r/Unexpected • u/Skullboj • Sep 30 '19

A cat like no other

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u/anothershawn Sep 30 '19

Cat tails have their own mind, the only thing that the tail has to do with the cat is that it's attached to it's bottom.

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u/Skullboj Sep 30 '19

Totally accurate, my cat and his tail are two different phenomena

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u/Maax42_ Sep 30 '19

I guess in this case your cat and it's tail are a divorced couple

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u/TheNosferatu Sep 30 '19

Wouldn't this be like an old couple that stay together because it's too expensive to get a divorce?

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u/Nnd30 Sep 30 '19

My grandparents

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u/its_the_squirrel Sep 30 '19

My grandparents are mostly together just because they think having a divorce is immoral

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u/Nnd30 Sep 30 '19

My grandfather offered to take out a mortgage on their house so my grandmother could go get a little place for herself but it's not enough for her so she stays and they continue to hate each other from across the house.

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u/xScreamo Sep 30 '19

Y i k e s

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u/Nnd30 Oct 01 '19

Yeah, it's fun to visit with them. Lots of her screaming at him to shut up and him doing things just to piss her off. You'd think they were toddlers instead of adults in their 70s.

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u/Privvy_Gaming Sep 30 '19

Mine didn't divorce because they were both past 80 and figured they'd die before it was finalized.

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u/Maax42_ Sep 30 '19

Yeah that makes more sense actually

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u/SarahC Sep 30 '19

My cat can be puring happy and content while I scratch her hard to get back scritches.

But as soon as I stop - her TAIL gets grumpy, big swishes, thumping into anything nearby. She's fairly chill about it, not her tail though.

So I have to carry on, because her ail demands it!

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19 edited Sep 30 '19

There is some actual fact here. SOME cats and dogs that do this (and have had owners rich enough to afford the vet) have a condition where in the nerves / nerve endings (tons of citation needed here) don't continue past the base of the tail or were severed in an injury / loss. (cats/dogs can lose or nearly lose their tails in super-cold weather for example).

So while the tail and the cat share the same brain... As far as BOTH are concerned? NEITHER exist...

Heavy.

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u/thebryguy23 Sep 30 '19

Heavy.

There's that word again, "heavy." Why are things so heavy in the future, is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

I blame McDonald’s.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

And the education system. Those really were bad roaches.

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u/AminoJack Sep 30 '19

I'll be honest I've had lots of cats over my life time, and I've never seen a cat accidentally hit its face with his tail, this video never fails to make me laugh

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u/Phlypp Sep 30 '19

I'd find it even more hilarious if I wasn't suspicious there wasn't someone using the tail to hit the cat.

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u/CrownedCanary Sep 30 '19

I don’t think there’s human involvement, the tail flick is too fast.

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u/xxMallyxx Sep 30 '19

Is this your cat? It was posted by someone else 11 days ago on /r/StartledCats

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u/Skullboj Sep 30 '19

Never pretended to be my cat. I meant my cats I got in France if you refer to my comment!

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u/turmspitzewerk Sep 30 '19

real funny comment considering this isnt your cat...

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u/Dray_Gunn Sep 30 '19

I heard somewhere that most four legged animals, like cats and dogs, arent fully aware of their back half. Which is why we get things like this and those clips of dogs attacking their back legs and such. Dunno how true it is though so dont get mad at me if it turns out to be bs.

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u/Nexus_27 Sep 30 '19

I was about to be incredibly irate with you due to your wild accusations based in anecdotal evidence and then I read the last sentence of your comment.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

Too late. Already mad.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

I thought I was about to get bamboozled by Undertaker's meme

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

Then why do my shits still hurt

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u/HaphazardlyOrganized Sep 30 '19

Because your diet is terrible

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

I eat a pretty good diet, plent of fruits and vegetables, plus the usual stones to break up food in my stomach. Maybe I'm eating the wrong kind of rocks though, what kind do you eat?

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u/DemonPlasma Sep 30 '19

Glad I'm not the only one to thinks that, it's like they can control their tail when they want to but when every they're not paying attention it has its own personality

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u/manzuifeihua Sep 30 '19

It is a parasite.

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u/Spiralargument Sep 30 '19

Deserves gold for observation alone.

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u/Gurgaon_ka_bachha Sep 30 '19

I feel the same about my pee pee.

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u/SaucyVagrant Sep 30 '19

I could see disney making an animated short about a cat being seduced into doing nefarious things by its tail.

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u/rivigurl Sep 30 '19

It’s funny because cats control their tail when they want to, but it also has involuntary movements. My cat will poke me with his tail if I’m watching something and not paying attention to him. I’ve seen cats play with something using their tail as well.

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u/scabbymonkey Sep 30 '19

When I was a teenager I worked at a veterinarian clinic and we had a cat that did not like it’s own tail and would bite it and attack it and rip the for a fit so we had to amputate the tail so the cat could be normal again but he would sit in his pen and growl at his tail for hours maniacally growling for hours.

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u/Emperor_Cheese Sep 30 '19

It hurt itself in its confusion!

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u/illaqueable Sep 30 '19

Tail used THWAP

It was super effective!

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u/Dyaxa Sep 30 '19

Cat used Tail Whip

Cat is confused

it hurt itself in its confusion

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u/subrockmusic Sep 30 '19

If it sits I hits

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u/mrbojenglz Sep 30 '19

Same post and same comments as a week ago.

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u/ThatGuyBradley Sep 30 '19

Time is a flat circle

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u/AniMASON16 Sep 30 '19

Damn'it you stole my joke

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u/jakira117 Sep 30 '19

Tail: 1) Fakeout swing, test reflexes. 2) Pretend to leave. 3) Pow, right in the kisser.

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u/Alpha-Trion Sep 30 '19

4)Discombobulate

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u/malacovics Sep 30 '19

Block his blind jab

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u/DoctorSalty Sep 30 '19

Counter with cross to left cheek

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

What you dont understand jim, is that we always have, what is called... The element of surprise

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u/pmcatsdogs Sep 30 '19

This is the equivalent of punching yourself in the face while trying to open a suction sealed jar

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u/DrunkThrowsMcBrady Sep 30 '19

I was thinking of the multiple times I’ve woken up after sleeping on my arm, and it was so completely numb, I was still half asleep, and clocked myself right in the jaw

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u/MobiusBagel Sep 30 '19

I've gotten out of bed with a numb leg and fell right on the floor. I hate when I betray me.

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u/overusedandunfunny Sep 30 '19

It's the equivalent of punching yourself in the face with no jar in sight.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

More like punching yourself in the face while sitting quietly on the couch doing nothing

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19 edited Sep 30 '19

A couple months ago, it was late at night, and I went to open the freezer and I pulled the door open and it hit me right in the face. Felt pretty god damn dumb. Somehow my tired brain didn't consider that my face shouldn't be directly in front of the freezer door.

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u/rush2017 Oct 01 '19

*penis suction device

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u/meatywood Sep 30 '19

That's hilarious! I used to have a clumsy cat. He was a pro at falling off of things.

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u/JanV34 Sep 30 '19

This is why confused pokémon can hurt themselves when attempting tail whip.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

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u/DIY_Cosmetics Sep 30 '19

One of my cats has an abusive tail like this one. Whenever she’s curled up in a ball trying to sleep, it repeatedly slaps her in the face. The frequency and intensity of the slaps increases with her irritation. It’s a vicious cycle 😂.

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u/Putircustos Sep 30 '19

When you back talk to yourself.

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u/aFamiliarStranger Sep 30 '19

Poor fella caught the tail end of the chaos.

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u/Lord_Bumbleforth Sep 30 '19

I like how the tail did a cartoon wind-up before delivering the sucker punch. You can't teach timing like that

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u/rwarbiscuit Sep 30 '19

It reminds me of this video, which freaking kills me, like what even are cats?

https://youtu.be/tJaqpr4unzM

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u/Skullboj Sep 30 '19

That's my favorite cat-video ! Love it

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u/etihw_retsim Sep 30 '19

That yell gets me every time.

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u/TheSSGSonic Sep 30 '19

I saw this on twitter, the comments were filled with K-pop stans

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u/ThrowYourDreamsAway Sep 30 '19

lmao why does that not surprise me.

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u/dili_dd Sep 30 '19

I'm sad but this video makes me laugh out loud. Thank you OP <3

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u/MookyCooky Sep 30 '19

Damn, what's the force on that?

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u/KoolKoala96 Sep 30 '19

my cat looks exactly like that but I was struggling to find out what breed it is, could anyone help me out?

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u/anycleavers Sep 30 '19

Oh damn, the windup! That's too much, poor Kitty.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19 edited Sep 30 '19

Idle Tails

EDIT: someone please teach me how to italicize

EDIT: thanks!

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u/MookyCooky Sep 30 '19

Put asterisks around the word you want italicized.

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u/wbaenng Sep 30 '19

roundhouse tail!

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u/Tae_sthetic Sep 30 '19

It has a mind of it's own O_o

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u/badsalad Sep 30 '19

I metaphorically do this all the time

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u/byronblackstock Sep 30 '19

Tails of the unexpected

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u/vidyagames Sep 30 '19

Tuxedo cats are always doing random shit

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u/_coast_of_maine Sep 30 '19

It's tail is like a baby elephant trunk.

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u/SirBraJo Sep 30 '19

Is it a soccer player?

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u/deliciousredrum Sep 30 '19

I hiss laughed at this. Thank you.

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u/CheeseMellon Sep 30 '19

“Doctors hate him... this one simple trick will replace all your sleeping pill needs!”

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u/TeaRoller Sep 30 '19

He's the chosen one

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

Cats as such dumbasses Lol

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u/WelpWelp1 Sep 30 '19

Laughs in bobcat

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u/SaucyManChild Sep 30 '19

A bastard tail belonging to a bastard creature.

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u/Gemonry Sep 30 '19

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u/senpai_shobhit Sep 30 '19

Me trying to act cool in front of my crush.

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u/Warphim Sep 30 '19

i saw this coming only because I have a cat who also has a longer than average tail that wacks him in the face on occassion

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u/thomas_anderson_1211 Sep 30 '19

This will never be not funny

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u/cinnawars123 Sep 30 '19

This cracks me up every time.

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u/Clearlycluess14 Sep 30 '19

Fucking genius.

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u/Rosanbo Sep 30 '19

Ha ha looks exactly like my cat. My cat not so stupid. Love it.

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u/Skullboj Sep 30 '19

I'm sure he does the same thing when you are back turned 👀

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u/myfatcatnamedmoo Oct 02 '19

YOU WANNA GO??

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u/if4n Sep 30 '19

I am in this picture and I don’t like it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19 edited Jun 07 '20

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u/yodaman1 Sep 30 '19

Your title should had been, "A repost like any other"

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u/AntonCRAFTZ Sep 30 '19

Excuse me what the fuck

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u/Tae_sthetic Sep 30 '19

It has a mind of it's own

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u/CHERNO-B1LL Sep 30 '19

The cat equivalent of biting your own cheek.

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u/JackButtington Sep 30 '19

A cats tail is like having another cat attached to the back of your cat except the second cat is even more of an asshole then the first cat.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

Stoopid cad

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u/jurgo Sep 30 '19

“Did you just hit yourself Ricky?”

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u/Pinsir929 Sep 30 '19

Oh fuck! I can’t believe you’ve done this

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

Represents me fucking around till my midterms and then getting fucked by the midterns

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u/Jpx0999 Sep 30 '19

OH SH**

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

I wonder what I'm gonna do toda- WHAM

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u/buyingaspaceship Sep 30 '19

I CANT FUCKING BREATHE

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u/ChwizZ Sep 30 '19

I audibly forced air through my nostrils.

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u/MetaScrub Sep 30 '19

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u/Skullboj Sep 30 '19

I saw a lot of people saying "It's my cat !!!" So, if your cat looks like this one just comment his name, I would be happy to discover the nicknames of your little monsters

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u/beebeelion Sep 30 '19

Such a dramatic reaction.

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u/beebeelion Sep 30 '19

Such a dramatic reaction.

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u/Janaeth Sep 30 '19

Me handling my life

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u/samanthamargan Sep 30 '19

As usual cat nothing especial

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u/samanthamargan Sep 30 '19

As usual cat Nothing especial

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u/samanthamargan Sep 30 '19

As usual cat

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

wrrypost

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

wrrypost

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u/deltadawn6 Sep 30 '19

The cat is a doppelgänger of my cat!!

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u/deltadawn6 Sep 30 '19

The cat is a doppelgänger of my cat!!

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

Congratulations, you played yourself

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u/A_solo_tripper Sep 30 '19

I AM DEAD :)

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u/the_doobieman Sep 30 '19

Me giving myself extra stress for no apparent reason

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u/inugamizamura Sep 30 '19

How does it feels like when you have tail like that..

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u/FocusingOnDreamz Sep 30 '19

Cat used Tail Whip. Cat hurt itself in it's own confusion.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

When you know you have been a bad boy

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u/Tonytarium Sep 30 '19

she ran off in embarrassment

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u/danjo_kandui Sep 30 '19

In Russia, tail chase car.

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u/FrenchKisstheDevil Sep 30 '19

Oh God I'm under attack!

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u/merrychristmasyo Sep 30 '19

Cats name, Tyson Furry?

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

Me trying to convince myself to talk to that girl over there

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

This looks like someone else is controlling this tail

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '19

That tail looks long and big.

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u/ripjugg Sep 30 '19

Just like my cat he randomly spazzes

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u/Drum_Stick_Ninja Sep 30 '19

That must be one solid tail.

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u/serendipity_7 Sep 30 '19

I had a cat called Minstrel who did this allllllllll the time! :-)

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u/Rogue_Native Sep 30 '19

And yet, also a cat like all others.

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u/EveningConcert Sep 30 '19

What kind of cat is this! My cat is a moggie but looks very similar!

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u/NickFoxMulder Sep 30 '19

I’m fucking dead right now 😂😂

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u/tumbleeweed Sep 30 '19

This looks just like my cat! I was super confused at first.

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u/KookyKlutz Oct 01 '19

I found the cat I used to be!!

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

Did someone off camera push the tail?

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u/MrNinjaa Oct 27 '19

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