All throughout the 2000s and 2010s, we used to eat up "goodwill" stories about people banding together to donate PTO to help a seriously ill team member or crowdfunding to help cover the costs and medical debt of members of the community who were experiencing personal tragedy and medical hardship. While it is great to see people who are able to lend a helping hand—and while these acts of charity are not to be diminished… All this really begs questioning, questioning that is finally being asked more and more frequently in discourse online where these types of stories are no longer viewed purely as "wholesome" or "heartwarming" but rather as a sign of the dystopian, socially divided future we're racing toward.

That question is not "why should we help others?" No, helping others is a vital part of our nature. A thriving community is what we would hope sets us apart from other natural beings. Rather, "Why do these people need our help in the first place?" and "Why is the onus of aide being placed upon us?"

What better way to celebrate the fact that we have made it to Thursday than with a delightful collection of fluffy, feline orange companions that are about to fill our day with pawsitive cuteness? As we start thinking about how we going to spend the weekend, these charming cats serve as a reminder of the all the fun we will be spending with our fluffy felines!

From playful adventures in cardboard boxes to serene snoozes on soft cushions, these awwdorable furballs know exactly how to live in the moment and find happiness in the little things. With their irresistible charm and endless unique purrsonalities, these furry friends inspire us to embrace each day with enthusiasm and gratitude. So, let's bask in the warmth of their orange fur and allow their playful spirit to brighten our Thursday, making it a day to remember filled with laughter, love, and furry companionship.

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The word is on the tip of your tongue, but you just can't quite remember it… It's a universal experience in this human life of ours. To err is human, and to forget words and make up something silly is funny. 

Parents do this all the time. Your parent will point at you, name all your siblings while forgetting your name, and then finally just give up and say, "You, that one. First born. Don't forget to take the recycling out." Though parents have mastered the art of misspeaking, they aren't the only ones who remix words to their liking. Some poetic versions of this phenomenon happen to those who have English as their second language. Little kids who are learning English for the first time often mess things up as well. 

Check out these hilarious word mix-ups from people of all ages and backgrounds. Up next, read about the shelter pets with the funniest names ever, like the pigeon named "Mr. World Wide," or a very sweet dog named "French Fry Freddie." 

Up next, read the story of the mother who named one kid after a Pokemon: she's infuriated at a friend who wants to talk her out of doing the same to kid #2. 

Who doesn't love it when Thursday finally rolls around? What better way to celebrate the fact that we survived most of the week than a cute collection of awwdorable cats?  It's like a little boost of joy that we never knew our day needed!

These cats are all about sleeping through the day making sure they are well-rested in time for some weekend pawty fun! Who doesn't need a dose of feline fun that entertains and warms our hearts all at the same time? Each one is a reminder of the awwdorable purrsonalities that make our furry companions so irresistibly charming. As we scroll through these awwdorable felines, we're transported into a world of whisker cuteness and the endless charm that our feline friends offer us. It's a delightful escape from the daily grind, a chance to enjoy the simple pleasure of our sweet feline friends. 

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Working as a server is certainly not for the faint of heart. The amount of unnecessary nonsense you have to deal with every time you work a shift can easily exceed what other workers have to confront throughout their entire careers. This can range from power-tripping managers to bogus restaurant policies to entitled Karen customers. On top of all of this, you have to deal with the physical exhaustion of being on the move and working on your feet the entire shift. This is also something that the average customer refuses to even attempt to understand. 

For those of you who currently work as servers or who have worked in the service industry before, we've got you covered with some memes, tweets, and fails to give you a bit of levity today. Hopefully, this makes your next shift ever so slightly more bearable. Keep scrolling below for the full collection. When you're done, check out this compilation of wedding fiascos. 

What's the weirdest place your car has ended up? For most of us, that answer is probably nothing exciting. The most drama the majority of us experience with our vehicle is getting it booted, or maybe getting a really high-priced ticket. But these people. Wow. These people. Some of them have gotten themselves into quite a predicament! Their cars have become lodged in some odd places.

Just imagine the phone calls these drivers have to make after crashing their cars. The driver in photo #14 would've had to dial up their car insurance and explain that they smashed through the fruit aisle of a grocery store. Another person, the driver in photo #19, somehow managed to crash into two other cars, landing on top of those sideways-facing cars. You quite literally couldn't get your car down from there without assistance! 

Some of these cars were probably parked not by people, but by hurricanes or other natural disasters. The person whose car is stuck in a tree (#7), I feel for you. I hope your car can safely get out of that tree. 

Check out all of these perilous parking jobs. Up next, think about how you'd photograph a mirror you want to sell. Got that image in your head? Great, now take a look at people who did just that, in the funniest ways imaginable. 

Work is typically on the non-fun side of things in life. And it is not uncommon for us to lay in bed, looking up at the ceiling while our cat yells at us for their morning feeding, wondering what is it all for, why should we even think about getting out of bed for another day of work. But seeing as you have made it past that difficult stage and actually made it into work, potentially on time, you are more likely to need some wholesome motivation to keep going with your day and make it to that sweet moment when you get to go home.

Hence, we introduce your Thursday feline mood booster in the form of innocent cat posts for all your hoomans who would rather be curled up like a fluffy kitten. From the cute kitten whose pawrent got so deep into the procrastination that they tried to measure their kitten's length in Taco Bell hot sauce packets, to the rescued male barn cat who decided it was his turn to rescue a kitten, to the street cat who likes to play hard to get with the neighborhood hoomans. These wholesome cattos are the pawfect distraction from all that pesky work you would rather not do.

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In a perfect world, one should know that success is the best form of revenge and there's no need to go any further than that, but this is not a perfect world. Sure, if you know that you've found success and happiness following a breakup, then there should not be a need to publicize that in any way in order to feel gratification. Knowing that you're happy in and of itself should be enough. However, some moments are just too perfect that you have to post about them on all social media platforms to be sure that your ex sees them. 

Here, we have a guy who learned his partner of eight years had been cheating on him for at least three of those years with various people. Flash forward a couple of years: the Redditor has found another partner and seems to have moved on. Unfortunately, the feeling of being betrayed like that does not easily go away, so the original poster (OP) admitted to still harboring a tad bit of resentment. Well, this year, all of his ex's favorite artists were performing at Coachella, so OP made sure to attend with his new partner and publicize it… everywhere. 

Keep scrolling below to see what happened when his ex saw the evidence. For more stories like this, check out this collection of wedding fiascos. 

Thursday has this sweet and sour flavor to it that can only be explained by its unfortunate position between the working week and the weekend. On the one hand, you can clearly see and feel the weekend, while on the other you are still sitting at work, burnt out to within an inch of your life. So to help you navigate this trick time of the week, we have got your back with today's collection of relatable cat memes to help you cope.

From the chonky catto showing you how to fix a bad day with a good muffin, to the regal tabby who was born to thrift and be silly not have to work unwillingly, to the orange chonker who was escorted from the buffet after going a little too hard on the weekend, to the cattos who got stuck right into the mosh pit at their favorite rock venue, to the feline who is so good in bed that she has managed to stay there for 18 hours straight. These wholesome and funny feline memes are the pawfect pick me up to tie you over until Friday.

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The interview process brings about a whirlwind of emotions. It's like buying a house. After sifting left and right through job postings, you finally find a job you could see yourself doing. It checks all the right boxes: perfect location, ideal salary, and matches your experience level. You do your research on the company, and you're sold. If only you could just start working there immediately. But, my friend, the rollercoaster has just begun. Now, you've got to look at your application materials and make sure they're meticulously tailored to the job posting so that you stand out. Sometimes it takes hours of work, and sadly, it doesn't even guarantee you an interview. But let's say you get an interview. Woohoo! Now you have to prep. A lot. Most jobs nowadays require multiple rounds of interviews, and each one has to be better than the last. It can be a lot of pressure trying to guess what kind of questions the hiring team will ask you so you can effectively prepare. And no matter how much you prepare, there's always that one off-the-wall question that catches you way off guard. Then you have to sit around twiddling your thumbs, waiting and hear back from HR about whether you got the job, or worse, if there's another interview round. The whole process almost makes you want to stay unemployed forever. And believe us, if we could, we would. 

I Can Has-ers, it's time to get up off your behinds and get stuff done! Grab yourself a cup of coffee, put on your walking shoes, and let's get ready to chase the red dot of productivity. No more marathoning meowvies all day with the catnip we call Netflix - it's time to go out in the world and accomplish some things on your to-do list. We have a special treat for you after, but you have to promise to wait until the end, okay? If you didn't already guess it, you're right, it's some hilarious cat memes!

Enjoy your purrfect prize as you lay down on the couch feeling fulfilled after getting your groceries, cleaning your kitchen, or whatever else you needed to do today. Enjoy the sweet taste of relaxation and feline funnies while sitting purrfectly on your couch, scrolling until you find your happiness!

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Some employees think that the office manager, HR, or whoever organizes the office works for them personally. See, I was an office manager back in the day, and people would leave the dining room an absolute mess. When I opened the fridge, I frequently thought that people were growing fungi there on purpose, by leaving their containers for weeks on end. It was so frustrating that I sent out countless emails, and even held an office meeting regarding the whole thing. Nothing changed, and I eventually quit. One employee, much like me, was totally fed up with their coworkers who acted like children instead of grown-ups. They sent an angry email detailing what they would do if their coworkers didn't get it together, fast. Scroll down to read the amusing email and then check out what everyone had to say about it. For more, here is an employee who called tech support after soaking a printer. It was not savable.

Ahoy, cool cats and kittens. We here at I Can Has Cheezburger hope you're making your way through the week with the gracefulness of a fuzzy four-legged feline. Spring has sprung, and we're embracing the sunshine like a cat napping in a window, and we feel our happiness meter rising like the temperature outside! However, it's also very rainy, and that does not fit in with our springtime fantasy. So, to add some wholesome fluffy fuel to our happiness meter and bring ourselves back to skipping in springtime, we're delivering to you the 30 cutest cat posts from the last 30 days!

From stories of saved kittens to a boyfriend being adopted by his girlfriend's cats, we're pawsitively swooing over these cats that are sending us into cuteness overload. Scroll down to see all of these rays of sunshine in the form of wholesome kitties below, and have a great rest of your week!

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Each year, millions of cats and dogs get adopted out, and someone at the shelters will have to name them. 

According to Forbes, the number of pups who got their fur-ever home in the US last year was 1.5 million. That's just counting dogs—but shelters also house plenty of cats, and about 978,000 of the little scoundrels were adopted last year. Now, there aren't millions of pigs, lizards, rabbits, or birds sitting in the shelters, but a few of them always come through these shelters' doors, too! 

Animal shelter workers tirelessly care for all of their critters. That includes assigning them names that are usually temporary. A lot of folks head to the shelter and fall in love with their new furry best friend, but end up changing their name. As you can see below, shelter workers will literally just name these pets anything. Why not? May as well! 

Next up, check out these super messy and badly burnt food fails… there's one person who accidentally made electric green custard! 

Oh, animal reunion videos. The cutest, purest, most heartwarming genre of videos on the internet. No matter how many videos like this we see, no matter which animals are involved, these videos always get us right in the feels, right in our hearts. Whether it's a blind cat getting reunited with its half-blind brother, or if it's a doggo mom being reunited with her 13 puppies, or if it's a swan reuniting with his partner after rehabilitation. Every time, our hearts flip.

And today is no different in that sense. A mother leopard left her baby where she thought was safe while she went out to hunt, but it wasn't safe there, and the baby couldn't stay. Thankfully, some kind humans made sure that there would be a way for the mother to reunite with her baby, and even though we don't know exactly what went through her mind when she saw her baby again, we think we understand it. We see her emotions written all over her face.

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Rejection is a hard pill to swallow, no matter what form it comes in. You can sugarcoat it any way you like, throw around the whole "It's not me, it's you," "It's just not a good fit," or "I really don't like the cut of your jib," and your words are still going to have the same message: "I don't want to be around you anymore, and everything is over between us." While there are certain situations where this is more cutting, such as a clandestine rendezvous with a long-time associate, it's still a brutal affront to anyone's ego, even when it comes after a first meeting, shattering any prospective future you might have imagined with the other party. And, of course, when our ego is affronted, we tend to react poorly, even the most measured and nonconfrontational among us might be pushed to such ends as not going out of our way to open the door for the other party.

Hey, feline enthusiasts! Over here at ICanHasCheezburger, we are obsessed with cat memes. These adorable and sometimes downright bizarre images of our feline friends have taken over the internet and for good reason. It's impossible to scroll through social media without coming across at least a few of them, and honestly, we're not complaining.

There's something about the sheer silliness of cat memes that can instantly lift our moods. But why exactly do cat memes have such a powerful effect on our mood? Well, it's simple. They're cute, they're funny, and they're relatable.  So, the next time you're feeling down or just need a quick pick-me-up, take a scroll through some cat memes. We promise you won't regret it! Just be prepared to lose track of time as you fall down the rabbit hole of endless cat cuteness and hilarity. And that's the ICanHasCheezburger way, folks! 

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The relationship you have with your boss is almost as important as your personal relationships at home. Employees spend more than 8 hours a day with their employers and likely rely on them with every step they take on their job. You don't have to become best friends, but it is still important to maintain a good relationship with the person who is basically in charge of your professional life.

I would not call the relationship that is being described in this Reddit post a 'good working relationship', and I hope that is going to change for the sake of OP (original poster). OP is an American woman working in a German company, and she describes the difficulties she's been having with her boss. She tells stories about how her boss keeps making fun of her and mocking her, with the final straw being him telling her that 'nobody likes her' in front of her coworkers.

Scroll down to read the full story. When you finish, click here for a funny collection of AI memes.

Hey kitty girls! It's your world!  We are gathered here once again to profess our infinite love for all things feline. Every single week, we dig through the depths of twitter to find the very best and silliest feline twitter nuggets of comedy gold. And we never come up empty handed. The internet keeps on giving, and we are here to happily accept all of the feline goodness that it brings into our lives and computer screens. 

This collection was curated with lots of love and a hefty dose of humor. Cats are gonna cat, and there's no changing that. But hey, we wouldn't have it any other way. Our felines are our babies and we encourage them to be themselves, fortunately, they do not need much encouragement from us. They march to the beats of their own drums and their independence is inspiring to us humans who are bound by the limits of the law. Enjoy! 

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