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May 17, 2001 10:14 AM Subscribe
OMG. Is this not the best picture of a kitten, EVAR?!? Spread the good vibes kids, we need them.
Are you sure luser? I think the best picture of a kitten would BE dead, stiff, and hanging, but from a much thicker line that wasn't concealed.
posted by DiplomaticImmunity at 10:32 AM on May 17, 2001
posted by DiplomaticImmunity at 10:32 AM on May 17, 2001
What the picture doesn't show is the cannon that the kitten was fired from.
posted by bondcliff at 10:41 AM on May 17, 2001
posted by bondcliff at 10:41 AM on May 17, 2001
Is this the same cat that fell off that bridge in Texas?
posted by mrbula at 10:42 AM on May 17, 2001
posted by mrbula at 10:42 AM on May 17, 2001
Kitties!! Kitties!! Kitties!! There just aren't enough kitties on the web!!!
(Oh, wait, I did that schtick yesterday)
posted by briank at 10:46 AM on May 17, 2001
(Oh, wait, I did that schtick yesterday)
posted by briank at 10:46 AM on May 17, 2001
That picture reminds me of this, except the cat isn't quite as high off the ground (warning, that's a 2mb file, but well worth the download).
Oh, and since we're talking about cute cats, I'll just link to one that I took recently (warning, self link). MEOW!
posted by almostcool at 10:54 AM on May 17, 2001
Oh, and since we're talking about cute cats, I'll just link to one that I took recently (warning, self link). MEOW!
posted by almostcool at 10:54 AM on May 17, 2001
cannon? no, that's the bonsei kitty making her great escape... run little kitty... be free!
posted by heather at 10:54 AM on May 17, 2001
posted by heather at 10:54 AM on May 17, 2001
i was reading the comments while the pic loaded...was afraid to look. God Damn that is a cute picture.
posted by th3ph17 at 11:04 AM on May 17, 2001
posted by th3ph17 at 11:04 AM on May 17, 2001
I'm gonna start posting cute puppy links, I swear to goodness I am. Damn cat people.
posted by Dreama at 11:11 AM on May 17, 2001
posted by Dreama at 11:11 AM on May 17, 2001
The current caption game picture at Realscott.com is similar.
(If you're reading this 14 days from now, it's the photo of the cat. You can find it in the archives)
posted by jragon at 11:16 AM on May 17, 2001
(If you're reading this 14 days from now, it's the photo of the cat. You can find it in the archives)
posted by jragon at 11:16 AM on May 17, 2001
Hey, that's just like the Giant Cat photo, only cooler.
What's missing from the kitten photo are the cool bullet time ripples in the background.
posted by Cavatica at 11:22 AM on May 17, 2001
What's missing from the kitten photo are the cool bullet time ripples in the background.
posted by Cavatica at 11:22 AM on May 17, 2001
Hey [crow], how come you haven't been posting on the shack? Are you still banned? I saw this posted there yesterday.
posted by jasonepowell at 11:46 AM on May 17, 2001
posted by jasonepowell at 11:46 AM on May 17, 2001
/threaddrift
i'm unbanned as of tomorrow. still deciding if i should even bother.
(psst. no one here wants to hear about my struggles with an unprofessional web-master. private message me on my site or his. :P)
posted by jcterminal at 11:51 AM on May 17, 2001
i'm unbanned as of tomorrow. still deciding if i should even bother.
(psst. no one here wants to hear about my struggles with an unprofessional web-master. private message me on my site or his. :P)
posted by jcterminal at 11:51 AM on May 17, 2001
The Giant Cat is... it's just bizzare.
posted by J. R. Hughto at 11:52 AM on May 17, 2001
posted by J. R. Hughto at 11:52 AM on May 17, 2001
Damn! Kindall, that's a real cat? It makes the one from Pet Sematary look like that fluffy cat from "Stuart Little".
posted by Cavatica at 11:55 AM on May 17, 2001
posted by Cavatica at 11:55 AM on May 17, 2001
cat or dog, a cute animal is a cute animal.
i'm more of a dog person myself.
posted by jcterminal at 12:01 PM on May 17, 2001
i'm more of a dog person myself.
posted by jcterminal at 12:01 PM on May 17, 2001
Everyone knows that Cats are better than Dogs. (Don't veer off of this thread, though, it's really good. :) )
posted by Cavatica at 12:04 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by Cavatica at 12:04 PM on May 17, 2001
awwwww! that is, in fact, insanely cute. thanks jc.
since I'm never again going to have an on-topic-ish opportunity to post kittypix on Metafilter... ladies and gentlemen, I give you Quaalude, Cutest Kitty Ever.
umm, except that one with the cannon.
posted by Sapphireblue at 12:13 PM on May 17, 2001
since I'm never again going to have an on-topic-ish opportunity to post kittypix on Metafilter... ladies and gentlemen, I give you Quaalude, Cutest Kitty Ever.
umm, except that one with the cannon.
posted by Sapphireblue at 12:13 PM on May 17, 2001
I would love to know what equipment was used to take that.
With such an exquisitely short depth of field, short shutter speed, and a rapidly moving (bounding) target, the photographer either had monster reflexes, was incredibly lucky, or spent all afternoon trying to get that perfect shot.
Kudos. I love it.
posted by jammer at 12:31 PM on May 17, 2001
With such an exquisitely short depth of field, short shutter speed, and a rapidly moving (bounding) target, the photographer either had monster reflexes, was incredibly lucky, or spent all afternoon trying to get that perfect shot.
Kudos. I love it.
posted by jammer at 12:31 PM on May 17, 2001
Every cat lover needs this.
PS If you can't tell I hate cats!
posted by crackheadmatt at 1:11 PM on May 17, 2001
PS If you can't tell I hate cats!
posted by crackheadmatt at 1:11 PM on May 17, 2001
well, now I gotta go track down my cat pictures and post them. Silver and an action shot where she looks quite a bit like a gospel singer (or she just got shocked) but she's actually trying to catch the feather on a string that's flying by. And then there is one eye Ansel, my brother's cat that lost an eye to a dog.
posted by mutagen at 1:34 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by mutagen at 1:34 PM on May 17, 2001
Cutest cat in the world, ugliest dog in the world.
owillis get bonus points, however, as I too own a miniature dachshund. No pictures, unfortunately, as she lives in Florida.
posted by Danelope at 1:38 PM on May 17, 2001
owillis get bonus points, however, as I too own a miniature dachshund. No pictures, unfortunately, as she lives in Florida.
posted by Danelope at 1:38 PM on May 17, 2001
Complimentary kitten picture. About a week old at the time.
posted by john at 1:39 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by john at 1:39 PM on May 17, 2001
Is there some sort of problem involving photography and Florida that I hadn't heard of?
P.S. Owillis' hike.jpg picture rocks.
posted by websavvy at 2:00 PM on May 17, 2001
P.S. Owillis' hike.jpg picture rocks.
posted by websavvy at 2:00 PM on May 17, 2001
Nothing of use to add, except that this thread is delightfully refreshing. Thanks.
posted by frykitty at 2:29 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by frykitty at 2:29 PM on May 17, 2001
Damn. I don't have ANY pics of my cat at work, or else I would be posting them all over the place. I do, however, have a picture of my kid right after being walloped by the Biscuit the Wonder Cat.
posted by bradth27 at 2:33 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by bradth27 at 2:33 PM on May 17, 2001
My cat is not very cute, but she looks very stoned. She is also very weird. I like her.
posted by jennyb at 2:41 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by jennyb at 2:41 PM on May 17, 2001
hehe...refreshing thread, indeed.
my babies: angel and sandy
posted by sara_k03 at 2:49 PM on May 17, 2001
my babies: angel and sandy
posted by sara_k03 at 2:49 PM on May 17, 2001
Hooray for the mass airing of pet photos! Here's my evil kitten Spike, aged 5 weeks.
posted by jess at 3:21 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by jess at 3:21 PM on May 17, 2001
Thanks sikander,
If you are curious, Karma had kittens. She is no longer with me, but I am caring for her sister, Jasper.
posted by john at 4:27 PM on May 17, 2001
If you are curious, Karma had kittens. She is no longer with me, but I am caring for her sister, Jasper.
posted by john at 4:27 PM on May 17, 2001
Yes, but can your animal play for the NFL? Thought not. :)
Dachshunds rule.
posted by owillis at 5:34 PM on May 17, 2001
Dachshunds rule.
posted by owillis at 5:34 PM on May 17, 2001
Tortuga, enjoying the Sunday paper. Not my cat, sadly.
posted by Shadowkeeper at 6:07 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by Shadowkeeper at 6:07 PM on May 17, 2001
Thats so cute I'm going to start puking up cartoon chipmunks! I could eat it up with a Paddington Bear spoon!
Serious bonus points if anyone can point out what that's from.
posted by shinji_ikari at 6:16 PM on May 17, 2001
Serious bonus points if anyone can point out what that's from.
posted by shinji_ikari at 6:16 PM on May 17, 2001
All right, I can't resist. This is Belly, AKA Paco, PacoBelly, and Salami. A wonderful freak of a cat- sadly, no longer with us.
posted by dogwelder at 6:20 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by dogwelder at 6:20 PM on May 17, 2001
...and what's worse than posting two pictures of your cat? Posting two pictures of your cat in seperate consecutive posts. Like this.
posted by dogwelder at 6:25 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by dogwelder at 6:25 PM on May 17, 2001
Is there some sort of problem involving photography and Florida that I hadn't heard of?
Well, she's in Florida and I'm in Seattle. I'd need an extremely large lens to get that photo.
posted by Danelope at 7:11 PM on May 17, 2001
Well, she's in Florida and I'm in Seattle. I'd need an extremely large lens to get that photo.
posted by Danelope at 7:11 PM on May 17, 2001
Some cute dog pictures of my greyhound, Lovey. (She came with that name, OK? So don't ask.) I also love kitties but sadly Ms. Retired Racer does not.
Of course, I found out today that I'm very allergic to dogs and cats. Might explain the perpetual runny nose.
posted by binkin at 7:17 PM on May 17, 2001
Of course, I found out today that I'm very allergic to dogs and cats. Might explain the perpetual runny nose.
posted by binkin at 7:17 PM on May 17, 2001
My personal affinity is for beautiful little precious cuddly bunny rabbits. I want to just love them and rub noses with them, and cuddle with them and play hide-and-go seek with them, and feed them, and hug them, and...
posted by Hankins at 8:14 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by Hankins at 8:14 PM on May 17, 2001
Just so that no one thinks that I don't like to see kitties on the web, may I introduce you to Harry and Maynard.
Looks like it was MeowFilter Day today.
posted by briank at 8:30 PM on May 17, 2001
Looks like it was MeowFilter Day today.
posted by briank at 8:30 PM on May 17, 2001
About a year ago, I kitten-sat for a friend of mine over Memorial Day weekend. A neighborhood cat had just had kittens under their porch and they took them in. Naturally, I took pictures.
Muse - Romeo - Betty - Spitfire
posted by kindall at 10:18 PM on May 17, 2001
Muse - Romeo - Betty - Spitfire
posted by kindall at 10:18 PM on May 17, 2001
I nearly let this post slip by without posting a picture of Big Kitty...shame on me. He should give you a chuckle even if you're sick of cat pics.
posted by 7sharp11 at 10:47 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by 7sharp11 at 10:47 PM on May 17, 2001
Kindall,
It looks like they all have blue eyes. Spitfire's are such a nice shade.
posted by john at 11:26 PM on May 17, 2001
It looks like they all have blue eyes. Spitfire's are such a nice shade.
posted by john at 11:26 PM on May 17, 2001
Gretchen, 1,2,3,4,5, From the day I brought her home until last weekend. I love my dog.
posted by Tenuki at 11:52 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by Tenuki at 11:52 PM on May 17, 2001
The blue in the center of the eye is largely a reflection from the flash, but yeah, their eyes were blue. I understand that sometimes changes as they grow up. They're almost a year old now and they got sent to good homes some time ago, and I moved halfway across the country. I wonder what they look like now? :)
posted by kindall at 11:53 PM on May 17, 2001
posted by kindall at 11:53 PM on May 17, 2001
Late, but you arrived with a cool picture. Nice closeup.
My Jasper is a jumper. I want to try and get it recorded sometime. She's quite impressive. The lengths she will go for a piece of string...
posted by john at 2:12 AM on May 18, 2001
My Jasper is a jumper. I want to try and get it recorded sometime. She's quite impressive. The lengths she will go for a piece of string...
posted by john at 2:12 AM on May 18, 2001
this is my ex's cat, basically the first time the cat ever saw snow. The cat was brought over from South Africa, and this was it's first winter ever.
posted by ursulabuttpinch at 5:02 AM on May 18, 2001
posted by ursulabuttpinch at 5:02 AM on May 18, 2001
I don't have any cat pictures. I just draw them.
me too.
posted by grumblebee at 7:09 AM on May 18, 2001
me too.
posted by grumblebee at 7:09 AM on May 18, 2001
No wonder Textured Cat Protein hates me. Look at how I treat her.
posted by ratbastard at 12:15 PM on May 18, 2001
posted by ratbastard at 12:15 PM on May 18, 2001
My cat likes to commune with the Chevron cars on the top of my monitor.
posted by girlhacker at 1:19 PM on May 18, 2001
posted by girlhacker at 1:19 PM on May 18, 2001
Sometimes you're the cat. Sometimes you're the kitten (Note: MPG, 1.7MB)
posted by fooljay at 2:36 PM on May 18, 2001
posted by fooljay at 2:36 PM on May 18, 2001
Oh, how CUTE is that?!!!
::printing out copy::
Thanks.....
You know, they showed that same photo of the Giant Cat on our 6 o'clock newscast the other day....Weird stuff....
I want a kitten!!!
Hasta luego,
Redgie
posted by Redgie at 7:30 PM on May 18, 2001
::printing out copy::
Thanks.....
You know, they showed that same photo of the Giant Cat on our 6 o'clock newscast the other day....Weird stuff....
I want a kitten!!!
Hasta luego,
Redgie
posted by Redgie at 7:30 PM on May 18, 2001
don, "An Open Letter to Mr. Ratbastard from Textured Cat Protein" is my favorite page on your site.
posted by palegirl at 7:36 PM on May 18, 2001
posted by palegirl at 7:36 PM on May 18, 2001
At the risk of being ignored at the end of very long and very enjoyable thread, I sent that picture to a friend of mine (props to Gretchen - a cat person) and she agreed it was cute, but sent me this 2MB movie back saying it was still her favorite. The title says it all: didyoueverfeellikethisafterlunch?
posted by JParker at 10:05 PM on May 18, 2001
posted by JParker at 10:05 PM on May 18, 2001
You're never ignored on MeFi. There's always someone up at 2am on a Saturday morning with nothing better to do than search back a few days to see if there are new comments on old threads. Unfortunatley, I was the guy voted to keep watch this week...
BTW, for some reason, I couldn't get your link to work. It may be my machine tho.
posted by fooljay at 2:00 AM on May 19, 2001
BTW, for some reason, I couldn't get your link to work. It may be my machine tho.
posted by fooljay at 2:00 AM on May 19, 2001
An excellent photo of a nervous cat. If you like good pictures of cats and dogs, among other pets, browse through the Animals category at DigitalPhotoContest.com.
posted by kindall at 12:55 PM on May 19, 2001
posted by kindall at 12:55 PM on May 19, 2001
Fooljay, I just emailed you the file. Hope you find it amusing. I wouldn't want somebody pulling the graveyard shift on the MetaFilter thread monitoring crew to go unrewarded! Don't know what the problem with the link was other than, in general, my ISP sucks.
posted by JParker at 9:16 PM on May 19, 2001
posted by JParker at 9:16 PM on May 19, 2001
Aaack. I take it back, Fooljay. The email bounced. "...recipient was rejected by a remote mail server. Reason: ... User unknown". Maybe it IS your machine. Or maybe a 2MB file is over your mail system limit. Sorry.
posted by JParker at 9:32 PM on May 19, 2001
posted by JParker at 9:32 PM on May 19, 2001
Nope, I blasted the alias away last time I cleaned up my virtmaps/aliases. I wondered why the world suddenly got very quiet... Send away! Thanks!
posted by fooljay at 5:02 PM on May 20, 2001
posted by fooljay at 5:02 PM on May 20, 2001
I can't believe I missed this thread when it started. So here I am way late, with my completely unnecessary CockyKitty web site. (Any resemblance to a well-known Webby-winner's site is purely deliberate.)
posted by phichens at 10:13 PM on June 16, 2001
posted by phichens at 10:13 PM on June 16, 2001
This thread doesn't get much action anymore, which is a shame, since it had all the ingredients of a super-cult-thread. Oh well, you win some, you lose some.
posted by j.edwards at 2:36 AM on April 18, 2002
posted by j.edwards at 2:36 AM on April 18, 2002
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posted by luser at 10:16 AM on May 17, 2001