Are there any memes out there that are more relatable than cat memes?

When people ask us what our job is, we simply say "cat memes". Technically, we're in the "internet culture" industry, but because we eat, sleep, and breathe cat memes, that's the easiest answer. As cat lovers and meme gurus, we have a whole theory why cat memes are the best thing the internet has ever created. Don't worry, we're about to tell you.

Cats are the ultimate vehicle for memes. They can be fluffy and cute, or spicy and chaotic - everything just feels natural to them. Think about what you think the inside of a cat's head would sound like, if they could think like a hooman. Cynical, sharp, and pawsitively nonchalant, which is a purrfect combination for something purrrely hissterical. And then, pair their purrfect silliness with a hilarious hooman situation, you get a meowgical post that feels relatable to everyone and easy to digest. 

Now, some cat memes are more relatable than others. Some are meant to be pawsitively ridiculous, but some really get you right in your feels. And that's what we've gathered for you below.

From one of our furrvorite X accounts, @LiterallyMeCats, we present to you some of the most relatable-st feline funnies on this side of the internet. These kitties also don't want to go to work, struggle to get through the month of June (and every month, for that matter), and also wonder how many grams of protein are in things, like cuddling your cats, or a kiss from your purrtner.

Basically, they're all made to purrfectly suit you, and hopefully, make you furget about the current state of the world. Let's not take life too seriously, after all, the internet is run by cats.

When you're on vacation, finding a cat is probably last on your list of things to do and experience. But for this couple they didn't have much of a choice. 

A couple on vacation three states away from their home, and they're going to come back with a kitten from the cat distribution system. They post on Reddit's r/CatDistributionSystem that they got back to their hotel room around midnight and they were about to go to bed after a long 10 hour drive. The fiancé went to their car to get something but came rushing back to the hotel room in a panic. He says there's something stuck under someone's cat and when they both go down together, they hears the meows. Suddenly a tiny kitten falls from the undercarriage of the person's cat. They immediately pick her up and she's desperate for cuddles and snuggles. She's already comfortable with them and purring. She's quite dirty but they don't want to leave her there. The hotel doesn't let animals in but they sneak her in under their jacket. Nothing was open for pet food or materials, but they had some kielbasa they gave her, which he quickly finished. They suspect she's 5 weeks old, and plan to have her furrever. Read the adorable story below, and remember that the cat distribution system can strike at any time! 

Who else wants to play chess again now? Raise your paws.

We have to admit, we were never big chess fans here. We love games - video games, board games, and table-top - but chess has always felt too repetitive, too pristine and clean. Maybe it's the ADHD dopamine-searching brain talking, but… here we are admitting it fully - chess always seemed boring. But bring cats into a game, and everything changes. We love games, and we love cats - they're silly, soft, lovely, and very opinionated. And we love all that about them.

So what happens when you bring chess and cats together? That's exactly what @IndieGameJoe on X found out - people are queuing up to play chess just because it has cats in it, in this new game called Cat Chess. It's basically chess, nothing in the rules has changed, but everything seems different when all the pieces on the board are animated cats who bonk each other on the head.

Apparently, the combination of cats and gaming is a purrfect way to get people to play basically what you want. Whether it's chess or anything else, if the game has cats in it - we're sold. Meow up and take our money.

We don't like the fact that the weekend is about to end, but we're going to end it with style, and that's what cat memes are for.

All cat people know this simple truth - the more cats you have in your life, the better it is. And we're not talking about the Crazy Cat Lady way, even though all the respect to them - raising forty cats is not a small feat (we just hope they have the space, like Enya and her castle, and her bajillion cats). We're talking about surrounding yourself with the most cats you can, in all the ways you can. It's not just having five cats on your lap (what a dream), it's also cat memes, cat videos, hearing meows from under your window, and knowing that cats exist all around you. Ameowzing.

Now that we've got that clear, it's time to focus on the fact that… the weekend is about to end soon. Yes, very sad, we know. But we, cat people, have a great advantage in dealing with this dreading fact. We have cats. Not just our own cats (although they're great), but many cats all over - like here, in these sweet cat memes.

Community cats are a common thing in many parts of the world. Often fed and cared for by various local cat lovers. But the way in which this poor feline found itself becoming the local community cat is far sadder than it should have been and is likely how he found himself in such a stuck predicament.

While Reddit's r/Feral_Cats subreddit is usually full of stories and questions regarding feral felines who are too scared to approach the hoomans who feed them. This story comes from a completely different angle. To begin with, the cat in question actually used to be a house cat. But after being abandoned twice by two different families this cat's faith in hoomanity had disappeared and so it resigned itself to a life on the streets.

He was lucky and had some hoomans in the area who fed him, but his need for love and affection would never be fully fulfilled after having had his heart broken like that. But when he found himself stuck in an abandoned home, that is when this lonely catto came to realize that there are more than a few hoomans out there who care about him and that they might yet be a future full of love and light in his life.

I wonder if this loophole is, in fact, a loophole or if she will eventually be kicked out because of this

Rules are there to control our natural tendency to act chaotically. Even though they exist, they are not inevitable, and sometimes we can get away with avoiding them. I would argue that transgressing a minor, slightly ridiculous rule is more rewarding than simply following it.

When it comes to work, one should be more careful because what is at play is our source of income and, therefore, our own survival.

It should be allowed to be a little mischievous, but also, if it were allowed, it would probably lose its whole point. Let's see what  this employee has to say and later derive our own conclusions from it.

Agents of chaos, or tiny babies?

They get all the slack; there's an unfair stereotype around them that isn't all true! Do they have midnight zoomies? Yes. Do they look you in the eye while knocking your keys off the table? Yes. Do they meow at you in the early hours of the morning for breakfast? Yes. Do they try to trip you when you're walking? Yes. Do they tear up all the toilet paper if you leave it where they can reach it? Yes. But are they still lovable and little warmhearted babies? Yes, absolutely! 

Cats have an innate chaos within them, but that doesn't mean they don't deserve love. Sometimes social media loves to focus and fixate on the dramatic side of feline life, but here at I Can Has Cheezburger, we know that there are two sides to the coin. The decision to sprint through the house and destroy something is just a part of them, and as their owners it's important we accept them for who they are, chaos and all. Below you'll see a series of cat memes that show their gentle side, their softer side, and the side of them that we love to love. 

Lately, ridiculous bosses are everywhere, or has it always been like this?

Very few things are more pathetic than someone trying to command an authority they don't have, or pretending to have everything under control when they clearly don't, but when it comes to our ridiculous bosses, we love to see it unfold. Sometimes, commanding behaviour stems from insecurity rather than confidence, and people revert to that as their main mechanism instead of opening themselves up to help or external advice. The story below is about a manager who's also the boss's wife, who, in my opinion, is employing this type of psychological defense.

Looking for some warm and cute energy from cats today? Let me answer that for you: of course you are, and not only today, but every day. 

I'm going to get a bit personal here, okay? I've always been a head-to-toe dog person. I've always had dogs, and felt like I always knew how to interact with them. The only cat I knew was my grandma's, and she was very particular. Since I didn't really get along with cats, her presence made me anxious, because I didn't know what to do. I couldn't sense if she wanted to be pet, or maybe left alone.

Anyways, fast forward a few years, and both my grandparents asked me if I could move into their home to be with the cat when they were on vacation. 'Heck yes, I'm moving in!', I said. I didn't really think much of the cat. I just wanted to be home alone for a few days, do my thing, and that's it. But little did I know that that cat was going to become the most precious thing ever to me.

Slowly, she started to accept my presence, and we became inseparable. She would be sad whenever I left the house, and she would find a way to let me know! And I thought that was amazing. I had never seen a cat be so smart and so communicative (that's because I'd never been with them), and I loved her right away. Since then, I have been taking care of her anytime my grandparents leave for vacation. 

In honour of that little sweet pea, I put together these wonderful pictures of cats for you to enjoy. If you were like me and don't really get along with any type of feline, don't worry. I'm sure that eventually you'll come across one that is going to shift your perspective about them. Because cats can do that: they know who to choose to make them fall in love with them. And that's the best part of those animals: they get to choose their hooman, rather than the opposite.

Do kittens have magical powers or just a simple psychological effect on humans? 

Kitten magic, or "meowgic" as I like to call it, is as tangible as the feather toys in your living room and the tin lid of your cat's favorite wet food. Kitties have a special effect on us humans that we all can feel but can't fully explain. This meowgic is more than just an uplifting feeling, a serotonin boost, or a peaceful moment of cat-related bliss. Cats are purrfectly aware of their intoxicating effect on us; it's how they get whatever treats and playtime they desire, but as the human masters of the house, we ultimately have more to gain in the blessings department. 

Cats bestow good vibes upon us, and we embody a far more potent version of this liberating elation. Kittens' mews make our hearts sing. Kitten toe beans are so cute and smol, we can't resist a kiss. And kitten cuddles are so special, highlighting a kitten's smolness and vulnerability, while also fortifying their immeasurable feline strength and confidence. Exuding good energy, kittens may be chaotic goblins who break stuff in the house and eat your Pothos plants, but they're also magical beings who sprinkle kitty-scented fairy dust and good-natured fun all over the house. 

Smooth your brain and take a break from the noise of the world, and lean into your love for cats instead. 

Although they may not have bills to pay or 40-hour jobs to attend to, kittens and cats give us more than just anxiety: they give us love, snuggles, and the meowgical motivation to carry on and push forward. Kiss your cat on the forehead today and give them extra tooshie rubs, because cats deserve a little extra boost of loving and care just like us humans do. If you're like me and don't have a cat of your own, scour the streets for some friendly stray, because a cat's magic is not beholden to their personal humans, but to all of humanity as a whole. Dogs may be "man's best friend" on paper, but cats are man's best partner in life

When a gift stops being a gift and starts being an obligation.

Many conflicts between neighbours begin because one person agreed to lend something to the other, assuming they would respect their things, and the other person understood something along the lines of: 'Oh, they're so happy to share everything at every time, and I should start treating this thing as mine.' This story could be the plot for a Jordan Peele kind of thriller, about the stuff you gradually start letting slide coming from your neighbours, until you end up becoming absolutely trapped by the situation.

Every cat follows a strict code of conduct. The problem is that nobody else knows what it is.

Cats follow a very different set of rules than the rest of us. To hoomans, those rules make absolutely no sense. To cats, they're perfectly reasonable.

Take boxes, for example. Size is irrelevant. A cat can be twice as large as the box and still decide it fits. The goal isn't comfort. The goal is being inside the box. Laundry baskets, grocery bags, sinks, and random containers all fall under the same category. If it can technically hold a cat, even for three seconds, it's worth trying.

Food is another area where cat logic shines. A bowl that's half full is empty. A bowl that's mostly full is suspiciously empty. Even a freshly filled bowl may require dramatic meowing if the food has settled unevenly. Every cat owner has experienced being led to a food bowl that still contains plenty of food, only to learn that the cat disagrees.

Then there's the strange law stating that whatever you're doing immediately becomes interesting. Open a laptop and a cat appears. Start making the bed and suddenly there's a cat in the middle of it. Try wrapping a gift and your feline assistant is ready to supervise every step.

Doors deserve special mention. Closed doors must be opened immediately. Once opened, there's a strong chance the cat will simply stand there and stare.

These memes celebrate the wonderfully confusing world of cat logic, where every decision seems ridiculous until you remember one important fact: the cat believes they're right every single time.

Are you ready for some LOLs after a week of hard work?

Yeah, you are! No other answer is accepted. You are ready to LOL, I am ready to LOL with you, we are all ready to LOL! So stop messing around and be true to your wants and needs. You want to LOL, so you need memes. It's as simple as that. What did Socrates say? A LOL a day keeps two birds with a stone that burns the bridge… Or whatever. It's time for memes. You had a long week of hard work. Those 9 AM meetings were excruciating. That trainee of yours keeps making those small mistakes that you have reminded them a million times about. And you are trying to eat healthy, so that salad at lunch is mid and the lack of snacks back home is truly heartbreaking. So all you have are memes, really. Don't scroll through those scary headlines. Do that later, you're doing great. It's time to give that mind, body, and soul of yours some time for joy and laughter. 

When one orange cat isn't enough chaos, the universe sometimes provides a second.

Sometimes the right cat shows up at exactly the right time. One family recently learned that lesson after realizing their young orange cat, Peanut, could really use a friend closer to his own age. Stories like this are a big reason cat lovers enjoy browsing Reddit's r/CatDistributionSystem subreddit, where unexpected feline arrivals often seem to solve problems nobody knew they had.

The family already had three cats at home, including Peanut and two adult female cats. While Peanut had settled in nicely, his endless supply of kitten energy was creating a bit of chaos. After several months, it became clear that he needed a playmate who could keep up with him.

That opportunity arrived when the man's wife came across a Facebook post about an orange cat that had reportedly been dumped near a local walking trail. With bad weather approaching, the couple headed out to look for him. Sure enough, they found the friendly orange cat exactly where he had been reported. Despite being on his own, he appeared healthy, affectionate, and eager for both treats and attention.

The cat, now named Cinna, is safely indoors and waiting for his vet appointment before being introduced to the rest of the household. For now, he's happy, comfortable, and making himself at home. The family is hopeful that Peanut and Cinna will become the best of friends, and it's easy to see why. Cinna may have found a home, but Peanut might have found exactly what he needed too.

Another Caturday is here, and with it comes the Caturday Meowgazine - where we put together the best cat content of the week! 

Caturday morning. Time to take a deep breath. You have made it all the way through the week. You are more or less sane. You finally have time today to do the things that truly matter. Also known as… doing nothing. That's what Caturday is for, people. Caturday is all about embracing cattitude. Be like a cat. Today is the day to do it. Nap all day, snack all day, smack some things off some tables, have random zoomies in the middle of the day, it's good for stress relief. But before all that, what you have to do first thing on Caturday morning is smile. And that's what the weekly Caturday meowgazine is for. 

We bring you this meowgazine every week first thing on Caturday morning. Here, we put together the very best cat content of the week - all the things that you missed while you were out there, working hard to do things and stay sane. We have the most viral cat tweets, the best cat memes, the softest and most wholesome cat stories. Everything that you need to start Caturday morning on the right paw. 

This company really thought that if they dragged a job candidate through multiple interviews and assignments, the candidate wouldn't care that the salary they offer is significantly lower than on the job posting.

It's a bizarre strategy, but it must be working for some companies if many still keep this up.

Here's how they do it: The company posts a job listing with a salary range that is appropriate for the role and the demands they're making, and they happily watch as the applications roll in. They interview hundreds of candidates, making them jump through hoops and go through countless interviews and assignments to prove their worth. They make people work so hard for a job they think they want.

Then comes the time to negotiate pay, which is when the company finally reveals the real salary they plan to offer to the one who "wins" the job, but that salary is significantly lower than what the company posted in that initial job posting. How can that be?

That is when the hiring manager starts jumping through hoops themselves in order to explain why they offer a salary that cannot compare to the one they proudly posted online. They say that the base pay doesn't include the benefits, and they add the health insurance and the unlimited snacks employees have in the office… They basically lie about every little detail to get the candidate to agree to something they never signed up for.

And after all these interviews and assignments, some employees might actually take the bait and accept the offer despite the insulting salary, exactly as the company planned in the first place.

Is that the case for the job candidate below? We wouldn't count on it. They shared on Reddit's r/jobs Subreddit how disappointed they were when this exact scenario happened to them, but they weren't quick to accept the job offer with the gaslighting base pay. They knew they could do so much better.

The CDS can find you at the most unexpected times and places, even inside your own house, meowing at you from within the walls.

One thing that we have learned over our time writing for ICHC is that not only is the CDS real but that it can catch you at any time in any place. Seriously, you will be going through the most normal day when suddenly, a cat will pop out of nowhere, and your life will change forever. We have heard so many stories. A story of a cat running up to a person and his dogs when they were on a walk and demanding to be adopted. We've heard of a person being handed a kitten through the drive-through window at a Starbucks and going home with it. We've even heard of a cat flying through someone's window directly into their lap. 

Honestly, we thought the latter was the craziest CDS story that we would ever hear, but we think that this one takes the cake. The story was originally shared on r/blackcats by a friend of the person who found the kitty meowing in their wall. But then the rescuer himself pitched in, telling their side of the story and giving us more amazing details about this adventure. 

Was it fair to expect one sibling to fix a mess they didn't create?

A girl reached out to the Reddit community in r/AITAH since she found herself in the middle of a big family conflict. Apparently, she has two siblings who are well known for breaking the rules in the house, especially the ones about curfew. One night, they went out (as usual), and the parents told her not to open the door for them when they came back.

Of course, later that night, she woke up multiple times because both siblings were blasting her phone with calls, begging her to open the door. But she obeyed her parents and didn't do it. Fast forward to the next morning, both were furious at her and accused her of betrayal.

I think we can empathize with the tight situation u/Artistic-Raisin5257 was in. I mean, having to choose between your siblings or your parents, it's a tough pill to swallow. I totally understand the parents' frustration and why they wanted to teach their other kids a lesson, but I truly believe that involving the other siblings is never the answer, because it creates that expected friction in their relationship.

This story represents the kind of family dispute where everyone is accusing each other. There is no right or wrong here: it doesn't even matter that the two rebel siblings like to sneak out. The issue is the distrust that was created among those three siblings. 

Are we always obliged to follow our loved ones' rules?

Our most meaningful rules might appear ridiculous to somebody else, but part of the art of learning how to love is respecting what our significant others deem important, even though it sounds ludicrous to us. There is a difference between agreeing with a person and respecting them, and respecting sometimes requires complying with preferences we find irrational. Sometimes love is an inconvenience we choose. We accommodate, compromise, and generally do things we wouldn't do if it weren't for our partners. That's my position anyway, but let's see what this Redditor has to say.

Would you search in the sticks for 20 minutes for a kitten you barely glimpsed from the freeway? A true cat lover would. 

After swerving around the trembling outline of a baby cat in the road, this kindhearted rescuer risked it all to save the baby's life. Sharing their heroic story on Reddit's r/CatDistributionSystem sub, this person revealed that this was no ordinary kitten and no ordinary savior. The cat was abandoned by its mother, but found by a hooman with a severe cat allergy. The conundrum purrplexed even the most devoted cat lovers, but lucky for this 2-week-old kitty, the odds were looking good for their survival, a far cry from their reality 24-hours ago… 

A cat-nundrum presented itself that night: do you keep the helpless kitten that triggers your allergies?