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Mariel Ruvinsky

Proud cat mom of the chonkiest hooligan
Mariel is an English Linguistics and Literature graduate who definitely thought she would be writing about animal memes for life. She loves writing, spearmint tea, white chocolate with a zesty lime filling, but more than anything, she loves cats. Especially her chonky 10-year-old kitty who bites her real hard only because that’s her love language. Mariel is known for hugging everyone in the office and for showing pictures of said cat’s fluffy belly to literally anyone who is willing to look. Internet culture has always been a part of Mariel’s life. She has known Cheezburger years before joining the writing teams at ICanHasCheezburger and Animal Comedy, and working in this company is something she openly brags about, because anyone who understands anything about the internet thinks it’s really cool. Because it is. And those who don’t get it are seriously missing out. Memes, to Mariel, are a way to express love and friendship, and if she hasn’t sent a meme to her best friend and boyfriend at least once a week, is she really communicating properly?
funny cat memes | thumbnail includes one meme of a kitten and a cat smirking 'He grew'

20 Meow-Worthy Cat Memes for a Day Full of Smiles
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story about a kitten running up to a man and him adopting her | thumbnail includes one picture of a gray kitten sitting on a man's shoulder in a car 'Her name is Ryder (since she rode by my side. the whole way home).'

Man goes on a surveying job when, out of nowhere, a loud kitten runs up to him, meowing and pawing at him until he picked her up and took her home: 'Someone left her, [so] I guess I have 3 cats now'
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story about a person accidentally insulting a customer service attendant by talking to their cat | thumbnail includes one picture of a white cat yawning 'I was expecting it to ring for a couple minutes... My mistake.'

Person calling customer service doesn't expect them to answer right away, accidentally greets his cat in the most hilarious way, bewildering the attendant: 'He immediately in a semi-horrified, semi-confused voice answers “Hello…?”'
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story about a person refusing to rename their cat after their friend named their baby the same thing | thumbnail includes one picture of a baby lying next to a black cat 'He asked me to consider 'rebranding' the cat'

'He’s told friends I’m "undermining his kid’s name legacy"': 30-year-old new father tells his friend that she is being disrespectful for not re-naming her cat after the couple gave their baby the same name, saying that they "claimed [the name] first"
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story about a person adopting what was supposed to be a unique breed cat only to be scammed | thumbnail includes two pictures of a black kitten 'I paid a fair amount of money for him, and you know what? I’m not mad.'

'I think I got scammed but I’m not even mad': Person buys an expensive black cat from an owner claiming that it is a Maine Coon Norwegian Forest Cat mix, the buyer is convinced they were lied to, but the feline wins over them anyway
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story about a man threatening to leave his girlfriend if she doesn't find a proper home for the cat her grandparents abandoned | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat 'I said I won't talk to her until Tommy is safe, and if he [isn't], then that's it for us'

'[I'm] putting my relationship on the line for a cat': Grandparents suddenly abandon their cat of 2 years, in response, their granddaughter's boyfriend threatens to end their relationship because she is refusing to take care of the cat
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cute baby animals | thumbnail includes two pictures including a baby wolf and a ferret baby

20 Itty Bitty Cute Baby Animals To Bring A Smile To Your Face (June 15, 2025)
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best cat tweets of the week | thumbnail includes two pictures including a lion and a cat and one tweet 'Cats with pawerful aura @AuraWithCat I see no difference 6:31 AM ⚫ Jun 13, 2025 2.4M Views 153 19K 143K ☐ 4.5K'

22 of the Funniest and Freshest Feline Tweets to Fill Your Week With Pawsitivity (June 15, 2025)
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story about someone rescuing a cat that they thought was a stray only to find our that their neighbors let it out because of their newborn baby | thumbnail includes one picture of a black cat 'We recently let our cats be indoor-outdoor because we have a new baby'

'They can be mad if they want': Neglectful neighbors let their cat be an indoor-outdoor one after having a baby, leaving him to fend for himself, until a woman rescues him, thinking he is an abandoned stray

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story about a bobcat breaking into a house and police trying to lure it out with a laser pointer | thumbnail includes one picture of a bobcat '"I don't know, cats like lasers." "It's not a normal cat." "Cats are all the same."'

'Cats are all the same': Police officers attempt to lure a bobcat that broke into a house by making it chase lasers, thinking that all cats like lasers, but the bobcat is entirely unimpressed with them

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