Cats are not known for falling,but that is exactly what happened to one cat who uncharacteristically fell off a balcony only to be found several days later in a place that they could not jump out off.

Ues, the irony is not lost on us. The two things that cats are known for, balance and jumping, were exactly what this cat was lacking or unable to do. Had they been able to do one or the other then there would hardly be a story to tell but alas here we are with one heck of a feline story to tell.

For when our cat mom came to visit the sweet cat child she had to leave behind in her home country she would have never imagined that the limited time she had with her cat child would be spent searching for it. But that is what happened when the cat unceremoniously fell off the balcony and was not to be seen for another five days. 
 

This situation is basically the homeownership version of opening the fridge in a new apartment and finding someone else's leftovers plus a bill. The panels are bolted to the house. The debt is bolted to the previous owner. Now there is a very enthusiastic chorus trying to convince the new owner that both should come as a set. So solar panels are apparently the timeshares of the roof world

Bad dates live rent-free in our cringe catalog for life, but some, more terrible first dates go down in relationship history… In the most hilarious way. 

Every cat deserves a home. But not every home deserves a cat.

It's a universal truth agreed upon by cat lovers worldwide - leaving cats unattended, stranded, or abandoned is a big no-no, to say the least. All cats deserve love, affection, and definitely a full belly. All cats deserve a home. But that's not true at any cost. The cost of a "wrong" home, so to speak, is much higher for a cat than to stay a little longer in their foster care - just like this one beautiful void kitten in Hungary just experienced.

For a cat, constant house moving can be traumatic. So for this kitten to be adopted, only to be returned two days later, it must be harsh. No person has the right to cause this to a cat. But sure enough, it's good that the family who realized they didn't want a kitten (better late than never - but "in advance" would've been appreciated…) returned him to his foster lady, and didn't dump the cat alone instead.

We will try to follow this beautiful black kitten in hopes that he finds a true, stable, and loving forever home.

This 21-year-old thinks he's hilarious, but after his latest stunt, his sister isn't laughing. 

The thing with pranks is that they're usually funny to the prankster, not the person the joke is aimed at. The prankster gets great content out of the bit, they get a laugh, and everyone else in the area gets to giggle at the expense of the person getting pranked. So what does that person getting pranked get out of the experience? Honestly, usually they just get embarrassed, or have their belongings destroyed, and for what? So someone else can make a video about it? That's just unkindness disguised as comedy — it's usually not even original or creative content! — , and many of us don't find that funny enough to laugh at. 

He now runs what we like to call the "underground orange market".

If dogs are the paladins of the pet world, then cats are the rogues. They're naturally shady, can sneak into nearly any location, and you never see them coming. They can pick any lock and steal any treasure. Not only can they do it, but they like doing it. There's a reason why there's a term called "cat burglars". We have to imagine that the person who coined that term didn't just name them that because they didn't like cats.

And the best part yet is that cats can be trained to steal, although it's usually done unintentionally. If you've ever owned a feline or two, you've probably expurrienced them leaving "gifts" for you. These gifts can be anything from leaves they hunted to rodents, to random pieces of garbage they found. Cats basically think that we hoomans are giant, dumb cats who don't know how to hunt, so sometimes they bring back presents to share with us so we don't starve.

Well, one neighborhood orange cat started to take this concept to the extreme (as most oranges do). After a friendly fellow fed him a piece of chicken, the cat started leaving him gifts in order to get more chicken. These weren't your average gifts. Apparently, he even brought him a full granola bar and a sponge to trade for some chicken. 

Whether he liked it or not, he's now running a mini "orange" market where he gets people's stolen goods for a morsel of chicken. Will he use his new powers for good or for evil? We guess you'll find out below.

Sometimes, we forget that in toxic relationships, the cats go through it too.

Adopting a cat with your partner can sound like such a great idea to untrained ears, but to us, it sounds more like trouble than anything else. We are all for adopting cats, we want to make sure that is clear, but adopting cats together… that is something that, in our opinion, should be reserved for very well-established relationships. Because it is all fun and games until a breakup happens and a custody battle over the cat ensues.

Both partners in the relationship bond with the cats. Sometimes, it's a clear choice who the cat will go to after a breakup, but other times, it is not. Sometimes, people talk about splitting up bonded pairs of cats after breakups. Sometimes, people use cats as a card in a breakup, trying to get the cat from the other person to cause them pain. But no matter what it is, the first victim of the whole situation is, of course, the cat. And that is why we hate it. When the relationship is toxic, the cat suffers too, and it is important to remember that and then to act accordingly. 

After approaching a girl who had been taking up the last treadmill, talking to her friend, and asking her to move, the ensuing confrontation left this gym goer wondering if he was in the wrong for his part in the escalation.

Rescuing a stray cat will change the cat's entire life. 

We mean that. Rescuing a cat is not simply a "nice thing" to do. For you, maybe it's something small. Maybe it's an inconvenient couple of hours - rescuing the cat and getting it to a shelter. But for the cat, it is everything. It is life-changing. For the cat, it is an act of kindness that will change their whole world, that will make them transform. And for some cats, it is even more than that. For some cats, rescuing them means saving their lives. 

Some cats are used to living on the streets. They know how to deal with the roughness of it all, and they won't even go near humans, even ones like us who would be very happy to pet them. Other cats though, abandoned cats who once had families, they don't understand the cruelty of the outside world. The kitty in today's story is one of them. We don't know who abandoned this cat or when, but we do know that he has been reaching out to humans for a long time and getting turned away. We know that we was injured and in pain when he was finally found on Christmas day. And we know that in weather like that, with bad health like his, and with people turning him away at every corner, slowly but surely eroding his trust in humans, rescuing him that day most likely saved his life.

These family members might all be above the age of 30, but they all seem to have the emotional maturity of high school students

Pro Tip: If you don't want to hear the noise your neighbors make, you should consider not having neighbors!

That is basically the only way to ensure you will not be bothered by the noise they make while they go about their lives. Because let's face it, it doesn't matter if you live in a house, a building, or an apartment duplex: as long as someone lives next door, you are going to hear what they are up to.

Sure, some living situations are worse than others. Someone who lives in a house will probably not hear their neighbors dragging a chair across the floor, as someone with upstairs neighbors might, but noise has a tendency to come in many ways. Sometimes it's the moving furniture, while other times it is someone playing guitar. Either way, the only people who get to avoid a noisy neighbor are those who live in an area so secluded that they basically have no neighbors at all.

Being the "noisy" neighbors is also no picnic, because then you have to deal with complaining residents who have a problem with every step you take, which is the issue the neighbors below have to deal with. They live in a newly built duplex, maybe the worst kind of building to live in if you want to avoid other people's noise. Sadly for them, the sound insulation between their unit and the one next door basically does not exist. Despite the problem being neither of the residents' fault, but the building itself, they needed to find a way to fix it, since neither of them wanted to hear everything that goes on in the other's home. 

After discussing the problem with the builder and even contacting the city, each of the residents was given $5k to fix the insulation on their side. But even after both of them soundproofed their apartments, it still wasn't enough for one side of the duplex. They still complained about noise and still blamed their residents for it. They wanted more work to be done to fix the soundproofing, and they didn't care who paid for it.

Should the other neighbors spend more money to further fix the issue, or should they refuse to keep up with this conversation? 

There's no denying it, our cats live secret lives when we're not around. 

It's not that felines are inherently disloyal; it's just that beyond the front door lies the sweet promise of tasty treats, the touch of grass under their toe beans, and the winds of freedom upon their whiskers. Who are we, as cat lovers, to deny a cat the full spectrum of the feline experience? 

Every cat thinks it is an expert in stealth.

Cats take sneakiness very seriously. The slow creeping, the careful pauses, the intense staring at something across the room. In their minds this is a highly skilled operation. They are moving quietly, blending into the surroundings, waiting for the perfect moment.

They take one small step forward, then freeze. Another step, then another long pause. The target could be a toy, a dangling cord, or a mysterious movement only the cat seems to notice. Whatever it is, the cat approaches it with the focus of a tiny hunter on a mission.

The hiding spots are always impressive in theory. Tucking itself behind a chair leg or  halfway behind a curtain, every cat always thinks its disguise is flawless. From everyone else's perspective, a very large portion of the cat is still very visible.

Eventually the sneaking reaches its final stage. The cat launches forward in a sudden pounce, convinced the plan has worked perfectly. The toy gets tackled, the foot gets ambushed, or the mysterious moving speck gets a full investigation.

After all that creeping and careful planning, the cat sits there looking extremely pleased with the results. As far as they're concerned, that was a masterclass in stealth.

Every once in a while, a cat grabs on and refuses to let go.

The moment she was picked up outside a PetSmart, this tiny cat clung tightly, almost like she had already made up her mind that this was her new hooman. It felt familiar too. Two years earlier, the same thing happened when adopting another cat named Kenzie from the same place. That moment of instant connection made the choice feel easy. It seemed like fate had stepped in again.

Now named Calypso, the petite calico has already started settling into her new home. Despite being around two years old, she's surprisingly small, which only adds to her charm. What she might lack in size, she more than makes up for in affection. Calypso loves to snuggle and seems perfectly happy curling up with her new human whenever she gets the chance.

The best surprise so far is how smoothly she's fitting into the household. Kenzie, the resident cat, appears to be getting along with her just fine. That early harmony has made the transition feel even more special. Instead of a stressful introduction, it looks like the two cats might be well on their way to becoming companions.

If procrastination were an Olympic sport, some of us would already have a room full of gold medals… right next to the pile of things we were supposed to finish three days ago. Putting things off is basically an art form at this point, complete with carefully timed snack breaks, sudden urges to clean everything except what actually needs doing, and the classic "I work better under pressure" philosophy. 

These memes are dedicated to everyone who has ever opened a tab to start working and somehow ended up ten videos deep into something completely unrelated. If you're reading this instead of doing what you're supposed to be doing, congratulations… you're exactly where you belong.

 

Who could wake a sleeping cuddle puddle?

Imagine going about your day when you see not one, but a pile of kittens fast asleep on the ground? They're beautiful and all different kinds. This gentle human who saw them saw that they were fast asleep in dirt, and didn't have the heart to wake them up. He also didn't want to just leave them there, so he decided to bring them some water, and sit and wait to see what happens. What will happen in the end? Read the full story below to find out. 

It's your kid's birthday, and the bakery staff hands you a colorful cake full of errors. What do you do? 

Well, first things first, you'd better snap a photo so the rest of us can see it! 

The great thing about kids is that they're quick to accept things as they are. When you hand them that cake with shaky lettering, as if the decorator had 5 cups of coffee before writing the message, your kid will just be thrilled that they got a cool cake! 

However, it's adults who are paying for these birthday cakes. And they have expectations for a great cake, not a weird-looking one.

But, as we'll explore together, not every cake arrives as planned. Sometimes, they're much, much funnier than anyone could've predicted. 

Some cats can be incredibly clever, but there are those who seem to be lacking more than a few brain cells and when they stay that way for an extended period of time, you end up with the bleps that we have in store for you in this list.

It is a funny phenomenon, that such a smart animal as a cat could ever have such cognitively challenged characters amongst them. But such is the way of the feline world and there are more than a few of these forgetful freddies and dumb dumb deborahs in the world. And while you might have assumed that they have little to contribute to society, after all, they will most certainly not be advancing any feline facets of life.

The truth is that what they lack in smarts they more than make up for in cuteness and comedy. Which is why we made this list of feline funnies of the cats hanging on to reality by the string of a single brain cell. So sit back and grab an apron so that none of these silly Sallys splash back upon your smart brain.
 

You might have thought that there is no way a cat can outsmart a hooman who has been warned of their trickery. But as you'll come to find in this story, all it takes is a short lapse in concentration for the cat to get their way.

They are incredibly crafty in this way our cats are. They do it with almost everything. Most notably with food, especially when there are two hoomans involved it is not unheard of for a cat to try and convince both hoomans to feed them even if they have already been fed by one of them. And just as in this story, all it takes is a moment of lapsed concentration for a cat to get what they want. But that does not excuse the person who was being paid to concentrate from being held responsible for ensuring the cat would not get the better of them.

But that is just the way that the cookie crumbled in this story and it is a stark reminder to us all to be ultra vigilant when looking after cats that are not your own. They are such a crafty bunch that you truly cannot know how they are going to try and get the better of you. 
 

You have no idea how people act behind closed doors until you let them stay with you for a weekend. 

I bet you could recall the worst house guest you ever had. That kind of experience leaves a real impression on a person! And, as some of the people below noted in their own stories, sometimes you have to cut a person off after they disrespect your humble abode. 

As hosts, we never expect our guests to treat our homes poorly. Most of us were raised to be super polite when someone invites you into their space — helping out with dishes, making polite conversation, being quiet during nighttime hours, not using up all their soap or eating all their food. And yet, as you'll read about below, some people had guests who've simply never heard of etiquette before, who are so wrapped up in their own wants and needs that they're happy to leave someone else's house worse than they found it.