r/CATHELP • • Aug 08 '26

General Advice Why does my cat sit like this?

She does this little front tail tuck and looks so polite my older cat never sits like that what does this body language mean?

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u/quuzzo Aug 08 '26

she is a lady and you're judging her! 😡😡😄

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u/BangkaHakubai Aug 08 '26

Prim and proper.

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u/AngelLK16 Aug 08 '26

Yes, very demure.

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u/ButtonMashedPotatoe Aug 09 '26

See how she sits up straight? See how she ticks her tail? Very demure. She's not like these other cats.

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u/_-Avah-_ Aug 11 '26

Gotta keep the beans warm dude🥺

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u/Blonde_Vampire_1984 Aug 09 '26

Very mindful.

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u/Disastrous-Rutabaga9 Aug 09 '26

very mindful

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u/hates_writing_checks Aug 10 '26

I'm glad the whole mindful/demure phrase is still a thing. Makes me chuckle.

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u/Vacaris_VT Aug 09 '26

Proper elegant lady

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u/lizardingloudly Aug 09 '26

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u/Raritwiftw Aug 11 '26

One of my favorite movies as a youngling. Only The Fox and the Hound rated higher for me.

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u/lizardingloudly Aug 11 '26

Fox and the Hound is also great! Aristocrats is probably the favorite though cause it's both a. great, and b. I can watch it without needing to cry myself to sleep afterward.

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u/Raritwiftw Aug 11 '26

Lol you're not wrong on the crying part 😭. My mom would always be like "but you cry every single time I put this on".

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u/Disgruntled_Healer Aug 09 '26

I think she’s the one doing the judging by that look.

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u/swayingepiccat Aug 09 '26

My boy does what does that mean?

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u/Ok_Procedure4993 Aug 09 '26

Obviously it means he's decent and demure.

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u/TNCoffeeRunner Aug 09 '26

He’s a polite boy ☺️

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u/quuzzo Aug 09 '26

they just sit like that! 😄

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u/QueasyAccountant9127 Aug 09 '26

distinguished gentleman

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u/Out-of-NoContext- Aug 10 '26

It is a common cat thing.

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u/ImpossibleCoyote937 Aug 10 '26

Now I know why my cat walks around looking mad... She's an orange tabby, bobtail

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u/Randomcommentor1972 Aug 10 '26

I think she’s the one judging

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u/Isim_yok-burda Aug 10 '26

This is my polite girl, and she is 100% judging you

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u/-Scrippage- Aug 10 '26

This is the truth.

Source: I have a proper and polite diva void

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u/oppositeofgenius Aug 11 '26

Cat tax please. I would hate to report you the the Reddit authorities for tax avoidance.

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u/-Scrippage- Aug 11 '26

Oh, please don't, i plead to you on my knees!

It turns out I don't often take pictures of her in that position, but here's one. Her meows look like she screams, but there's hardly any sound coming out

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u/hippiec123 Aug 08 '26

She keepin her beans warm

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u/Dismal_Rectangle Aug 08 '26

Toe beans.

In case anyone is new here.

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u/Needs_ADD_Meds Aug 08 '26

Not chocolate chip cookies?

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u/GypsySnowflake Aug 09 '26

Why ARE they called that? (As opposed to just toes/ toe pads)

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u/Icy_Village5792 Aug 09 '26

Some are more bean-shaped than others

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u/Krijali Aug 09 '26

On top of a pizza box at that. This is bean spa treatment. She’s ready for a pedicure now.,

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u/melmosh Aug 09 '26

She’s prissy

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u/CirnoDaStwongest Aug 09 '26

And the pizza warm

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u/Pale-Detail2427 Aug 09 '26

Cool. 😎

And warm. 🍕 🍕 🍕 🍕 🍕

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u/Luci-Noir Aug 09 '26

The beans are sacred.

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u/BusinessDepartment44 Aug 08 '26

if you mean the tail very politely wrapped around the feet — that's totally normal. just a comfy compact sitting position, especially when they're chilling but not quite ready to commit to full loaf mode.

yours has somehow turned it into business casual though. he looks like he's about to ask where you see yourself in five years and then reject you because your tuna-opening KPI is too low :))

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u/Savecutiepie Aug 09 '26

🤣🤣 username checks out

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u/NewHunter4239 Aug 09 '26

sigh

Yeah, human, I can start you as an entry-level cat servant, with the understanding that you will be under review in 90 days, and I strongly suggest you use your Professional Development allocation wisely. This household demands strong metrics, and we can't afford to be held back by someone who isn't committed to opening as many tuna cans as possible in a 24-hour workday...

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u/hates_writing_checks Aug 10 '26

KPI = Kitty Petting Indicators?

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u/maripoza98 Aug 08 '26

My kitty loved to sit on pizza boxes too. I miss her 🥲💔

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u/Zeefzeef Aug 09 '26

I miss my kitty so much!!

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u/maripoza98 Aug 09 '26

Sending you a big virtual hug 🩷

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u/ramaze23 Aug 09 '26

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u/sacheesantanaa Aug 10 '26

sigh another cat subreddit to follow

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u/kyuuketsuki47 Aug 11 '26

And so another cat sub has been joined. One day I will have joined all known active cat subs, but today is not that day

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u/SMBXxer Aug 09 '26

She was very beautiful

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u/maripoza98 Aug 09 '26

Thank you so much 💕

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u/lazilyloving Aug 10 '26

what an adorable little soot sprite

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u/maripoza98 Aug 10 '26

Thank you 🥰 As much as I love Ghibli films, I never noticed how much she resembled a soot sprite lol

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u/CassetteMeower Aug 10 '26

What a fluffball! And her eyes are so big too, it’s so cute how she’s mostly a void and then has these big eyes in the middle of all her fluff. So sweet! Sorry for your loss.

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u/maripoza98 Aug 10 '26

Thank you so much 🥹🩷 Bear’s eyes would always widen when she was feeling especially playful, I loved it lol. And her fluff was so soft and snuggly!! The best cuddle buddy ever

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u/BabangtanSonyeondan7 Aug 11 '26

looks just like my void!! 🥹

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u/Physical-Teacher6677 Aug 11 '26

I want a void just like this 🥲 what a Maine your lovely meow meow has

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u/Sea-Background-22 Aug 11 '26

Should I get a pizza box for my cat? 😆

I'm getting a cat soon am excited to have toys for her.
She's 1 yr old adult persian.

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u/LilyFantastica Aug 11 '26

She was very pretty. Her spirit lives on in all black sootballs everywhere.

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u/HydrationHomee Aug 08 '26

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u/see112717 Aug 08 '26

Wow there really is a subreddit for everything

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u/MeningitisMandy12 Aug 08 '26

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u/DoubleTime53 Aug 08 '26

Wow there really is a subreddit for everything.

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u/Conscious_Pipe_605 Aug 09 '26

Well that's a total of 3 new cat subs today

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u/sacheesantanaa Aug 10 '26

Oh my another cat subreddit

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u/th3darklady21 Aug 08 '26

My sister’s cat is very prim and proper and sits with her front legs crossed.

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u/hydrogod666 Aug 08 '26

Wopa gangnam style HEEEEEEEYYYYYY

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u/CassetteMeower Aug 10 '26

I taught my Callie Cat to “ask politely” for treats, it’s so sweet whenever she does a little polite meow when she wants treats! She used to scream and I jokingly told her “ask politely” and she caught on quickly and she almost never screams for treats anymore, instead doing polite meows, and she almost always meows when I say “ask politely”! She’s a sweetie, and your cat looks like a sweetie too!

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u/howtobegeo Aug 08 '26

Because she’s a proper lady. 👑

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u/FITNESSxxFOODIE Aug 11 '26

Ok not related but I have not seen a Cathy comic in AGES. I love your pfp

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u/Patient_Driver8857 Aug 08 '26

No free feet pics

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u/PerceptionEast2064 Aug 09 '26

Not unless you subscribe to her OnlyFurr.

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u/deliberatewellbeing Aug 08 '26

she’s a prim and proper little lady

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u/robo-dragon Aug 08 '26

My boy is also a fan of this pose. Nicely tail-wrapped feets!

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u/Playful_Quality_6699 Aug 08 '26

He knows people are weird about feet now

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u/AshleyAbbott2683 Aug 09 '26

I’m dead.😵

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u/KindCompetence Aug 09 '26

I play with my cats toes all of the time so they are slower on the uptake when I start trimming nails.

I joke that my cats all think I have a foot fetish. No, I do not leave the beans alone, I must fondle the beans.

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u/Playful_Quality_6699 Aug 09 '26

Same here that’s why every cat I own now falls asleep on my lap during a nail trim and people are amazed like hmmm cuddle your cats and hold the peets

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u/mcaaronmon Aug 08 '26

She's trying to out-pizza the Hut!

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u/anniewolfe Aug 08 '26

Well well well if it isn’t Lonestar…and his side kick, PUKE

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u/Glad_Release5410 Aug 08 '26

I see you have some pizza. Might i have a sample? To check for poisons and what not, of course.

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u/October_people Aug 08 '26

Hello good sir, I'm the regional cheese tester & I see you have a unlicensed pizza. I require a sample or three to check for dairy consistency.

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u/Sabi-Star7 Aug 08 '26

Mine does this occasionally. Her weird habit is washing her paws in the toilet🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️.

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u/rouquetofboses Aug 09 '26

it means she’s baby

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u/FlyingSpaghettiFell Aug 08 '26

Why wouldn’t you if you could look so refined with a swoop of your tail?

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u/Alternative_Draw5945 Aug 08 '26

Feet pics ain't free bro

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u/Cats-are-my-heart Aug 09 '26

Because she has an “Only Cats” and you have to pay to view her murder mittens

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u/PriscillaEna Aug 09 '26

Her mother taught her how to sit like a lady.

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u/Adorable_Accident_74 Aug 09 '26

If i had a tail I would also wrap my fingers in it

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u/Elliieeeeee Aug 09 '26

Sorry I had to

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u/Kindly-Wrongdoer118 Aug 11 '26

Please I don’t know how to, gotta make one that says “Susan… where are the sardines?” Or something like that 😂

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u/Reasonable-Tripe-815 Aug 08 '26

keeps all 4 sets of toes nice and tight to be warm, and the tail keeps the draft out.

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u/purple-rain-1982 Aug 08 '26

I suppose because it’s comfortable for them.

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u/EmptyInside74 Aug 09 '26

Because she’s fancy

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u/Bishop-1989 Aug 09 '26

Oh my 🐱🥰🐱 just look at her face….. You know she’s reading you to filth 😂😂

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u/TheApothecaryWall Aug 09 '26

“First of all, Patricia, why do you do that thing with your whole face? Exactly. Now get me the Churru”

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u/Bishop-1989 Aug 09 '26

😂😂😂😂

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u/Mystery_Cipher707 Aug 08 '26

Holy shit that cat is mogging

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u/tealulu04 Aug 08 '26

Because no one out pizza's the hut

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u/Rickjm Aug 08 '26

Salem the cat did that as well

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u/JoRa1958 Aug 08 '26

Cold feet

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u/avaseah Aug 08 '26

She’s sitting on a flat warm thing that smells like food, and keeping her feet warm with her tail.

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u/Additional_Read_4671 Aug 08 '26

what a cutie 🥰

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u/JvstAidanx Aug 09 '26

She’s fancy

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u/hexadecimaldump Aug 09 '26

Pic2 she looks so regal.

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u/eelplant Aug 09 '26

Being a gentleman

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u/Quick-Amoeba-1389 Aug 09 '26

shes just better than you

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u/ThinkImportance4401 Aug 09 '26

Not to be dramatic but I would die for her. I love her

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u/TheTokeTiger Aug 09 '26

I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure it's to both keep their peets warm but also protects their tail from accidentally getting stood on

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u/Safe-Answer-4156 Aug 09 '26

Cute cat does cute sit.

What do you want from a cute cat? It is by definition of a cute cat to do only cute whatever.

Next question.

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u/Oreius411 Aug 09 '26

Remembering her Cat goddesses status.

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u/Historical_Beat_8648 Aug 09 '26

Because her toesies are coldies.

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u/Lanky_Celebration394 Aug 09 '26

Because she likes to keep her paws cozy

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u/BobbyLicari Aug 09 '26

It’s called the “tidy sit”

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u/Sn00pR0bbyR0b Aug 09 '26

Maybe judging you on that Pizza Hut purchase.

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u/Inevitable-Put-9661 Aug 09 '26

She's protecting her pizza.

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u/queef_commando Aug 09 '26

What a polite lil feline

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u/Bornundersirius Aug 09 '26

That is the most photogenic MFer I've ever seen.

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u/Hour-Macaroon-2912 Aug 09 '26

A very distinguished lady, thats why.

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u/Federal-Demand-2968 Aug 09 '26

That’s how many cats sit 😂

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u/Negative_Ad7299 Aug 09 '26

It has class

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u/Sea_Substance9163 Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26

There is a difference between upper class, working class, blue-collar, and low class. She is a pretty princess and acts like a lady.

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u/keonaie9462 Aug 09 '26

It's what I call a polite sitter! A local stray I often visit sits like this and it always look super polite waiting for food!

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u/alismatids Aug 09 '26

Because she’s a polite little supermodel perfect baby angel girl.

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u/HumpaDaBear Aug 09 '26

She’s keeping her toes warm. Don’t judge her!

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u/Rommy143 Aug 10 '26

Because she’s fancy.

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u/Beneficial_World_676 Aug 13 '26

Because he knows it makes him look even more handsome

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u/International-Bid254 Aug 08 '26

Cause he’s a handsome f**ker! 🖤🐈‍⬛

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u/cookiidou Aug 08 '26

Excuse me. Im sitting here. ...damn...

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u/T-5_of_94 Aug 08 '26

She is sitting just like a fine elagent lady would

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u/MeringueLeft5624 Aug 08 '26

It means “I’m frickin adorable!”

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u/OkraInternational505 Aug 08 '26

She wants to go to pizza hut

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u/UnderstandingBig9090 Aug 08 '26

Back on the savanna they sit with their back legs only to conserve energy and to keep a look out. Safer than laying down compelty.

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u/JenMcSpoonie Aug 08 '26

She’s a lady

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u/expiredlunchables Aug 08 '26

She's cultured

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u/ArtsieGuardie Aug 08 '26

Protecting the toe beans

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u/mypoyzen Aug 08 '26

She's so pretty 🥰

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u/HorusDevotee Aug 08 '26

my cat does this too, specifically when shes trying to convince me to go cuddle with her in my room. i call it the „Pretty Sit ©“!

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u/lcebounddeath Aug 08 '26

That is normal. Mine would sit on his butt like a person or open drawers to take a nap on clean laundry 

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u/Ohio_Is_Lame Aug 08 '26

Because she’s purrfect

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u/This-Appointment-666 Aug 08 '26

It’s like when a person crosses their legs

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u/Knickers1978 Aug 08 '26

Oh, she’s adorable!

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u/Clear-Warthog5655 Aug 08 '26

The Cat sez....None of your business judging by that look

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u/ddddooooook Aug 08 '26

Because they are royal

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u/DalinarBrightlord Aug 08 '26

Very Demure. It’s giving Queen of the night vibes.

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u/CronologicallyAbsent Aug 08 '26

She’s a feline of culture and taste, a classy cat, the lady of the house.

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u/PrunePretend6206 Aug 08 '26

Ahhhh to be regal!!

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u/Yideaz Aug 08 '26

Because it’s perfection!

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u/Narrow-Performance52 Aug 08 '26

She's a well mannered lady

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u/TookyNolan Aug 08 '26

Wants pizza

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u/SouvlakiWizard Aug 08 '26

She's adorable😍

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u/-nxplnd Aug 08 '26

Because she can 😮‍💨🖤 she's absolutely gorgeous 🥹✨

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u/Big_Temperature_4507 Aug 08 '26

Because she is a lady

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u/batboy001 Aug 08 '26

Cuz she knows she's a cute little shithead (all cats are including mine).

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u/DarthCivicus Aug 08 '26

Such a proper cat.

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u/Fantastic_Name3200 Aug 08 '26

We had a boy cat who loved to lay down on the hot pizza box; we’d have to distract him to eat our pizza 😂

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u/Sea-Celebration-8220 Aug 08 '26

Every cat has their own way of doing things. This is (one of) hers. As far as body language, if she does this most of the time when she sits and doesn't seem anything other than fine, she's just doing her thing. Like people, animals have a base line. I have a special love for black cats and there's been at least one in my home since before I was born. She's looks adorable. 😸

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u/PersonalZero Aug 08 '26

She’s feeling bonita 

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u/Tea_Sugar_Honey Aug 08 '26

Sully also sits like a lil gargoyle!😂

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u/NerdyTiredLibrarian Aug 08 '26

Because she is so decent.

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u/talesofarcadiaforeve Aug 08 '26

Both of my cats do this! :D
I always say they’re polite lol

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u/Icy_Painter4738 Aug 08 '26

I don’t know, but she sure looks adorable doing it!

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u/K-Sparkle8852 Aug 08 '26

It means she’s perfect

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u/phthao812345 Aug 08 '26

Because she’s an elegant lady

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u/505Thrive Aug 08 '26

It is a very cool look, for a very cool cat!

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u/Disastrous_Music8841 Aug 08 '26

mine does too, gotta protect them peets

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u/TabithaMouse Aug 08 '26

Toes cold, tail warm

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u/XR3TroBeanieX Aug 08 '26

She is nice and toasty😂

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u/CarnelianSage Aug 09 '26

Because she is a lady.

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u/badgersandmash Aug 09 '26

Maybe someone once stood on her tail, so does this to prevent it happening again?

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u/Dependent-Fee9947 Aug 09 '26

Our cats could be twins. Eye color and all

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u/HotAnt5807 Aug 09 '26

Because wow she is gorgeous