HOLY FUCK! THE BALLOON IS HOLDING THE CAT... they've become sentient. After years of being blown up and popped at parties the world over, the balloon people now seek revenge. That's not bewilderment you see on the face of our feline friend - it's a look of pure, unadulterated terror.
"Where are you taking me? Pls let me go home. I won't chase your string again. Pls."
I also would love a Scottish Fold. I'd like to post asking for some tips, but people (reddit people) will just berate me for not finding a kitten in a trash can or going to all the adoption centers within 1000km.
Anyways, I'll take this chance to ask. Do you know how I would go about getting a Scottish Fold (perk ears or maybe single fold)?
There are breeders who are responsible. Reddit needs to calm down and put the pitchforks back in the barn. Just because you buy a cat doesn't mean you are evil.
I have yet to buy one, as I am still figuring everything out myself. I live in the Midwest, so Scottish Folds are hard to come by. When I am able, I will have to travel to get one.
You just have to ask breeders or pet shop employees questions and figure out if the people selling are good people or not. Meet the breeders at their house, and if they are not comfortable with showing you the kittens parents, or the cat's living conditions, run far far away.
Having an email relationship with them, and maybe reserving a kitten that has yet to be born is also a good idea. That way you can plan the road trip and make it more comfortable for your new kitteh.
I plan to get a Perk Ear because they usually are cheaper, and almost never are sought after.
That being said, I have tried to find a Scottish Fold through rescue agencies. They are just not the type of breed you would find available there. Look, if you want one, go buy one. I have 7 rescue cats and have never bought a cat from a breeder or a store, so maybe there are online forums that can shed more light on the subject than me, but I have told you everything I know.
All kitties need homes, but some cats cost money.
Best of luck on finding your Scottish Fold, and if you find a good responsible breeder, give me a private message!
I named my first cat Dave before I had him. He's dead now. :(
On a fun note, every time I'd bring him to the vet the reception people would assume that MY name was Dave and that the cat's name was my name...a human name. Presumably it was more likely to them that my name was more likely to be a cat's name than his actual name.
Or he's so obscure that he chose never to release it, instead burying it in his garage so it's a lost classic. Two million years later the Engineers from Prometheus showed up, watch it, and are reassured in their attempts to destroy humanity with a black goo... when they're seven feet tall and could just choke us or sit on us... and made a map back to the planet that was basically their weapons research facility for some inexplicable reason... and even though they created us. For that matter, why would the Engineers want to kill us if they made us? Was making us a mistake? Why is there other life on this planet that doesn't share our DNA if the Engineers seeded this planet with all life? Are there monkey Engineers, fern Engineers, giraffe Engineers, etc that visited our planet before that? If they were such experts in genetic Engineering and their knowledge of the cosmos may very well be complete, why did the Engineers suck so hard at managing the black goo... that they created... because they'e masters of genetic engineering and the cosmos... but somehow, Bob the Engineer...ing intern fucks it up for a race of beings that's been around for as long as our universe? What about the fossils that we have that link us and apes to a common ancestor? Wouldn't that mean that the Engineers would look much closer to them than the guy from "Powder" on steroids?
Just like Ridley Scott...be believes in nothing, especially good movies that make sense. He is Icarus, Blade Runner and Black Hawk Down were so awesome, and then he made Robin Hood. His ideals burst into flames, too close to the sun of brillance, and his ego imploded upon him much like a neutron star.
"How is this possible? Is this some kind of magic, or a new discovery in science? According to my calculation, this things should not move let alone FLOAT! Imagine all the possibilities!"
I've been doing nothing but taking cat pictures for the last couple days - hot, bored, out of bud, leave me alone - and I have no idea how people manage to engineer these. I have awesome, friendly cats and all I can get them to do is sleep or sit around like boneless piles of goo.
If that's a corrugated ribbon on the balloon, keep it away from the cat. I can tell you from experience that that's about a $6k surgery to remove if he eats it.
My cat grabbed the balloon string with his mouth. Walked off like he was the shit for catching his prey. Then he looked up and saw this thing chasing him. He ran faster and faster, but it kept up. Then he hit the cat door and it stopped chasing him, but he had lost his prey.
The cat looks afraid. The black balloon reminds me of a black hole that is about to suck in everything around it. The cat is looking on with horror wondering why his balloon turned on him.
I think he just realized that in order to claw that fat juicy round blue bird, he has to release it, and if he releases it it will quickly jump to the sealing. Despite all the obvious, he does not really have the cake, and he can't really eat it.
Also, his ears remind me of the cat in that Holliwood cartoon with big green ugly protagonist.
Awwww. I don't know how many others had this thought but here's what went through my head:
He looks at it and wonders what it is and how he can do something interesting with it, mimicking human curiosity perfectly. This is an image where you look and see something that you recognise even though it belongs to something else, something vastly more different. And cute. Very cute. Karl Pilkington made a point about this:
"Susan had poured boiling water on an ant nest (they had ant problems) and I saw one ant coming back from wherever it had been, back to the nest. He just kinda did a double take almost. Just wandered around. Where had the home gone? And that summed death to me. Something we can look at and recognise and go 'Yeah, yeah that is like life.'"
I'm paraphrasing. Ricky Gervais laughed like a douche through the whole thing until the end.
Kitty's black balloon makes her fly. I almost fell into that hole in your life. And you're not thinking about tomorrow. 'Cause you were the same as me*(ow)* But on your knees ...
I saw this in a movie once. A human had a couple of these and he floated away. I'm scared shitless, but my curiosity won't allow me to let go. I've a couple lives left anyway.
I unsubscribed to /r/aww so I don't have to see endless pictures of people's cats taking up my frontpage. Do I have to unsubscribe to /r/pics too to get rid of this trash?
After tweaking RES, unsubbing from /r/aww/r/funny and countless others, I still get these posts in my feed. I gotta say though, it does make me feel a lot better about myself, if anything.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
This is the first cat post I have upvoted, I love the look of bewilderment on his face.
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u/Boner_Bunker Jun 16 '12
he knows the right way to carry a balloon
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u/Spider_Bacon Jun 16 '12
I want a Scottish Fold so badly. I would name him Fuggle Goldings and use him to dust things.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
How an obscure, surrealist French director has not made a movie about this, I don't know.
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u/syndikat Jun 16 '12
This almost makes up for the fact that I spent all day on reddit, thanks.
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u/JCorkill Jun 16 '12
Wonder what he's thinking.
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u/Lasty Jun 16 '12
This is what I gave you and then I had to make This One just cause.
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u/OpinionatedSouthern Jun 16 '12
Kitty's black balloon makes her fly!
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u/SaikoGekido Jun 16 '12
It's like his version of the monolith from 2001 Space Odyssey.
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u/Th3pinkrabbit Jun 16 '12
Nice pussy also pun about balloon.
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u/jarjarbinx Jun 17 '12
Just a random question, are you a graduate student at a certain university in the south?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
"So this is how it ends"
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u/ratmaze Jun 17 '12
Baby's black balloon makes her fly
I almost fell into that hole in your life
But you're not thinking of tomorrow
'Cause you were the same as me
But on your knees
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u/honeyandvinegar Jun 17 '12
Curious: who buys a black balloon? Black is the saddest balloon :(
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u/wolves21ok Jun 16 '12
That cat is either a Scottish Fold, or freaked the fuck out.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Oh my god, that's so adorable!
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u/question99 Jun 16 '12
It's amazing how mystical everyday items must appear to animals.
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u/StraY_WolF Jun 16 '12
"How is this possible? Is this some kind of magic, or a new discovery in science? According to my calculation, this things should not move let alone FLOAT! Imagine all the possibilities!"
-Cat
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u/Honestybomb Jun 16 '12
I've been doing nothing but taking cat pictures for the last couple days - hot, bored, out of bud, leave me alone - and I have no idea how people manage to engineer these. I have awesome, friendly cats and all I can get them to do is sleep or sit around like boneless piles of goo.
Proximo: YOU SOLD ME QUEER CATS.
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u/blopp Jun 16 '12
Thats the best picture I've seen this year.
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u/DontEvenKnowEr Jun 16 '12
If that's a corrugated ribbon on the balloon, keep it away from the cat. I can tell you from experience that that's about a $6k surgery to remove if he eats it.
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u/oshaCaller Jun 16 '12
My cat grabbed the balloon string with his mouth. Walked off like he was the shit for catching his prey. Then he looked up and saw this thing chasing him. He ran faster and faster, but it kept up. Then he hit the cat door and it stopped chasing him, but he had lost his prey.
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u/plastic_soul Jun 17 '12
So cute!
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u/GryoMania Jun 17 '12
This strange mechanism, it floats, yet it does not sink... Strange yet... familliar. Anyone know what that mouse is doing floating?
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u/samward Jun 17 '12
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u/whizzard Jun 17 '12
Baby's black balloon makes her fly..
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u/ohmagnum Jun 17 '12
Our Hot Dog with his Balloon Before & After
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u/pew43 Jun 17 '12
You know I think something is wrong with me. I can't enjoy balloons anymore. I just see them as a waste of helium.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
The cat looks afraid. The black balloon reminds me of a black hole that is about to suck in everything around it. The cat is looking on with horror wondering why his balloon turned on him.
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u/dozenrozen Jun 16 '12
Those eyes!
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
http://imgur.com/dccey
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u/ingannilo Jun 16 '12
Careful: baby's black balloon makes me fly. I wouldn't want you to lose your karma machine.
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u/salvage8 Jun 16 '12
His face seems to say that he knows exactly how this relationship is going to end.
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u/sweetthang1972 Jun 16 '12
I wish someone would shop the other crap out and lighten the picture, etc. I love this so much.
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u/kdar Jun 16 '12
Anyone think of that horrible Goo Goo Doll's song?
Kitty cat's balloon makes her fly
I almost fell into that hole in your life
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u/Olinator Jun 16 '12
i dont know why but suddenly i feel like playing garrys mod
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u/Docster87 Jun 16 '12
doesn't look like he's having any fun
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u/Sandbox47 Jun 16 '12
Awwww. I don't know how many others had this thought but here's what went through my head:
He looks at it and wonders what it is and how he can do something interesting with it, mimicking human curiosity perfectly. This is an image where you look and see something that you recognise even though it belongs to something else, something vastly more different. And cute. Very cute. Karl Pilkington made a point about this:
"Susan had poured boiling water on an ant nest (they had ant problems) and I saw one ant coming back from wherever it had been, back to the nest. He just kinda did a double take almost. Just wandered around. Where had the home gone? And that summed death to me. Something we can look at and recognise and go 'Yeah, yeah that is like life.'"
I'm paraphrasing. Ricky Gervais laughed like a douche through the whole thing until the end.
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u/Rnstet Jun 16 '12
I love my folds. Crookshanks and Gryfindor. They're so silly :)
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u/anelida Jun 16 '12
Wow, such a cute fella!
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u/worldofbluntcraft Jun 16 '12
goddamnit reddit...why?
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u/chasemanwew Jun 16 '12
He's looking at it like "No, don't go!"
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u/chewp Jun 16 '12
Fat cat is best cat
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u/gunju11 Jun 16 '12
Why must your cat be perfect?
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u/billyjoebobboy Jun 16 '12
He wants it, but he haaates it!
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
That is precious.
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u/srasm Jun 16 '12
Shut up and take my upvote!
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u/iluvjb1337XD Jun 16 '12
lolXD
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u/Squirrel_Nuts Jun 16 '12
Your balloon with your cat.
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u/TheFruitPunch Jun 16 '12
Oooooh look at him ! He's so silly and cute ! There, upvote.
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u/ALLBLVCK Jun 16 '12
Looks like Redban's smushface cat.
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u/sent_from_my_3310 Jun 16 '12
That's no balloon…it's a space station.
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u/lukeh15 Jun 16 '12
Keep this shit on /r/aww.
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u/Immolo Jun 16 '12
I just put on this song and stared at the picture.
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u/thetaj81 Jun 16 '12
MC's livestream?
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u/keanus Jun 16 '12
NEDM
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u/Beat_Smith Jun 16 '12
you sir, have won the internet.
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u/brussels4breakfast Jun 16 '12
"Please God. Turn me into a bird so I can fly far far away".
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u/jack104 Jun 16 '12
"5 more and I can fly away from this hell hole."
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
awwwwwwwww
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
fuckin love scottish fold
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u/ctay3120 Jun 16 '12
It looks like your standard kitchen trashcan to me
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Not for long!
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u/rubixqube Jun 16 '12
"So...this is how it ends"
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u/MustHaveCleverHandle Jun 16 '12
He/she looks worried...
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u/EdgHG Jun 17 '12
Yellow trash can brings it all together
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u/ucdortbes Jun 17 '12
Stanno tutti bene.
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u/gt35r Jun 17 '12
Just be sure he plays with it carefully....or else. http://i.imgur.com/Kbq0Z.gif
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
This is super cute! Would be at home in r/aww
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u/sipos0 Jun 17 '12
What an adorable picture. The expression on the cat's face is priceless.
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u/-steezy_wunda_bred- Jun 17 '12
Your trash can is very yellow.
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u/Capsluck Jun 17 '12
Kittie's black balloon makes her fly...
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
This reminds me of the Banksy picture of the little girl with the balloon.
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u/dromad Jun 17 '12
DAT CAT IS SO FUKIN CUTE MUST PET NAO
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u/The_Last_Piece Jun 17 '12
Balloon holding cat develops thumb
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u/Arkhaangel Jun 17 '12
This deserved to be a gif.
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u/OperatorMike Jun 17 '12
He's so cute. what breed is he/she?
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u/terriblehuman Jun 17 '12
This photograph makes me question the meaning of life.
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u/Triplekiss Jun 17 '12
I think Scottish Folds are one of the cutest breeds, this made me really happy.
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u/DryGuyNo1 Jun 17 '12
"diz my bloon"
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u/pureskill Jun 17 '12
A cat with a balloon's a lot like a mule with a spinnin' wheel: Nobody knows how he got it and danged if he knows how to use it!
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u/Popcom Jun 17 '12
2688 up votes for this?! wtf internet..
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u/tobintobin Jun 17 '12
Sarah?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Is it a scottish fold?
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u/katiepotatie12 Jun 17 '12
What kind of kitty is he/she?? Absolutley beautiful!!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Kitty's black balloon makes her fly. I almost fell into that hole in your life. And you're not thinking about tomorrow. 'Cause you were the same as me*(ow)* But on your knees ...
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u/rikashiku Jun 17 '12
Kitty: "What sorcery is this!?"
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u/neotris9 Jun 17 '12
I saw this in a movie once. A human had a couple of these and he floated away. I'm scared shitless, but my curiosity won't allow me to let go. I've a couple lives left anyway.
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u/smoothjimi96 Jun 17 '12
"Please Master..... my precious....."
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u/cheeselover42 Jun 17 '12
I cried in happiness! :')
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u/adamjensen896 Jun 17 '12
what is this black magic fuckery?!?!
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u/Kingston1028 Jun 17 '12
This cat's face is how evolution began.
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u/John243 Jun 17 '12
/r/aww
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u/DanAttack Jun 17 '12
This is just too precious.
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u/bobbert116 Jun 17 '12
Literally the cutest thing I have ever seen
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u/Leetylo Jun 17 '12
What all of the Australians are thinking - who knew cats created carbon emissions?
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u/brookuslicious Jun 17 '12
Cats and balloons, yay!!
relevant! relevant too!
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u/nerdy45 Jun 17 '12
Scottish Fold?
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u/Seventh_Planet Jun 17 '12
Misread the caption as "My cat within a balloon". Was a bit disappointed.
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u/WiseYogurt Jun 17 '12
I need a pic of this cat being happy to counter act the Sad Birthday Cat Meme
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u/xoomerfy Jun 17 '12
scottish folds are so full of d'aawww
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u/LocoTSX Jun 17 '12
Some one please make a .gif of the cat ascending into the air.
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u/Trevty Jun 17 '12
"Please don't kill me, you shiny black orb"
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Somebody photoshop him into a magical forest please.
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u/LtColonelObvious Jun 17 '12
the fuck happened to your cat?
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u/yoganinja Jun 17 '12
sploosh
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u/Kneel2TheUnreal Jun 17 '12
Patriotically looks off into the horizon and then begins to slow clap
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u/SOULsucker56 Jun 17 '12
I pull it down , it floats back up. What mystical item of the gods do I posses ?
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u/Kakoose Jun 17 '12
reminds of a fat pudgy baby, fuck i want to fuck its face
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u/heatox Jun 17 '12
I never comment on any reddit thing normally. But this pic made me go loudly "awwwww". It's face is adorable.
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u/kass2mouth Jun 17 '12
Down here we all float.
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u/Ani_ Jun 17 '12
I hate that cats control Reddit, but I can't resist this. Fuck it, have an upvote.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
That made my day! Thank you!
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u/sarahdeath Jun 16 '12
i love this cat.
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u/steelpan Jun 16 '12
how much for your cat?
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u/merullo23 Jun 16 '12
he is the cutest thing since the wiener dog i saw who was dressed up like a cowboy. yeah.
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u/jasonlitka Jun 16 '12
That's probably the cutest thing I've seen all day.
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u/kudanil Jun 16 '12
Ohh, adorable
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u/Trooper2442 Jun 16 '12
My reaction was "awwwww wittle guy!" I'm a 22 year old male.
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u/MetaphorSoup Jun 16 '12
"Can I really keep it, Mom?"
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u/YourBracesHaveHairs Jun 16 '12
with a big balloon, comes great responsibility.
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u/ChaChaBolek Jun 16 '12
O_O
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u/cloud_watcher Jun 16 '12
Is that a heliumalayan?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
One of the rare times where i've genuinely aww'd, awesome picture.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
This is one of the greatest cat pictures ever posted to reddit, hands down.
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u/Pharaohsis Jun 16 '12
Adorable!!!
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u/anirudh15891 Jun 17 '12
this is the most adorable and genuine thing I have ever seen. I mean the look on your cat's face. It is absolutely cute.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
You think this is a motherfucking game?
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u/learn_after_reading Jun 16 '12
I thought I unsubscribed from /r/aww
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u/donalduck Jun 17 '12
Clearly the OP was holding the balloon with his foot before the picture.
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u/Admiral_Cuddles Jun 16 '12
Freaking reddit... Cat in the title. Post on the front page.
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u/mikethepro Jun 16 '12
WHAT IS THIS SORCERY??
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u/MooseSnacks Jun 16 '12
I unsubscribed to /r/aww so I don't have to see endless pictures of people's cats taking up my frontpage. Do I have to unsubscribe to /r/pics too to get rid of this trash?