 point ago

                                  OP, random question, but do you happen to attend the University of Iowa?

                                  [–]thatguywholikescats 0 points1 point ago

                                  Where does that leave me?

                                  [–]Cat_on_a_Mac 0 points1 point ago

                                  Daddy?

                                  [–]McFatChixx 1 point2 points ago

                                  this needs more upvotes

                                  [–]TheCookienator 1 point2 points ago

                                  Bubbles?

                                  [–]e-wing 1 point2 points ago

                                  Mark Twain is posthumously my friend and comrade.

                                  [–]Zhumanchu 0 points1 point ago

                                  FINALLY A FAMOUS CAT LOVER WHO ISN'T A NAZI

                                  [–]expletiveDeletd 1 point2 points ago

                                  He won the internet before there was one.

                                  [–]L-l-l-larry 1 point2 points ago

                                  Not a fan of Schrodinger's work, then.

                                  [–]DoubleLee 0 points1 point ago

                                  Did anybody else think of him?

                                  [–]tdave365 1 point2 points ago

                                  or.

                                  [–]alpharowe3 1 point2 points ago

                                  Looks familiar.

                                  [–]pelly67 -1 points0 points ago

                                  This sounds like a plot for a Reddit conspiracy

                                  [–]wikiprofessors 1 point2 points ago

                                  Chris would love this man. I hope you see this while your cat pisses in your coffee you fuck.

                                  [–]mooseAmuffin -1 points0 points ago

                                  posted this weeks ago.... no matter how long i'm a redditor, this stuff still stings...

                                  [–]Mad_Max_Rockatansky -1 points0 points ago

                                  Well if Mark Twain likes cats then so do I.

                                  [–]bombproof 0 points1 point ago

                                  ever heard of a seeing eye cat?

                                  • bombproof of the reddit

                                  [–]FilXeno 0 points1 point ago

                                  ""When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade without further introduction" - Mark Twain (imgur.com)" - Mark Twain

                                  [–]ocarinamaster64 0 points1 point ago

                                  "...It is later, when I find out more about him, that I can decide why I hate him."

                                  [–]A_Cat_ -1 points0 points ago

                                  finally, a man with some sense

                                  [–]xRazgriz -1 points0 points ago

                                  i love pussi.....cats , does dat count??

                                  [–]Dankburger 1 point2 points ago

                                  That is an incredibly high resolution cat for such a low resolution picture

                                  [–]Idrathernotpickaname -1 points0 points ago

                                  "Man in White" is a great biography on Twain's later years. It reads like a novel. Learned Mark Twain was a bad ass.

                                  [–]peeweesherman1 2 points3 points ago

                                  When. a. maan loves a kitteh'.

                                  [–]bontox 0 points1 point ago

                                  Mark! Please, take my cats!

                                  [–]banjist -1 points0 points ago

                                  Have I perhaps judged Dr. Claw too harshly all these years?

                                  [–]eonge 1 point2 points ago

                                  I would imagine you would all like Robert Heinlein as well, he liked cats quite a bit.

                                  [–]arista80 1 point2 points ago

                                  That cat is now dead.

                                  [–]fongaboo 0 points1 point ago

                                  "When a woman loves cats, I run for the hills nary a word." -M. Twain

                                  [–]Lixtec 0 points1 point ago

                                  I just read "Ugly" yesterday. I can't look at tiny kittens.

                                  [–]Xalimata -1 points0 points ago

                                  Mark Twain AND a cat? have a upvote

                                  [–]sandwichrage 1 point2 points ago

                                  "You can't believe every quote you hear on the internet"

                                  -Abe Lincon (2013-3000)

                                  [–]jtmetcalfe 1 point2 points ago

                                  Oh look at this fucking awesome John Cassavetes showing some cat love http://i.imgur.com/lOeWy.jpg

                                  [–]DumShitThatCallsUBro -1 points0 points ago

                                  That's Albert Einstein bro.

                                  [–]DeathJester25 1 point2 points ago

                                  "When a cat asks for cheezburger, he can has cheezburger." Mark Twain

                                  [–]evilrouler 0 points1 point ago

                                  If that cat could talk, the tales it would tell...

                                  [–]A_Moist_Towelette 1 point2 points ago

                                  After spending time around these creatures, I recant my prior statements. Cats fucking suck. - Mark "Sagan" Twain

                                  [–]mdw 0 points1 point ago

                                  Good to know I'm friends with Mark Twain

                                  [–]icantdrivebut 1 point2 points ago

                                  Can I get a source on this quote. I believe that it's something that Mark Twain would have said, but I kind would like to know where he specifically said it.

                                  [–]wheelwalker 1 point2 points ago

                                  "If man could be crossed with cat it would improve man, but deteriorate the cat." -Mark Twain

                                  [–]chronofreak25 -1 points0 points ago

                                  Finally, a cat post I can upvote. Now I know what everyone else feels like...

                                  [–]MTheOverlord -1 points0 points ago

                                  Fair enough. Though some might contend cats<dogs... So what about dog lovers?

                                  [–]Sparklebutt69 -1 points0 points ago

                                  Not sure why, maybe it's because of my love for the work of Mr. Twain but having never seen this picture or reading this quote, I felt touched. Just knowing I have something in common with one of my literary heroes warmed my heart this morning.

                                  Also, he's absolutely right. If a man loves cats, you don't need to know much more about him than that.

                                  [–]M4rkus_D 0 points1 point ago

                                  Actually it's simple. You know when, back in the days, early 20th century, pink was the colour for boys (because red was bloody and thusly, masculine) and baby blue for girls? Morals change, if you're a guy nowadays and you'd be walking around with a cat, you will look like a crazy cat guy (like Sheldon after the break-up with his non-girlfriend). You're a bloke, man the f up and get a dog. (Or even better, get no pet at all, they're too many pets on this world as it is. Get the money you would spend on a dog or cat and give it to someone who actually needs it)

                                  [–]HolyOther 0 points1 point ago

                                  Well, it appears we'll need a further introduction, perhaps an indulgence in my history - with a particular empathise on a story involving a young HolyOther and the most horrible of scratches.

                                  [–]Neutral_Milk_Brotel -1 points0 points ago

                                  Samuel Langhorne Clemens to be precise :)

                                  [–]LovesTheVjj -1 points0 points ago

                                  Yay, I finally have a friend!

                                  [–]in_wonderland 0 points1 point ago

                                  I agree, Mark Twain. I agree.

                                  [–]ForcedToJoin 0 points1 point ago

                                  Mark Twain is known for his frequent trips to Haiti.

                                  [–]Eternitras 0 points1 point ago

                                  He would have been great friends with lovecraft.

                                  [–]DeadlyLegion 0 points1 point ago

                                  Nazi cat approves of this: here

                                  [–]bscotty919 0 points1 point ago

                                  I've never been prouder to call him my great-great-grand uncle.

                                  [–]Carhugger 0 points1 point ago

                                  Did anyone else think of Bulma's father from Dragonball Z when they saw the picture?

                                  [–]stillcole 0 points1 point ago

                                  Replace "cats" with "penises" and it sounds a lot more natural

                                  [–]Lord_Ciar 0 points1 point ago

                                  I don't like cats and am allergic to them. But I did save the life of one recently.

                                  [–]ENRICOs -1 points0 points ago

                                  Otherwise known as reddits core mission statement.

                                  [–]Nihilgeist -1 points0 points ago

                                  Jesus christ, enough with the cat bullshit.

                                  [–]speedkillsu 0 points1 point ago

                                  So even Samuel liked a little pussy .......

                                  [–]scottiepooh 1 point2 points ago

                                  TIL Mark Twain would have been a redditor.

                                  [–]sorryjzargo 0 points1 point ago

                                  Nooo! Cat-fever got Mark Twain too!

                                  [–]PortRoyce 0 points1 point ago

                                  Fuck cats It's all about kittens

                                  [–]TimeDivider -1 points0 points ago

                                  I'm going to get shit for this, but this makes me think less of the man. Cat lovers...ugh.

                                  [–]red_raconteur 0 points1 point ago

                                  I was born in the wrong time period, I should have married this man.

                                  [–]Nimbus1337 0 points1 point ago

                                  He's going to get cat hair all over that white suit! D=

                                  [–]Jmac0585 0 points1 point ago

                                  Of all the wonderful quotes that man made...
                                  Well... They couldn't all be winners.

                                  [–]kennethpennington 1 point2 points ago

                                  "Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain

                                  [–]BassDestroyer -1 points0 points ago

                                  I don't give a shit about cats.

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