This client did a chargeback over a $5-$10 drawing, and there's a major flaw in their logic. 

Commissioning a real human artist is good for the soul, and in this day and age, it's one of the nicest things you can do to help an artist grow. 

There's just something special about paying an artist to create an item just for you, whether it's a custom drawing of character you love, or a portrait of a friend or a loved one. You get to see their interpretation of it, and the little details and their signature style just seems extra special. 

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a… miniature black tiger?

Unlike dogs, cats don't come in an alphabet of different breeds. Compared to the over 200+ dog breeds worldwide, the most any recognized feline organization acknowledges is 70 different cat breeds, but most households hold fewer than 10. You've got your puffy Persians, your tortoiseshell kitties with supreme tortittude, meowjestic Maine coons, hairless sphynx cats, your "standard issue cats" (tabbies), terrific tuxedo cats, and then you have your generic black cats and orange cats with one collective brain cell. Of course, there are others, but these are most likely the cats most people have.

However, the world of cats is much more than these select breeds. There are purrfectly rare and unique-looking cats all over the place, like the Lykoi, AKA the "werewolf cat", or the burnt orange abyssinian cats that look like they inspired pharaohs. Today, we have a cat that was found by a random passerby that, in all of our years as cat expurrts, we can't even begin to describe. It looks like a miniature black tiger, or a tabby with melanism. 

Upon uploading this pawsitively beautiful kitty with a unique fur pattern, the cat community couldn't identify it either. Purrhaps it's a variation on a tabby, or maybe it is its own unique breed altogether, but we'll let you weigh in on it with your own opinions. Either way, it's one of the most beautiful cats we've ever seen, and if we had been the one to stumble across its path, you best believe we would have taken it home that same instant.

Gondor calls for aid, and memes will answer. 

Whenever I'm feeling blue, I like to plop on the couch, kick up my feet, and get buried in the fluffiest blankets in front of a 4k extended edition Lord of the Rings marathon. Don't get me wrong, I may have left out the parts about eating my feelings with delivery pizza and wearing my coziest 10-day-old sweat pants, but that's not the point. The point is that LOTR fans have a special connection to Middle Earth that transcends time, space, and the bandwidth of human emotion. As if Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Mr. Frodo live rent-free in our souls, Tolkien has a way of reaching out through a Silmarillion-spawned portal, melting our minds time and time again with a well-loved story of Fellowship, adventure, and a well-traveled cast iron pan. 

Everyone knows that cats are criminals, but it's still funny to see them caught in real time. 

You only need to have a cat live in your home for a little while to know that cats commit crimes. All the time. Seriously. Adopting a cat spikes the crime rate in your house to levels that you never expected to see. Of course, it is worth it, but that doesn't make it any less funny. It could be small things, like cats stealing food off your plate if you look away for just one meowoment, or cats stealing dogs' beds without any shame. Or it could be cats breaking into apartments without any fear or cats stealing from supermarkets, with their main targets being the delicious snacks inside. 

We think that this is what the cat in this story was most likely attempting to do. It must have thought that the bank was a grocery store or something, one with truly worthy snacks inside. That is why the kitty broke in. Of course, the cat wasn't expecting the door to close behind it, or the alarm to start blaring, or the panicked police officers to come running, trying to find the robber inside. What an adventure. 

Another Monday, another week about to start with some purrfect cat memes! 

Mondays are hard days. For everyone. And everyone knows that. It is beyond important to start Monday properly - with the right mood, the right attitude. With a smile. And although there is not a whole lot that could make us smile at the beginning of the week, especially considering how difficult it is to get out of bed when it is still so cold outside, one thing always works. Without fail. And that is, of course, starting the day with a whole bunch if pawsome cat memes. 

And the purrfect cat memes that we have for you today are not just any cat memes. They are the best of the best that cat Twitter has to offer. Every single week, we put together a collection of the most viral cat tweets of the week. The funniest, the silliest, the most wholesome and strangest. Everything is right here, ready for you guys to enjoy. You don't need to go looking. You don't need to waste the precious time that you have in the morning in search of these things. We do the work for you, and all that is left for you to do is to look at these first thing on Monday morning and start your day with a smile. 

No one likes feeling like their hard work is being taken for granted.

This employee had done the bulk of the work in preparation for an important meeting with a prospective client. The team had decided beforehand that the employee's charming, male coworker would be handling the majority of the presentation. The reason behind this was that he had strong public speaking skills and, therefore, presenting was his strong suit. The employee agreed to this arrangement.

What she did not agree to was the notion that her coworker would proceed to take credit for all of her work during said meeting. At first, she thought he made an innocent mistake by using "I" language instead of "we" language. However, it did not take long for her to realize that this was not a slip-up. He was trying to make it seem like he was responsible for the entire presentation. The employee decided that she was not going to let him get away with it.

Cats aren't kittens forever, but they'll always be your baby. 

You never know when your baby kitten will awaken a full-blown cat teenager, but inevitably, they'll surprise you one last time with a drop in their meow and a head screwed on a little tighter than before. And it's on that day that you'll wish they were smol again, smol enough to cradle in your shirt pocket, and sleepy enough to curl up in the crook of your neck. 

If they can't get their AirPods back, at least they can ensure no one else's gets stolen by the same person.

Have you even managed to retrieve something you know was stolen from you? I have, and let me tell you, it was not easy. A few years ago, I accidentally left my phone in an Uber, and by the time I realized where I left it, the next passenger already claimed my phone and taken it with them. It wasn't long before charges from my Amazon and Uber Eats accounts came flooding into my email inbox, and I was forced to cancel everything I could to keep them from getting me into so much debt. 

They didn't consider the fact that when they ordered food from my Uber Eats account, I could see exactly to which address the food was going. At first, I tried reporting them and having someone else fetch my stolen belongings back, but since no one was willing to help, I decided to do it myself. 

I drove over there, along with a few friends to back me up, knocked on the thief's door, and demanded my phone back. And you know what? They were so shocked that I was there, they gave it right back to me, and even apologized. 

While this could have gone in a hundred different ways, I am happy I had the chance to confront this person and get my phone back. But even if I couldn't do that, there are still ways to teach someone a lesson, like the one in the story below…

Don't you love a manager who punishes the whole team over one employee's mistake?

Bosses have many responsibilities when it comes to managing their employees, and like everyone else with a job to do, they tend to love some responsibilities and hate others. 

After you've had a few bosses, you notice exactly which tasks they enjoy doing and which they avoid at all costs. When it comes to calling out individual employees for something they are doing wrong, we've noticed that some managers do it with passion, while others refrain from it as much as possible. But this task is something every manager has to face at some point. Nobody's perfect, and it is a manager's job to correct their employees when it's necessary. 

As unfortunate as it may be to be on the receiving end of that, it's much worse if managers actually do refrain from correcting their employees, because then you face something similar to what happened in the story below.

This manager decided to enforce a strict "clean desk" policy with the idea that employees would stop leaving important company documents on their desks overnight. While, on paper, this seems a reasonable request to demand of your employees, the real reason this policy was introduced was because of one employee. This employee's desk was always a complete mess, but instead of confronting her directly, the manager decided to loop in the rest of the team into this policy.

One employee, who saw through the manager's plan, decided to prove to the manager that the policy wouldn't be necessary if she'd just address the problem head-on instead of tiptoeing around it. The employee proceeded to clear out their desks completely at the end of every day, taking everything that they could home with them, then spending precious company time every morning to put it all back. This led the manager to understand just how strict her policy was towards her team, while the one employee who was the real issue still didn't improve.

How should a good manager handle this situation? Do you think it's fair to enforce a policy on a whole team when the problem is only with one person?

A cute, heavily-browed kitten added himself to a woman's grocery list.

Brows like Groucho Marx and a soul sweeter than a caramel candy, this kitten stole the heart of a grocery shopper and found a new family. 

You weren't planning on getting more cats, but the house feels like it's missing one.

At some point, one cat just doesn't feel like enough. You look around and think, this place could use another small creature wandering through it at random. One cat is great, sure, but two cats feels like balance. Three starts to feel like a system. Suddenly you're noticing empty chairs, quiet corners, and realizing they could all be occupied by a cat who isn't there yet.

It's never really planned. You don't wake up thinking you need more cats. It just happens over time. One cat makes you laugh, another keeps them company, and before you know it you're thinking about how nice it would be for them to have a friend. Then maybe a second friend. The logic makes sense in the moment.

You start doing the math in your head. One more litter box wouldn't be that big of a deal. There's definitely space on the couch. The food situation can be adjusted. It's all very reasonable when you think about it long enough.

Next thing you know, you're explaining that they all have different personalities, so it's actually necessary. This one is shy, that one is social, the other one is in charge of yelling at nothing at 3 AM. You weren't planning on needing more cats, but now it's hard to imagine how you ever had enough before.

For years, Cubby was the junkyard cat everyone avoided until someone finally got close enough to see who he really was.

Cubby spent years outside as the neighborhood cat people liked to complain about. He wandered through the development, slept in a junkyard a few streets away, and built up a reputation for being mean or a nuisance. Neighbors would post about him online, but no one really stopped to help him. He was out there on his own, dealing with traffic, wildlife, and whatever else came his way. In 2023, a kind soul started putting food out for him and leaving shelter, slowly gaining his trust over time.

This winter, he made the move indoors for good. The cat everyone thought was aggressive turned out to be incredibly sweet once he felt safe. He still has a bit of attitude now and then, but he's also snuggly and affectionate in a way no one expected from a former semi-feral. Now he has soft beds, warm blankets, a water fountain, catnip toys, scratchers, and even a little sister to keep him company.

After being ignored for so long, he finally gets to live somewhere warm and comfortable. No more junkyard, no more sleeping outside. Just a quiet home where he's cared for every day and gets to enjoy all the small things he missed for so many years.

The best perk of remote work is supposed to be chilling in your house all day! 

Now for this worker, they're losing several hours a day to an inadvertent commuting situation. 

Remote work is really the best! You can wake up just a few minutes before your shift starts, eat a full breakfast and enjoy your coffee, and then get settled into your workflow from your own comfy couch. Everything is perfect. You don't have to deal with an annoying commute, or coworkers who have long, loud phone conversations with their friends all day, or being so hungry by 3 PM and having nothing else to eat. Remote work solves basically every work-related problem. 

It usually goes hand in hand…

Internet culture is a vast, ever-changing web of shared language, humor, trends, and communities that exists largely online. It's the culture of a digital world where memes, tweets, viral videos, and hashtags are as influential as traditional media, shaping the way people communicate, express themselves, and even think. Unlike offline culture, it spreads at unprecedented speed; something funny, shocking, or clever can reach millions across continents in a matter of hours.

At its core, internet culture thrives on connection and participation. Forums, social media platforms, and comment sections allow people to interact in ways that were impossible a generation ago. Communities form around shared interests, from niche hobbies to global fandoms. People bond over inside jokes, obscure references, and recurring meme formats that evolve quickly — sometimes so fast that new generations of internet users barely recognize what came before. Participating in these spaces often requires understanding the subtle nuances of digital language, including irony, sarcasm, and layered humor. Cats are a particularly important part of the internet. It's actually crazy to think about how much they dominate culture today. Who knew that wide eyed, zoomie having furballs would be this popular? And what is it about them that makes us explode with entertainment? 

Cats practically represent entertainment and the internet. They're in reels, videos, memes, and basically have us all in a choke hold. If you're someone who likes the internet, then it's likely you like cats. And if you're someone who likes cats, then it's likely you like the internet. And if you like neither, then what are you even doing here and reading this? Go do something else and leave us alone. 

Working double sections without double tips? No thanks. 

Working in a restaurant is a brutal business. On their feet all day, slinging trays and reckoning with the stubborn, yet mysterious sauce stains on their apron, servers suit up for battle every day before a shift. If they're lucky, they'll score a grip of cash in the form of tips, and if they're unlucky, which happens more often than not, a coworker will call in sick, and they'll be in the weeds for the rest of the shift. 

Walk a mile in these non-stick shoes, and you'll see exactly why their polite smiles are so well-rehearsed. 

Thank goodness the story isn't as it appears, and the kitten isn't left to fend for itself in the end. 

What happens between roommates could be the title of any newspaper. There always seems to be drama there, even when things seem fine. Like here, when a cat owner decides to go visit her boyfriend for a few days and leaves her roommate in charge of her new kitten. Leaving someone else to take care of a kitten is a bit daring, but that's not the point. The roommate agrees, and they have a tacit understanding. But on the day the owner is supposed to arrive home, the roommate decides to go see family and stay overnight for days. This now creates tension with the owner's change of plans to stay a few days longer with her boyfriend. Instead of understanding and taking responsibility, she accuses her roommate of being selfish. Read the full story for all the details. 

This has been a snow-filled winter! And there's more where that came from…

For us young folks, this has been the snowiest winter of our lives! It's hard to recall a winter that had a more long-lasting snowfall than this. It snowed in mid-January, and well over a month later, most of that snow is still happily in place. It's accumulating lots of dirt from the roads, so a lot of it remains in massive gray ice piles along the sidewalks.

It was fun, at first, but after weeks of slipping and sliding on icy sidewalks, a lot of people are losing their cool. They've been showing everyone exactly what it's like in these snow-filled weeks, and guess what? There's more snow on the way! Ah! 

This young woman spent the majority of her teenage years saving money. Now, her mom wants half of it.

Parents can occasionally be needy, and naturally, children have obligations they need to fulfill for the people who raised them. If a parent asks their kid to do something for them, chances are you'll do it to the best of your ability. However, the vast majority of the time, these favors are about doing a chore for them or giving them a helping hand with a task. 

There is a limit to what parents should ask their kids to do for them, and giving up half your hard-earned savings is certainly past said limit.

Sometimes cats enter a full house, and that's no less wholesome than them being your first pets.

You see, adopting your first cat can happen in a multitude of ways. Whether it's a childhood cat, a weird case of finding a cat in an unexpected place (usually the courtesy of the Cat Distribution System), or planning on adopting a cute little fluffball to add to your domestic zoo of pets you have at home. But sometimes it's a surprising, unexpected CDS delivery, even if you're a self-declared dog person.

This one woman already has two dogs - and that's got to be a handful. Two doggos running the show, borking and wagging, excited and happy. But then a neighbor alerts her that, hey, you have a crying kitten under your tire! She might be a dog person, but it doesn't mean she's going to skip helping a purrfect little void in need. And, you know what? We're so proud of her. We're all cat people here, but we have a very special corner in our hearts dedicated to non-cat people who still lend a hand, give from themselves to help a cat, and maybe even turn into a cat person in the process.

Treating a friend like a doormat, then throwing them under a bus, and then expecting them to be a stepping stone for your career is actually crazy to me. Not sure what this guy was thinking, but maybe he climbed so many people's backs he has back altitude sickness. And if I were a friend, I'd refer him to the nearest mirror so he can reflect on why he's now friendless