Some cats greet the world. Others pretend it doesn't exist.

Introvert cats aren't unfriendly. They just have standards. These are the cats who hear the doorbell and disappear before you can say, "It's just Amazon." One second they're stretched across the couch, the next they've melted into a shadow behind the coats. When guests ask where the cat is, you confidently gesture somewhere vague and hope no one expects proof.

They are professional observers. They prefer to evaluate new people from under a bed or behind a cracked door, gathering data in silence. Loud laughter is suspicious. Fast movements are unacceptable. But in a quiet room with someone they trust, they transform. Suddenly they're close, leaning in, asking for chin scratches like they didn't just ghost the entire household.

Their affection runs on a very specific schedule. They won't sit on your lap when you invite them. Instead, they'll wait until you're fully settled for the night and then step delicately across your ribs to claim the exact center of the bed. It's love, just slightly inconvenient.

Being chosen by an introvert cat feels earned. That slow blink means something. The quiet curl at your side is a privilege. The circle is small, selective, and very, very sweet.

People walk away from vacation with all kinds of souvenirs – jewelry, clothes, postcards, magnets, sweaters with the name of the town on it, but rarely do they come home with a furry friend. 

Imagine you're on your vacation. You just got out of drinking and singing karaoke with your spouse, when two woman approach you and hand you no other than a little orange kitten! You take her immediately, but you end up losing her somehow. You think you'll never see her again, when lo and behold, she's simply in the hands of the hotel receptionist! You find her safe and sound, and decide that you can call her yours. They name her Bizkit, because it's the song the woman sang in the karaoke. Enjoy the rest of the story, and never give up on the cat distribution system choosing you. 

Why was this HOA so preoccupied with when their residents put their bins outside? 

This type of rule is baffling, truly. You know the one — it states that you should put your trash bins out on the morning of the actual trash collection day. So if yours gets picked up on Monday morning, you should be putting it out on Monday morning, not Sunday night. 

You're probably thinking, "Who cares if I put my waste receptacles outside before I go to bed on Sunday night? I don't want to wake up at like 4 AM to put the trash out before the sanitation workers arrive!" And my friend, that is a great point. Who does care? What kind of Karen-esque busybody would ever mind if their neighbor put trash cans out at night time? Well, let's find out together… 

Cats are truly meowvalous creatures, equal parts naughty and mischief, with elegance and regality. 

They move through the world with confidence that a hooman could never replicate. It's almost ethereal or other-worldly. One moment they're stretched out across a sunny windowsill, just taking in every bit of beautiful sunlight, and the next they're darting across the room in their spontaneous zoomies and a sudden burst of energy. The juxtaposition is what makes them so intoxicating and interesting. There's no other animal that exists between two planes like this! They're endlessly fascinating and are basically the best. Part of what makes them so extraordinary is their independence. They don't ask for approval or purrform for you or anyone else. When a cat chooses you to curl up beside, or press its forehead gently against yours, it feels earned. Their love is subtle yet sincere. It's communicated through their lovely slow blinks, soft purrs, and gentle kneading of paws. These small gestures carry enormous warmth. 

They're meowvalous for so many reasons, and ways in which we don't realize. They are masters of comfort, they basically dominate cozy, and practically invented it. They seem to instinctively know how to find the best coziest spot in any room. A folded blanket just took priority over the pillow, or a patch of sunlight under the window. Watching your cat settle into a ball to sleep is calming in and of itself. Their stead breathing and quiet presence softens the mood completely. The entire space seems like it's in one long exhale, and you can join in as well. It's no surprise that many people find their stress easying simply by sitting with a cat nearby. Beneath their calm exterior lies a menace, a playful spirit. Even the most dignified cat can suddenly be overtaken by zoomies. They race from one end of the house to the other with flair. A cardboard box is a new castle for their kingdom. So enjoy these super ridiculously silly, funny, adorable, and meowvalous cat memes for cat people alike. If you own a cat, it makes everything better! At I Can Has Cheezburger, we highly recommend it. 

Who would have thought that people could get so possessive over trash cans?

The older you get, the more you realize how precious your belongings are to you. You grow up, you accumulate things, and they become irreplaceable. That is why the older we get, the more space we need; It starts with a bedroom, continues to a studio apartment, and if you're lucky, down the road, a full-blown house with enough bedrooms and closet space to safekeep everything you hold dear in your heart.

So where do trash cans go into this mix?

Well, once you reach the final level of owning a nice house in a nice neighborhood, you also become the proud owner of your own trash cans, which apparently are just as precious to some people as their childhood stuffed toy. In some neighborhoods, especially those with an HOA, each resident is responsible for their own trash cans. This means they have to ensure the cans stay presentable, that they are always in the right place at the right time, especially when trash pick up is nearing. Every slight misstep regarding these rules can lead to a fine, and a very stern disipline hearding from the HOA, and no one wishes to experience that.

This leads people to guard their trash cans like their lives depend on it.

When the neighbor below decided to claim a resident's trash can as his own, it immediately led to a confrontation. While the neighbor claimed the cans are communal property, the resident knew that they are the only ones responsible for these specific trash cans, which even had their address painted on them. This led the resident to report the neighbor's behavior to the HOA, to ensure they put a stop to the neighbor's unneighborly behavior.

Unfortunately, even though the HOA got involved in this dispute, it did not end there. The neighbor continues to play tag with the trash can and ignores each and every one of the neighborhood rules. What can put a stop to him? Keep scrolling to read the full story…

While it is known that our relationship with cats began many hundreds of years ago. Photographic proof of that budding relationship has been hard to come by, which is why we are delighted to share these vintage pics of cats being cute.

From the days of the ancient Egyptians, to the medieval times, to ancient Rome, cats have a well documented story in our hooman history books. Sometimes revered as gods themselves, other times contributing to their pawrents being put on trial for witchcraft, their history alongside hoomanity is convoluted and care-filled. But it is true that even with all that has been written about that relationship, there has been little to no visual confirmation that cats have been close to us for all this time.

But that ends today, as we invite you to dive into this collection of cute cats featured in vintage photos from various points in the last 100 years. So if you ever found yourself wondering whether cat pawrents dressed their feline fur babies in cute costumes 70 years ago, you have come to the right place.
 

This manager is buying his employee's loyalty, and it's clearly benefitting everyone. 

A great manager has enough faith in their employees that they can avoid micromanaging. Only a supervisor who doubts their employees' talents ends up micromanaging them, and it almost always brings about poor results. They become the type of manager who never lets their team go un-active on Teams, or who wants to be notified every time they use the restroom or take a snack break. It's inundating the manager with meaningless messages, all while treating the employees like children. 

If you thought dumpster diving was exclusively for the pursuit of food, then think again as this tail tells of a heroic hooman who came upon a box of kittens one dumpster dive.

It is rather surreal to imagine that you would find kittens, the sweetest and cutest creatures out there, dumped next to a donation bin. After all, even if you did not want the kittens or could not afford to care for them, there are more than enough people who would be willing to give them a home. Heck, even standing on the street with the box and handing them out would be as easy as giving away candy.

But some people simply cannot stand the guilt of doing so and so they turn to alternatives that afford them the opportunity to shy away from their responsibility to find these kittens some sort of home. But lucky for these kittens, there are hoomans out there who know that dumpsters often contain all sorts of prized objects just sitting there for the taking. Not that our heroic dumpster diver knew that the precious piece they would be coming home with that night would be five cute kittens...   
 

Sometimes, the people you think are out to get you are actually the ones you want to have by your side.

This homeowner assumed that their 60-year-old neighbor, Ron, was a cranky curmudgeon because, well, he very much fit the caricature of that type. But it turns out that the homeowner was fully projecting an image of who Ron might be based on media depictions of the nosy old guys next door. Instead, he ended up being incredibly grateful to have someone like Ron watching the neighborhood like a hawk.

Welcome to the ultimate cat pawrty!

The guest list is set, the catnip is officially uncorked, and the zoomies are scheduled for approximately 3:00 AM. When you live with a cat, every day is essentially a surprise feline fiesta where you aren't quite sure if you're the guest of honor or just the designated snack dispenser. These whiskery celebrations are all about vibing with the peak party animal energy that only a cat can provide, from the impurressive mid-air pounces to the accidental face-plants into the water bowl.

There's no better time than right meow to ditch your human responsibilities and join the floofy festivities. Whether your resident cat is currently wearing a discarded taco wrapper as a festive hat or attempting a fast-paced salsa dance across your kitchen counters, their commitment to the fiesta is legendary. It's a colorful, chaotic world of purrs and puns where the only rule is to keep the treats flowing and the belly rubs (briefly) allowed. Let's get this pawrty purring!

Risky siblings feel entitled to the responsible sibling's safety net. What's yours is mine, right?

Behind every sister relationship lies a lifetime of measuring which bowl of ice cream is slightly smaller and juggling blouses back and forth between closets. Although sisterly relationships vary, there's usually a common thread of responsibility imbalances, often leading to disputes and familial clashes of biblical proportions. In this case, the younger sister always played it safe, working hard at unglamorous jobs to earn a life of stability and comfort. The older sister, in contrast, was reckless and flippant. 

You can probably guess where this drama goes, but when the prodigal sister returned to the family fold, it was the responsible youngest who was expected to absorb the fallout. Well, not this time, sis. It's time to face the music. 

We don't understand people who adopt pets only to forget about them.

We understand that some cats are an outside-inside hybrid type (although it's a known fact that indoor cats live longer and safer lives). But cats are definitely not fitted to brave blizzards or extreme cold. The domestic cat has evolved from the African wildcat - meaning, cats are adapted to hot weather, to deserts, and the harsh climate of the summer. But winters are tough for cats, so leaving a cat out in the cold is borderline cruel. And that's what we don't understand - we're not talking about feral cats, about strays (though they all deserve homes, and that's an understatement) - we're talking about adopted cats. But this cat's family? They just leave him out during a snow storm. Great.

Cats should be cared for, loved, never abandoned. Cats are meant to rule their home kinkdoms with an iron paw (of love, pets, and treats). Cats were not made to be abandoned. It breaks our hearts knowing some cats are adopted only to be forgotten. At least this one cat has a neighboring family that's willing to care for him during this awful weather.

By the time we get to the middle of the week, our attention span is about as long as our cat's. 

You woke up and did your best on Monday, and you got through it. You even managed to focus all the way through Tuesday, and you even got a little extra work done. But now, the problem is, that you've made it to Wednesday and your battery is all used up already. You're forgetting things, like where you put your keys, forgetting your lunch at home, and you can't seem to get a single task done without taking at least one break in the middle. We call this "Wednesday brain".

Wednesday brain is pawsitively challenging for us cat lovers. Our thoughts immediately go to our fluffy felines at home, wishing we were there with them, to snuggle with them, to get annoyed with them sitting on our laptops and interrupting our video calls. But the temptation doesn't stop there. There are hundreds, nay, thousands… nay, millions of cats on the internet that are just a few clicks away. And with our brains working at this purrfectly glacial pace, they can't resist taking a break to enjoy some floofball goofball felines that will bring us the serotonin we desperately need. 

Well, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! One more break won't hurt, right? That's right. And besides, once we thoroughly enjoy ourselves on this dopamine-enhancing list of awwdorably derpy cats, then we'll be more productive. Right? Right. Anyway, that's the script you need to tell your boss if they catch you scrolling through these cute kitties at work. There's only one cure for Wednesday brain, and it's right down here.

Who thought that a non-profit organization would be so… ungenerous towards their own people?

What makes a workplace somewhere employees want to stay? Is it the people, the money, the benefits? Is there a secret recipe that combines a set of workplace qualities to create the perfect place to work?

Well, if you ask us, many employees would be willing to give up most qualities, even pay and benefits, if it means they get to work at a place where they feel fulfilled and appreciated. Even if their workplace is unable to give them a raise every year, or if they don't get too much PTO, they would stay for years just because they simply enjoy coming into work every single day.

However, all it takes is one action from the employer's behalf to have their employees running out the door. Like when the nonprofit organization below decided to cut a longtime employee's hours and pay to accommodate a new hire. They decided they would rather pay a new, inexperienced employee a higher salary than to preserve someone who has loyally been there for the last two years.

When the longtime employee discovered the new hire was getting paid more than they did, they immediately confronted their manager. Sadly, the manager didn't have anything beneficial to say and only claimed that there were several reasons for the pay discrepancy. The employee didn't even have to read the whole email to understand that they will not be getting any raises anytime soon.

Usually, it's not the cat who needs rehoming, it's the partner who wants you to abandon your cat. 

We think that everyone can agree that one of the golden rules when it comes to dating is setting expectations early. Where in the country do you want to live long-term? Do you see yourself ever getting married? Are kids something that you would want to have someday in the future? And - perhaps the most important one - do you like cats? And we say that it is the most important because we think that it is often the most overlooked, despite the fact that if your partner wants you to get rid of your cats somewhere down the line in the relationship, that is a dealbreaker just as much as any of the other things. 

We tell cat owners to find out what the person they are dating thinks about their cats as soon as possible. You don't want to date someone who hates cats for three weeks, let alone three years. Of course, you would expect someone to just… tell you, from the get-go, what they think about your cats, but unfortunately, that doesn't always happen. Bring it up. Facing the ultimatum - "it's either me or the cat" - might be very simple but it sure as heck is not easy. 

What would you do if a coworker continually ate half of your lunch? 

Let's all hope we never have to answer that on our own behalves! But this person does, as she's being continually left with a growling stomach at lunchtime, thanks to one coworker named Jake. 

If you have even 20 or 30 people at your office — and plenty of offices have far more than that — one fridge is just not big enough to hold everyone's food. The result is that sometimes, someone's lunch will mysteriously disappear, and interestingly enough, no one will fess up to sneaking a bite or 2. 

This worker began meal-prepping food to last her the whole week, only to watch it disappear before her very eyes. And she even knows who ate it! 

No matter how many cats you have seen, there are always more out there that will amaze you with their uniqueness. 

Here at ICHC, we like to say that every single cat is unique. Because it is true. Especially to that cat's owner. We say that as people who own the simplest cats - simple in every way. They are still special. There is always something. Maybe at first glance, someone else wouldn't see it. But you know. Some of the simplest cats have a folded ear or two. Maybe these cats have an extra toe bean. Maybe they have a single paw that is a different color or a stripe on their tail that seems like it shouldn't be there. There is always something to make them unique. 

With all that said, we have to admit that some cats instantly look different and unique - without having to so much as squint. There are always cats with unique fur patterns - things that are rare and unexpected. And the beautiful thing about the internet - and our jobs as people writing for ICHC - is that we can put together a list of these special kitties for all of you guys to view and enjoy. 

A customer's generosity goes a long way in an employee's life.

If there's one thing in this world that you should live by, it's paying it forward. You never know who needs your help.

To forget the chaos in the world, here are some equally as chaotic cat memes. 

So… we don't know if you have noticed, but it is chaos outside. Again. We had like a two-minute break from the last crazy thing, and here it comes - the new crazy thing. But at least one good thing has come out of all this chaos. Yes. We have learned what helps us. We have learned what keeps us distracted and happy, what allows us to feel blind - even if it's just for a few meowments - to the outside world. And that thing is actually quite simple. e are, of course, talking about chaotic cat memes. 

If there is one thing that you can count on, it is that even as the world is going up in flames, people will continue to share all of their funniest cat memes online. And we, here at ICHC, will continue to put them together into carefully curated collections of purrfect cat memes. Because that is what we choose to focus on. Because in a world where everywhere you look there is drama and clickbait, we are here to bring you the things that you actually want to see - the things that actually matter. And those things are smiles in the form of silly cat memes. 

High school love-triangle drama followed him around like a ding on his resume. 

Although he viewed their relationship as platonic, this 25-year-old became best friends with a woman in his office. They went to happy hour, shared secrets, and got close enough to be considered true homies, but when he started seeing a woman in another department, things got spicy. For those of us who have been around the block in an office setting for longer than 5-minutes, it's clear that this love triangle was just a ticking HR time-bomb, but to an enthusiastic recent college grad, romantic and social dabblings in the office were about to teach him a valuable lesson in professionalism. 

Rule #1: Always keep your coworkers at arm's length.