Some DIY projects start with the best intentions and a burst of confidence that quickly fades the moment things go off track. What looks simple online can turn into a chaotic mess in real life, and that is exactly where the fun begins. From slightly off results to full-blown disasters, these DIY fails remind us that not everything goes according to plan. Still, there is something oddly satisfying about seeing how wrong things can go. At the very least, they make for a great story later.

When others left, Sakae Kato stayed. After the Fukushima prefecture in Japan became uninhabitable due to radiation clouds leaking from the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant, 160,000 people abandoned their homes and their pets. For more than 10 years, he rescued forgotten animals who had been left behind. At one point, Kato was caring for up to 40 cats inside his home. He said his life's mission was to take care of every last one, because if he didn't, who would?

Not all heroes wear capes, and not all angels have wings.

Sakae Kato pawsitively sacrificed everything, including his own health, after everyone else moved on. Over 160,000 people abandoned their lives in Fukushima after the surrounding area became uninhabitable due to the nuclear power plant nearby, but many were left behind. All of them had four legs, and none of them understood why they suddenly found themselves all alone. Kato couldn't handle the fact that so many beloved creatures were suddenly left alone, so he stayed behind to rescue and care for them. 

Just to make you understand the intensity of this decision, a purrfectly crucial fact is that Kato lives with no running water. He travels to a mountain spring to collect what he needs, not just for himself, but for the more than 40 cats he cares for, as well as the other animals he's collected along the way. For 10 years, he's cared for these left-behind pets, all alone. This is the true meaning of sacrifice.

This is a man who is willing to put the needs of others before himself, and not just when it's convenient for him. He changed the course of his life to protect others who can't protect themselves, and here at I Can Has Cheezburger, we will always consider him a hero.

If you thought the Cat Distribution System was only about bringing cats and kittens to their new pawrents then this story will show you a whole new face of the system.

Often when we have a story based on the Cat Distribution System to share with you it is a relatively straightforward story of a cat or kitten who is found, cared for and eventually given a furever home with their rescuer. Which is a great story in itself, but the story we have today is far grander than that.

For while it does begin with a cat who is found and cared for after being found in a sorry state, it gets a whole lot more complicated than that along the way. With familial twists and turns that will give you whiplash they are so dramatic. But that is just the way of the CDS, it does the magical and the unexpected. So settle in for a tale of cat connection, resilience and wonder. 
 

The lives of these two colleagues sit next to each other like a split screen, and just like you would imagine, it isn't fun, although it does involve gamesOn one side, there is a young literature professor who worked hard early, landed a good university job, and decided that adulthood for her means fresh cooking, outsourced chores, and actual free time. She hires help for cleaning and laundry, keeps her energy for work and the things she enjoys, and does not feel the need to prove anything through scrubbing.

The meowsterious lives of cats are constantly intriguing for us, mere humans. But one brave pawrent did what we all dream of doing and tracked her cat's daily activities, only to find we're fascinated by the plain existence of our feline friends - no matter what they actually do.

We're all guilty of wondering what's going on in our cats' brains during the day. What they plan and what they're up to. What thoughts they have of the things they see, and the stuff we do (and this is why we're sure they judge us, like the feline overlords that they are). Because, honestly, what do they think to themselves when they push a glass full of water off the counter? Well, one cat pawrent set to find this out - while it seems like the only purrrrroductive thing her cat seems to be doing in a day is pushing her water cup just to see what happens. So she set a 24-hour stakeout to understand what the fluff her cat is actually doing all day long?

But this was not made only to satiate her own thirst for knowledge. This pawrent made meowgic happen, and turned the entire cat data into a beautifully presented set of slides, for all cat people around the world to enjoy (and learn, probably). Hilarious things like this remind us constantly how much we love the online feline family. We're all just a bunch of cat lovers from all corners of the Earth, sharing our love for these floofy little creatures in such creative ways. We can't even begin to express how we appreciate it all.

Workplace friendships often feel solid… Until roles change. 

A promotion brings greater responsibility, higher expectations from upper management, and the need to demonstrate your ability to handle a new role. You earn opportunities for professional development and career growth, which are some of its biggest advantages. Still, it can mean increased stress, more pressure, less freedom to act casually, and the challenge of earning respect while maintaining fairness. And sometimes, relationships with colleagues start to change. That's exactly what happened to the employee in today's story. His coworker's rise to team lead didn't just change their workplace dynamic; it also transformed a friendship he thought would last.    

In the end, work is work. Transitioning from one role to a bigger one can be challenging for almost anyone, and many people struggle to find the right balance between authority and flexibility. But there's also power at play here. Some people change their personality when they gain more power because they begin to see themselves differently. Their behavior shifts based on what they believe a 'leader' is supposed to be, and their past experiences with supervisors may shape their vision of leadership, too. Others may simply like the feeling of having more control over others. 

We don't know what kind of internal process this coworker is going through, but one thing is clear. He's acting more rigid and overly professional with a friend. Can we blame him? Probably not. We assume that he's doing his job and he's trying to do it well. A manager isn't supposed to treat one employee differently from others, and close friendships can complicate fairness when it comes to performance reviews. But his friend's feelings are valid too. The person he used to laugh with at lunch breaks now feels distant, and getting used to that new dynamic can be hard to digest. Watching a friend change can feel like losing someone, even if they're still sitting at the next desk. But in the workplace, what once felt like friendship may turn into professionalism, and that's not always a betrayal. Sometimes, it's just a new reality we must accept.

While her partner was on a trip, this girlfriend took the chance to "tidy up" their living space… by selling off her BF's car

Aside from getting to drive where ever you want at any time, having a car can become a fantastic hobby. 

For a lot of men, their ideal weekend involves having plenty of time to work on their project car. They start tinkering under the hood, which attracts other guys around the neighborhood to come over and talk shop. You wind up with like 4 or 5 neighbors all standing around talking about the car, and their own projects, and their plans for the future. 

For some guys, there isn't a social aspect, but it's still a rewarding project to bring a car back to life. Some people enjoy buying some real fixer-uppers and doing just that — reviving them with fresh parts and a new coat of paint. It makes the car not only look great, but it gives them the satisfaction of knowing they can accomplish a huge goal with their own 2 hands. 

However, this person's 1967 Impala 4-door was disappeared by their GF while they were away. You just have to read this story to believe it, because the audacity of the GF is stunning. 

You say "one more thing," and your cat immediately steps in to shut that down.

Cats don't know it's Friday, but they do know you've been on your laptop way too long. You're sitting there like "one more thing," and that's exactly when they decide it's time. Suddenly they're on the keyboard, in your face, or just planted directly in front of the screen like they've been waiting all day for this.

They commit to it too. Not a quick interruption, this is a full sit-down. Maybe they lie across your arms so you physically can't type, maybe they just block half the screen and refuse to move. You try to work around them for a bit, typing sideways, leaning over, pretending this is still purrductive. It's not.

At some point it just gets ridiculous. You're barely working, they're completely comfortable, and the whole thing feels unnecessary. They're sitting there like everything is fine, like the laptop being open is actually the problem here.

Eventually you just stop. Laptop closes, work is done whether it's finished or not, and now you're just sitting there with a cat who clearly won. No argument, no discussion. They decided it's the weekend, and that's it.

Once you decide to adopt a cat, everything moves pretty fast. 

Adopting a cat always sounds simple at first. You decide you're ready, maybe scroll through a few options, tell yourself you'll think about it and not rush. Then you actually go meet one, and that's usually where it ends. One look, one interaction, and suddenly you're already attached and the decision is basically made.

Bringing them home feels like a big deal. You set everything up, make sure they've got food, water, a place to sleep. You're thinking about how they'll adjust, how long it'll take. The cat, meanwhile, is just walking around, checking things out, figuring out where they want to sit and what they like best.

The adjustment doesn't take as long as you expect. One day they're new, a little unsure, and the next they've picked their spots and started following you around. They show up in whatever room you're in, sit nearby, and just become part of your routine without making it a big thing.

Then it just becomes normal. You stop thinking about when they got there or how it happened. They're just there, part of your space, part of your day, part of everything without needing a reason for it.

This person is facing an interesting workplace dilemma — what to do with an extra $7k that a client left behind? 

How much is $7k worth to a company? 

To an individual person, or a freelancer, that's like, a ton of money. To most companies, that's pocket change! And that's why this person was having trouble squaring what they should do when left with some extra cash.

As they explained it, there was a bit of a situation with this company they were freelancing for. They explain that a client asked them to bill him for a "made-up project," presumably just setting aside their hours for a project that hadn't been fully fleshed out yet. 

Val Kilmer is making an acting comeback from beyond the grave, and his fans aren't happy about it. 

That's because Kilmer won't really be acting in it. Instead, the upcoming historical adventure film As Deep as the Grave will feature the likeness of Kilmer in a posthumous performance that has been entirely generated by AI.

Although filmmaker Coerte Voorhees allegedly earned the approval from Kilmer's family estate, the backlash has already begun, and the film isn't even out yet. Even if Kilmer himself would have approved of this so-called "artistic choice," that does not mean that the team behind As Deep as the Grave should get a free pass for using generative AI for a role that could have been performed by a human being. Was this not a major reason why SAG-AFTRA performers went on strike in 2023? Has the industry learned nothing from that strike?

We'll never know if Kilmer would have truly wanted this apparent tribute. We know that he wanted to act in this project before his illness made him unable to do so. But Hollywood could be establishing a dangerous precedent by allowing this project to move forward in this capacity. Today, it's a tribute to Kilmer, but before long, it could be every actor's job that is at risk. It's doubtful that Kilmer would have wanted to become the face of a precedent that might put his fellow actors out of work one day. 

If anything, Kilmer's "performance" in As Deep as the Grave could tarnish the legacy of a movie star who was once associated with traditional, good old-fashioned Hollywood moviegoing. There are many ways that the filmmakers behind this project could have forged ahead while paying tribute to Kilmer, but generative AI is not the way to do it.

This was supposed to be a normal drive to work, but the CDS had other plans. 

Sometimes the cat distribution system really doesn't care how many cats you already have. This purrson already had seven and still somehow ended up with one more after spotting what looked like a paper bag moving in the middle of the road. A closer look turned that into a tiny kitten trying to figure things out on a busy street.

They pulled over, ran back, and grabbed her before anything could happen. The kitten was too small to even get up onto the curb, just stuck in the middle of it all. So she got scooped up and taken along for the day, which is already a big upgrade from where she started.

Since then, there's been an effort to find where she came from, but it doesn't seem like anyone's missing her. No home, no one looking, just a kitten who ended up in the right place at the right time.

And somehow, even with a full house of cats, this one still feels special. The dream cat showing up out of nowhere, right when she needed help most, is exactly how these stories tend to go. You don't plan it, you don't expect it, and then suddenly there's another cat in your life who fits right in.

There are a few, rare moments in every retail employee's career where they get the opportunity to be wholly and completely compliant with customer service policy, while also making a customer pay for their rudeness: This is one of those moments. 

A hardware store employee sold a clearance sale refrigerator to a woman in her 60s, promising to have a fresh copy of the owner's manual sent to her directly from the manufacturer via snail mail. When the woman left the store that day, and he ordered her manual from Maytag, this employee thought that would be the last he heard from the customer. 

Except she started to call them on their personal extension. Every. Single. Day. 

Within 48 hours of sending her off, the salesman had received several furious phone calls from the woman complaining that her manual hadn't arrived yet. Well, ma'am, it's only been two days. Any regular, logical person knows that normal snail mail takes weeks for a delivery, and it was unrealistic to expect a teleported copy of her owner's manual. Alas, customer entitlement knows no bounds; sales reps should be able to make the post office YIELD to their demands, right?

So this employee did what any self-respecting, petty, and maliciously compliant customer service rep would. He made sure that the woman would receive her manual, and then some…

Getting a cat when you move houses is a gift, and this couple decided to take the present despite having a full house already. 

They moved and on the first day there was just a cat there. They love cats so they tried not to get attached, but we all know how that works out. The woman would sit outside at night so that the cat could sleep on her lap, and she'd leave blankets outside for her and do whatever she could to help. They knew they weren't going to take another cat in, since they already had multiple cats…or so they thought. Months later, it's the middle of winter and they just can't bear the thought that she's be outside alone. They brought her in, got her to the vet, and now she's got a furrever home with them and the other cats, and is much healthier and happier than before. 

After taking a lateral move that came with a pay cut under the promise that they would be next in line for promotion if they did so, this employee found themselves not only passed up for promotion but also hand-holding their new boss, even long after the learning curve period

There's a lot to consider when you're becoming a parent for the first time.

If you want to become a parent, by all means, go ahead! There's very little stopping most people from actually having a child. But caring for and raising your child takes a ridiculous amount of time, energy, money, and planning, and it's just not something that every parent fully considers before they commit to having a baby. 

When you're expecting a baby, you get to have all the fun of telling people about it, picking out clothes and a stroller and a crib, painting the nursery, and so on. But once the baby has arrived, it's just 2 partners and a screaming newborn. It's 3 AM and your baby hasn't slept in days, and there's no one around to help out except the 2 adults. It's these less-than-glamorous parts of parenthood that not everyone is prepared for before baby arrives. 

This person thinks they might be overcritical about their daughter-in-law's sudden announcement that she and her husband are going to start trying to have a baby. 

But… are they? They made a simple observation that really upset their DIL, and I don't even think they're wrong for pointing it out! 

Kittens are like Easter eggs of the animal kingdom. Hiding under a bush or curled up in a flower pot, the Cat Distribution System always finds creative ways to bestow gifts and tiny mews upon cat-loving humans.

As fragile and whimsical as a warm summer breeze and as mighty and proud as a roaring lion, kittens embody spicy cat energy down to the letter. Unbridled by common sense and unburdened by age, kittens are driven mainly by mischief and an endless hankering for a bowl of milk. 

Although cats have their many purrsonalities, there are common threads of adorableness that cat lovers admire in any feline, and those traits are meownifested during kittenhood. While their origin stories are often wild, extreme, and unique, kittens ultimately undergo their biggest transformation under the watchful eyes of their adopted humans. 

We watch them go from ravenous, blind-eyed babies to rambunctious, rebellious teens, and finally start to overfeed them just in time for their metabolism to slow, resulting in the slightly portly physiques of our more mellow elder cats. A cat may scratch us when they play or accidentally bite our ankles too hard as we round the couch in the middle of the night, but those playful wounds stem from a place of love. Infinite love, really. 

Kittens bond with us early on using playful, albeit slightly maniacal, means, and it's from then on that our fates are bound together in the stars. So if you're already dreaming of your afternoon, post-work reunion with your own little fluffball gremlin at home, then the memes in this collection will uplift your spirits just long enough to fuel your cute tanks. For there's nothing that'll replace the love and cuddles of an adorable affectionate kitten, and there's no sound so perfect as a kitten's sweet meow, but sometimes a pure and simple collection of kitten funnies will help take the edge off just a bit. 

If you thought that all kittens are born sweet and cuddly, then get ready to meet with reality as you dive into this story of the super spicy kitten who learned to love without violence.

It is not the most common of occurrences, but depending upon what a kitten's life has looked like they can be some of the spiciest felines on the planet. Full of boundless energy with tiny claws and teeth that easily pierce the skin they can wreak havoc on a hooman with quite the unexpected amount of force. Which can present quite the unprecedented challenge for a family trying to integrate such a kitten into their lives. Which is what happened to the cat loving family who rescued this piquant cat child from their backyard.

Luckily, with a lot of love and gloves they were able to calm the kitty down and turn her into the cutest and cuddliest catto they had ever met. And they all lived happily ever after. An ending which is far more favorable than what many pawrents have to put up with for the rest of their catto's life. 
 

Neighbor parking disputes can pretty easily bring your nerves to a gentle simmer, but neighbors' guests blocking your driveway regularly? That could bring asphalt to a boilThis guy is not just dropping someone off. He is running a whole side operation out of the space in front of the house he does not live in.

It's so hard to find good help these days. 

Going out of town, for work or for pleasure, is always more complicated when you have pets. If you don't have family in the area, you're forced to rely on friends or a professional pet sitter. And even if you do have a friend, you can't always be sure that they're going to follow your instructions to the T. In today's story, a cat pawrent of three fluffy felines had to take a last minute work trip for a week, and was able to get a friend to watch their cats. They left them with instructions, and plenty of food to keep them well-fed. But when they got home, they found the food bag still full…. and the 30 lb. treat bag empty! The friend accidentally fed their cats treats the whole week instead of food!

Their cats are okay, just grumpy that they have to go back to eating their boring, normal dry food now that "mom" is back.