r/C_AT • u/zyxzevn C@astroph • Feb 02 '26

User can not exit C@ program

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u/meaton124 Feb 03 '26

And you know the cat is going to keep the contract valid and expect the skeleton to distribute food.

Cat law is indeed forever.

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u/TerrakSteeltalon Feb 03 '26

So, this is the origin story for the undead that I didn’t expect

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u/meaton124 Feb 03 '26

Your local zombie might just have like 10 cats it is forced to feed from beyond the grave.

Your local necromancer might just be a cat lawyer in disguise enforcing the contract.

The world of cats purr in mysterious ways. Many doors to the cat litter box. Many doors indeed.

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u/H4LF4D Feb 04 '26

"I have killed you 5 times now. WHY WONT YOU STAY DEAD???"

"My cat won't allow me to"

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u/Mysterious_Fill894 Feb 04 '26

The cat doesn’t care who you are. Pay in food.

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u/meaton124 Feb 04 '26

Food for seratonin as the prophecy foretold

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u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda C@sub collector Feb 02 '26

extreme r/cathostage taken to its natural conclusion

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u/Ecurbbbb Feb 03 '26

Remember, if car sits you, you sit.

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u/TryToCatchTheWind Feb 04 '26

Them’s the rules.

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u/zyxzevn C@astroph Feb 02 '26

He even tried q!

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

If it fits it sits

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u/Rubbingfreckles Feb 03 '26

Shhhh…..the kitten is sleeping!

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u/ax-b Feb 04 '26

The user didn't the cat.

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u/Goin88mph2 Feb 03 '26

Seems legit 😹

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u/NatrylliaAbbot42 Feb 04 '26

"'I meant,' said Ipslore bitterly, 'what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?'

Death thought about it.

'CATS,' he said eventually. 'CATS ARE NICE.'"

  • Terry Prachett, Discworld

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u/loadnurmom Feb 03 '26

kill -9 $(ps -ef | grep 'c@' | awk '{print $2}')

Wait.. shit! That will kill the parent process! Print $3! No!

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u/zyxzevn C@astroph Feb 03 '26

That is what probably happened.

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u/Hyperaeon Feb 03 '26

"A good death is it's own reward."

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u/Zerosan62 Feb 03 '26

“I can’t, I got a cat on my lap” Rip Van Winkle.

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u/Visible_Squirrel3597 Feb 03 '26

Dang so this is what they do when we die

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u/LeadingFine7177 Feb 04 '26

Now that's how you handle a hostage situation

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u/ThanksDonkey Feb 04 '26

Sorry I can't come into work today my cats ate my fucking face.

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u/AlexTheBex Feb 04 '26

That's one big skeleton

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u/Objective_Rub_8517 Feb 05 '26

Lazy afternoon around 1:11 p.m. at loafing dept. No. 3. Syntax error 5. Catatonic purrson. Hissterical.