Cat Beards (and some dog beards)

May 24, 2013 7:43 PM

Catbeards is a Tumblr of beards made from cats, not cats with beards. It's new, and it's convenient, but it doesn't capture the best of catbeards. Cat-Beard.com is similar: good but not great. Mashable collected some of the best, and Buzzfeed is in on the trend, and of course, there are also dog beards. Know Your Meme covers its history.
posted by filthy light thief (35 comments total)

Arrrr, I be allergic to me beard
posted by not_on_display at 7:45 PM on May 24, 2013 [5 favorites]

Oh internet, whatever would we do without you. <3
posted by rifflesby at 7:50 PM on May 24, 2013 [2 favorites]

up next, cat beard breading
posted by idiopath at 7:53 PM on May 24, 2013

Where are the bunnybeards?!?
posted by oneswellfoop at 7:54 PM on May 24, 2013

Oooh, with a bunnybeard you could have a full beard and handlebar moustache.
posted by Sara C. at 8:00 PM on May 24, 2013 [1 favorite]

up next, cat merkin
posted by whyareyouatriangle at 8:01 PM on May 24, 2013 [7 favorites]

I've been spending more time than I'd like to admit scheming about how to get my kitty to participate in catbearding.
posted by Leezie at 8:08 PM on May 24, 2013 [4 favorites]

Me too, regarding my dog.
posted by Sara C. at 8:10 PM on May 24, 2013

Cat Van Dyke.
posted by blue_beetle at 8:13 PM on May 24, 2013

Cat side beard. Cat beard's beard.
posted by mrzarquon at 8:13 PM on May 24, 2013

The ones where the cat's head is angled upward so that the line of the mouth implies a mustache are definitely the best.
posted by capricorn at 8:16 PM on May 24, 2013 [1 favorite]

The Whelks Never Fail Test For Determining If New Internet Meme Is Valid: can it be sung to the chorus of David Bowie's "Let's Dance"?

"Cat Beard!"

It fits, this passes people. Feel pride.
posted by The Whelk at 8:18 PM on May 24, 2013 [13 favorites]

Cat-beard.com is one of the strangest sites I've seen in some time. I have no idea how these people got their cats wedged into their beards, or why.
posted by radwolf76 at 8:38 PM on May 24, 2013 [4 favorites]

Cat beard
Put on your Siamese and meowl the blues

Cat beard is a meme
they're playin' on the internet

Cat beard
while Chartreux lights up your face
Cat beard
run away through the house to an empty space

If you say run, I'll run with you
If you say hide, we'll hide
Because my love for you
Would break my heart in two
If you should fall
Into my arms
And tremble like a Manx

Cat beard for fun
your face could itch
Cat beard for fun tonight is all

Let's sway you could look into my eyes
Let's sway under the moonlight,
this serious moonlight

If you say run, I'll run with you
If you say hide, we'll hide
Because my love for you
Would break my heart in two
If you should fall
Into my arms
And tremble like a Norwegian Forest Cat
posted by filthy light thief at 8:44 PM on May 24, 2013 [11 favorites]

Excuse me, you have a cat on your face.
posted by windykites at 1:09 AM on May 25, 2013

I don't know which of the two individuals scares me more.
posted by Solomon at 2:27 AM on May 25, 2013

I was really hoping for this guy.
posted by mikurski at 2:54 AM on May 25, 2013

up next, cat merkin

cat merkin, you say?

(image of dubious SFWedness)
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 3:01 AM on May 25, 2013

The Lords of Acid album in 5_13_23_42_69_666's link is so bad its perfect. Evoking the ghosts of Tap.
posted by marienbad at 5:27 AM on May 25, 2013

I was really hoping for this guy.

He's the 3rd post on the catbeards tumblr, and I think he's the icon for the site.
posted by filthy light thief at 7:18 AM on May 25, 2013

And did someone want a bunny beard? (OK, not quite what you had in mind, but the one vaguely fitting bunnybeard isn't really that great).
posted by filthy light thief at 7:27 AM on May 25, 2013

Thanks Internet, now the cat is looking at me suspiciously.
posted by arcticseal at 8:07 AM on May 25, 2013 [2 favorites]

Warning: do not attempt cat chest wig. Let my nipples be your lesson.
posted by arcticseal at 8:08 AM on May 25, 2013 [1 favorite]

I have no idea how these people got cats for beards, or why.
posted by Lizard at 9:32 AM on May 25, 2013

Here's my question (maybe I should move it to the Green?) -

I have a beard AND a cat. How should I handle this?
posted by Samizdata at 3:01 PM on May 25, 2013

Mind you, the cat is awesome. The beard, not so much. It's rather...beardy.
posted by Samizdata at 3:02 PM on May 25, 2013

I recommend regular grooming for both. The cat will purr, this is optional for you but highly pleasurable regardless.
posted by arcticseal at 3:05 PM on May 25, 2013

only slightly related (but I try to minimize the number of separate Cat threads): Cat Dance.
posted by oneswellfoop at 4:13 PM on May 25, 2013

arcticseal: "I recommend regular grooming for both. The cat will purr, this is optional for you but highly pleasurable regardless."

I swear I groom the cat more than I do my beard. Do I have a problem? Do I need an intervention?
posted by Samizdata at 5:09 PM on May 25, 2013 [1 favorite]

Get thee a defurminator. I swear, you'd be amazed how much you get off the cat and the resultant reduction in grooming required.
posted by arcticseal at 10:11 PM on May 25, 2013

I have no idea how these people got their faces wedged into their cats or why.

And I'm not about to participate.
*pffut fuuufff patooie fffutt plew spit spit*

No need for both of us to have hairballs, now is there?

grumblethisisreallyastupidwebsitegrouch
(and why, why WHY! can't I ever think of something like this?!?!!)
posted by BlueHorse at 7:09 PM on May 27, 2013

Ok, we can declare this meme over now, a winner has been found.
posted by radwolf76 at 5:44 AM on May 29, 2013 [1 favorite]

Status report - Cat's been well brushed. Beard has been well trimmed.
posted by Samizdata at 9:56 PM on May 31, 2013 [1 favorite]

Status Update - Cat is still fuzzy. Beard is gone due to boredom.
posted by Samizdata at 11:28 AM on June 6, 2013

Better than the cat being gone due to boredom.
posted by arcticseal at 2:43 PM on June 6, 2013