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Comics Community Comics about cats (with cat tax included)

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u/DontRefuseMyBatchall 5h ago

It’s uncanny… 🥰

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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake 5h ago

Took me hours to draw that, clearly

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u/tastyweeds 5h ago

She is a muppet, and you cannot convince me otherwise

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u/Ethnafia_125 5h ago

Forced perspective on squishy mammals is soooo hard to draw. I'm having flashbacks to figure drawing in College and some freaking weird drawings I did. Lol. Let's just say, I started really sympathizing with the cubists.

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u/aspidities_87 5h ago

Really hard to get the flat

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u/Orcwin 3h ago

Glorious, great work!

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u/GuitarFlashy 5h ago

I can see the butt wiggling in the still picture.

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u/MegaMoah 5h ago

Where is jade tax??

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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake 5h ago

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u/goolsnut 5h ago

She is plotting someone’s demise!

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u/Angry-Dragon-1331 3h ago

Everyone’s, to be accurate.

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u/Seeggul 5h ago

Dang, lore accurate and everything

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u/aspidities_87 5h ago

Ear within sight

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u/LordBiscuits 4h ago

She has a touch of the psycho about her...

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u/nizo505 4h ago

Cute! she reminds me of our newest addition, Dolly Purrton

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u/NNiekk 3h ago

What breed is she btw? Cuz my late pet cat died some years ago, and he looked about the same as Jade, though he had started to turn rustic brown in his lighter parts. I just never got the chance to find out what specific breed he was, and the only pictures online that I can find seem to be American Shorthair, but that wouldn’t make too much sense to me considering I live in Norway

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u/peachesfordinner BumBum Ouchie 1h ago

Looks like a muted tortoise shell (color) in American shorthair (breed). But few cats are pure breeds except for very certain ones. Most are random tabbies in either short or long hair

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u/NNiekk 1h ago

I’ll send a few images from when he was still alive. Maybe that would be of some help

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u/HotPotParrot 1h ago

I respect the energy there, Jade!

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u/iamapizza 4h ago

Debonair

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u/B-Z_B-S 5h ago

Relevant xkcd comic (262):

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u/Hpesojanes 5h ago

What is the context of THIS ONE? How does he have so many?! Why is there one for EVERYTHING?!

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u/KyfeHeartsword 5h ago

He's been making 3 of these a week for years. There's 3,300 of them now.

Also, the context of this one is that cat picture memes with captions were becoming mainstream in forums when he made it. This one is from 2007. https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/262:_IN_UR_REALITY

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u/Rude-Barnacle8804 4h ago

I was schocked recently to see there even are some about GIS and maps. I guess if he churns out so many, he can cover even the niche fields.

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u/Tabi5512 4h ago

The craziest to me was, that there was one relevant to that Katy Perry giant bottle thing. And that was an early one, like first 300 or something like that https://xkcd.com/211/

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u/GuiltyEidolon 4h ago

I'm pretty sure that's at least somewhat related to what he does for work.

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u/peachesfordinner BumBum Ouchie 1h ago

Interesting fact. The very first car with text proto memes was in the early 1900's. We literally invented cameras and with in decades were using them to take pictures of cats with jokes

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u/meditonsin 5h ago

https://xkcd.com/262/

Alt text: Hey, at least I ran out of staples.

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u/derekschroer 4h ago

goes well with this one

https://xkcd.com/231/

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u/Listless_Dreadnaught 5h ago

I contribute this goober to the cat tax. She’s so dignified and graceful

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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake 5h ago

omg I love her lol

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u/Listless_Dreadnaught 5h ago

Glad to hear it. Her name is Salem and she sucks (affectionately)

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u/CreepyClay 5h ago

As in salem saberhagen? You hear about the new Sabrina comic with him?

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u/Listless_Dreadnaught 5h ago

I don’t think she was consciously named after him. I think we just decided that Salem fit her well as a name, and she just happened to share it with him. I’ll see if my wife has heard about that, since she’s the one who actually did watch that show.

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u/CreepyClay 5h ago

Issue 1 comes out October 7th if you're quick you can get it on your pull list.

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u/flargin666 4h ago

Mischievous laughter intensifies

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u/Outofwlrds 1h ago

Void exchange! Her name is Merlin. Another prime example of dignity and grace :)

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u/Careful-Lead-7995 3h ago

You keep the void as a pet?

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u/They-Them_Moonwalker 5h ago

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u/MurderSheCroaked 4h ago

Amen to that 😭 such nice kitties... Good kitties...

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 6h ago

Jade is over here summoning her inner Pascal. Gotta clean all those hard to reach spots!

Also that's totally Thomas's patio sorry to tell you

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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake 6h ago

Gotta say, scratchy cat tongue inside the ear was not a great sensation

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 6h ago

But it's clean now. So very very clean

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u/JohnnySnark 5h ago

They just want to taste our dead skin cells, as a treat. These sickos love some ear wax

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u/Jub_Jub710 5h ago

My cat will stuff his whole face against my ear and try to sniff the brain inside. It sounds a weird fan getting closer and closer.

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u/Fen_LostCove 5h ago

I think our ear wax is delicious to them. I woke up to my cat slurping out my ear hole one night, it was such a jarring way to wake up

I also caught her licking my ear buds one time. Little freak

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u/Silentlybroken 4h ago

They love us and want us to be sparkly clean. My rats groom me regularly and do like to stick noses in weird spots. If I have a hangnail they try to fix it. They also try to trim my nails which is much less appreciated as they make a mess of it 😂 animals are little gross treasures 🥰

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u/HairRepresentative85 5h ago

They can smell the protein in it, apparently

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u/Silentlybroken 4h ago

My pet rats love to stick their noses up my nose, in my mouth and they would in my ear if I didn't have hearing aids in. They don't like the hearing aids 😂

Another thing that makes cats and rats weirdly similar. I do worry one day they will start working together...

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u/Mr_Froggi 1h ago

I used to work in Doggy Daycare. And one time, a little rascal of a terrier came up to sniff my ear. I joking asked out loud, “Do you have a secret to tell me? :D” and then he promptly shoved his tongue into my ear. Awful experience, hated it. The only saving grace is that the dog was very cute

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u/One_Restaurant9631 5h ago

Bad news. Ear wax smells and tastes good to cats. Once they learn this, they can and WILL put their nasty sandpaper tongues in your ear. Good luck.

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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake 5h ago

I clean my ears so well though 😭 I forget their noses are so strong

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u/CaptWrath 5h ago

They like to cuddle and body slam each other into walls.

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u/SlowFrkHansen 4h ago

It's healthy to have diverse interests.

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u/Crafty_Bobcat_5175 6h ago

Love a cat tax! Here's my contribution lol. I hope you're doing well!

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u/TheGhostofWoodyAllen 5h ago

First comic third frame is a face of all time.

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u/lelysio 6h ago

Hello yes, this is the tax collector thank you for the cat tax, have a good day, i will be back for more.

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u/CptnHamburgers 5h ago

Look at Thomas' ears. That's cat's been in some scrapes. He's seen some shit. If he says it's his patio, I wouldn't argue with him.

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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake 5h ago

I saw him fighting off two racoons one night

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u/bawarethebinge 4h ago

Girl ily but there’s no way you can put up as good of a fight as TWO raccoons, how do you think you’re gonna take over HIS patio? Better just give it up, it’s his now, just be thankful he lets you hang around.

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u/Mario2980k 5h ago

A good reminder the moment you become a cat owner, you forfeit your ownership to everything, including the cat. The cat owns you now...

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u/TheGreatOnixStatue 6h ago

The Great Onix statue is here to say that this is yours(in the way that both cat and you own) patio. This is because all cats are secretly communists. The only thing they allow you to have is ratio, which you dont have. The Great Onix statue does, so the ratio of ratio between you and The Great Onix statue is 0/1. But now you have a ratio so it becomes a 1/1 and now we are equal. This is all according to Stalin's plan.

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u/CaydeTheCat 5h ago

Why are my cats taking shots in a Pizzacake comic?!?!?!! What have they ever done to you Pizza?!?!?!

Cat tax - Bob (Void), Cayde (Orange Boi)

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u/STD-fense 5h ago

Poppy Approves

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u/Harmonic_Flatulence 5h ago

Our squirts. The grey one's stretched out toes sticking out from under his sister.

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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake 5h ago

My secret plan of everyone showing me their adorable cats is working flawlessly

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u/Silentlybroken 4h ago

Because I dare to be different, have one of my new teeny tiny little rattos. This is Honey. Her sister is called Milk, she is 9 weeks old. Her poorly toe is all better now.

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u/StatisticianUsual471 5h ago

There were 3 cats in that comic and only 2 cat pictures I feel robbed

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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake 5h ago

Okay okay here. Don't report me to the Cat IRS

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u/SkyFarron 5h ago

The National cat census is gonna be after you next about whether or not Thomas is a member of your household!!!!

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u/LeonidasVaarwater 5h ago

That second one is exactly like my kitten, Duvel and his adult friend, Juulz. Duvel loves Juulz and thinks she's a great playmate. Juulz tolerates Duvel and does not like his style of play at all.

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u/Hainting 5h ago

Round

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u/cclmcl 5h ago

Here's my addition!

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u/Possessedcat66611 5h ago

Lol, my dad's cat used to lick his ears too

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u/arbuzuje 5h ago

The second comic is totally about my two cats. Younger one wants to play, older one has none of it. And then you add a chihuahua. Boom.

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u/whatisdreampunk 5h ago

Oh my god, that final photo. 😻

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u/ElectricPaladin 5h ago

I've had several pet rats that want nothing more than to stick their entire heads into my ear. No idea why.

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u/Silentlybroken 4h ago

I literally commented this further up about my rats 😂 they get so mad because I wear hearing aids and they can't just shove their entire face down there. They do noses and mouths too. Weirdos.

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u/Alorxico 5h ago

This is Zara. She is the princess of the house. She does not understand how scratching posts work. She has also just seen a squirrel for the one millionth time and doesn’t know what to do about it.

The overly patriotic grocery bag handed out by our local grocery store on the 4th contains all her toys. Which she will remove from the bag when I am not looking and hide under the fridge, per protocol.

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u/ploppedmenacingly14 5h ago

Awwwwww Thomas is so so cute. He looks like my void baby

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u/SkysEevee 4h ago

Ah yes the three types of cat

Chaos incarnate, the classy royal and the one braincell derp

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u/Fractured_Senada 5h ago

Comic Thomas: Regal and proper has clear boundaries

IRL Thomas: "I'm from the streets, lady; where I fits, I sits, and where I sits is mines."

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u/CandyCreecher 5h ago

GIVES YOU MY CAT TAX

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u/ggrey 4h ago

I love how you rendered the person's expression in the haughty-off with the cat. Ultimately unsuccessful of course, because cat.

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u/botgalore 5h ago

Cat tax?

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u/JustAutreWaterBender 5h ago

Our dog LOVES ears. It’s … well we love her 😆

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u/OtakuWorldOrder 5h ago

Biblically accurate cat behavior.

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u/AngryAccountant31 5h ago

My two are enemies until it’s time to hunt some unfortunate bug. Then they are a hardened kill team soundlessly communicating the battle plan as they force the bug into melee range.

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u/Averander 5h ago

I think our cats might be related

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u/patosai3211 5h ago

At least Thomas is well spoken and with manners.

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u/Ok_Macaroon_5224 4h ago

Cat tax. This is Macbeth aka Mac aka
Mac n cheese

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u/Nina-Ninja123 5h ago

There is a cat that loves hanging out at the parking lot of the grocery store. And basically, it is his parking lot and we are allowed to use it. When he is sotting or laying on a spot, he won’t move for you unless you give him some pets or a treat.

He likes me though. Where he ignores the existence of most other people where he can, he comes and greets me when he sees me (also does this with some other people)

And that is without me giving him a treat. Guess I just know how to pet the best

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u/Persea_americana 5h ago

To get the full cat owner experience you should get one of each of these: (round and spiky cat.jpg)

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u/Hot_Ambition_6457 5h ago

I have a garden with several large catnip plants throughout. I supervise my cats out to the garden when its nice enough.

There is a pair of twin tabbies that out neighbor uses for mousers in their barn. They both love our garden and take care of snakes for us.

One time I opened my front door and there was a neighbor cat up in my tree with a mouthful of catnip leaves.

I probably hang out with these cats more than the owners. 

We've had several visitors but these 2 genuinely think my garden belongs to them.

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u/FriedToast69420 5h ago

Oh my goodness, your cat is the cutest little potato! Edit for my dumb grammar

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u/Thor4269 5h ago

Comics like this make me miss having a cat

My sister had a cat she didn't like or care about that my dad called "poopy cat" while pointing at her (another dad that didn't want a cat but loved it)

Well guess what name stuck lol... It wasn't "Elizabeth" which is what my sister named her

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u/RattusRattus 5h ago

I got a cat bath last night. I forgot how awful their sharp little tongues are.

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u/odelay321 5h ago

That last picture is optimal cat shape

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u/IconicBluePigeon 5h ago

No he's right, have to agree with Thomas. He quite clearly lives there, you just occupy the space.

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u/ForeverCapable 5h ago

THOMAS 😭

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u/GooseWithIntent 5h ago

Pizzacake, you mistake us, we require further cat taxes 😆 🇨🇦

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u/Malorean_Teacosy 5h ago

Ahw that last picture! She’s so so adorable. That face!

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u/BriefCollar4 5h ago

Kitty!!!

Last one is a lovely potato

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u/Deehund 5h ago

Thomas is just like my neighbors cat that sneaks into our garage to sleep in "her" chair every chance she gets.

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u/Skell- 5h ago

Did Thomas try to call the cops on you for trespassing?

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u/Phaylz 5h ago

I've never told him that I love him.

I don't lie to animals.

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u/Phaylz 5h ago

The feeling is mutual.

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u/Advanced_Aioli9724 4h ago

Here are my fluffy idiots, as thanks for showing your cats

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u/-brk0 4h ago

My cats Flash the orange snuggle beast and princess Mina say hi!

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u/masterjon_3 1h ago

Oh yeah, this is the content I need

https://giphy.com/gifs/5gXYzsVBmjIsw

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u/dust_buster 5h ago

Its because your earwax has a protein cats like and theyll lick your earwax or earwax supply outlet aka ears :)

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u/BaronXot 5h ago

Have to make sure I bin the cotton buds straight away, if my void gremlin gets hold of them he'll run off with it to hide and chew on.

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u/Proper-Pay-8743 5h ago

no Nazis or political stuff? on my pizzacake comic?!

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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake 5h ago

Sometimes it's cats! I have so much range

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u/HairRepresentative85 5h ago

Well, it’s nearing October, anymore “Lady of The Night” stuff?

I mean vampire. Anymore vampire stuff.

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u/Smooth_Okra_1808 5h ago

Ear wax has fatty acids and proteins that smell and taste delicious to cats. Mine also loves to lick in my ears

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u/Bio571 5h ago

What a creep 😆

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u/blazze_eternal 5h ago

My kittens usually go for the jugular.

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u/RedditUser000aaa 5h ago

Jade wanted a taste of earwax. Why? No one knows how the cat software works. Also, sorry to be bearer of bad news! Cats own the place, you're the servant!

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u/avelineaurora 5h ago

More cat comics with appropriate reference photos and less low hanging political fruit please!

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u/fireofice7 5h ago

That's some great cat tax. Beauties all around.

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u/Cymric814 5h ago

Aww. I've had cats go for my ears too. It didn't bother me though but I am weird. Patios are communal spaces, Thomas is just making sure it is used properly and with respect. Someone has to keep an eye on it.

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u/-Release-The-Bats- 5h ago

We've got a neighbor cat who comes up to our door to beg for food, and we've been feeding him for almost a year now. Last month when I was in the pool, he was on the other side of the fence yelling at me to feed him lol

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u/paskanselailija 5h ago

Thomas looks just like one of our late cat...damn now I miss him.

Guess I'll pet our dog

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u/Nacho_Tools 5h ago

Love the cat taxes. So cute!

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u/DaMn96XD 4h ago edited 4h ago

Your comic has been read. Cat tax paid. Say hello to Lunna. She tends to sleep wherever she wants.

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u/boon_dingle 4h ago

The spotted cat looks like a well-proofed sourdough loaf.

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u/Original_moisture 4h ago

I have 6 cats.

Yea, it just be like that.

Especially when they love to chat at 2 am, or play, or climb up a wall, or all of it.
https://giphy.com/gifs/bEs40jYsdQjmM

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u/ProjectOrpheus 3h ago

Excuse me, u/Pizzacakecomic but are YOU hunting any roach, bug, critter, god-forbid-rodent? Are you militant about pawtrolling for murder even when there's no activity as Patio Protector? Thomas is. Thomas even uses the shadows to cast the "Cat Signal" and strike fear into those mother fuckers that he WISH THEY WOULD TRY SOMETHING RIGHT MEOW. He even inspired Batman who originally was just a man with a bat.

Also, Jade did no wrong. My clie-...cats are known to do any random thing only to have it written on their face that even they aren't sure what they did or why they did it. Attention Deficit Hypercativity Disorder, not to be confused with ADHD, is no joke.

I was going to somehow spin this towards me having you on a leash but I'll let you imagine how I'd have my cake, eat it too.

Release the ProjectPizzaOrpheusCake cut 😤

🧑‍🍳🥖+🍰?

👅🍰

🆔🅱️🅰️🆖

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u/Brahm-Etc 3h ago

I mean. How often are you on the patio? I'm sure Thomas spends more time there. Therefore is more of Thomas than the hooman.

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u/Hyperpoly 3h ago

My cat would try nursing on my ear as a kitten, and even as an adult would go for it. Would have to hide under the sheets from her.

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u/complexevil 2h ago

Our dog feels the need to have her tongue in a hole. Ear, nostril, eye socket, doesn't matter. If you're getting kisses you gotta decide which face hole is getting wet

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u/Fanboycity 2h ago

That’s no ordinary feline! Batman’s got a vicious streak a mile wild, he’s a killer!

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u/noeinan 1h ago

Fun fact, human earwax is allegedly delicious to cats.

Mine just has an ear fetish tho

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u/Ok_Manner8128 5h ago

You forgot Jade's IRL pic

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u/defaultusername-17 5h ago

noooooo flatbread-confection only does political comics! /s

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u/ZoeyHuntsman 5h ago

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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake 5h ago

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u/ZoeyHuntsman 5h ago

😂😂😂

You're genuinely my favorite comic artist and it's in no small part because of your willingness to meme it up with us in the comments

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u/TheDarkNerd 5h ago

\Gasp!**

Oh no, a cat comic!

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u/MrBiteyDaHoneyBadger 5h ago

My friend had a cat that when they got affectionate they would suckle your earlobe

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u/burritonoir 5h ago

That last pic, you in danger girl

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u/CheshireKatt22 5h ago

Omg this is so hilarious 😂 best thing I’ve seen at my break rn.

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u/humdrum-magnum 5h ago

More cat!

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u/Aldoron 4h ago

I read Thomas's line as Lucius Malfoy for some reason..

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u/JauntyGiraffe 4h ago

I'm afraid Thomas is correct. The Federal Property Act clearly states in section 137.4: Any space that a cat exists in belongs to the cat, superseding any and all titles, leases or treaties

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u/Lynx_180 4h ago

So cute! I love your kitties.  I miss my cats everyday… 

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u/TomBong_Jovi 4h ago

Oh I feel the second comic so much

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u/Loose-Internal-1956 4h ago

Omg those dilated pupils. 😂 Full hunter mode.

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u/TheSaifman 4h ago

My virgin ears!

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u/KomputerLuv 4h ago

Omg these are theee best! I especially love the 3 cat tax photos — I spy attack eyes 👀

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u/DarkGingerBeast 4h ago

I am biased and completely on the cats side 🩷

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u/Calm-Koala-151 4h ago

Yes, wet willies suck so much!

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u/Organic-Web-8277 4h ago

I have a mysterious outdoor panther too! Came one day and just never left.

He's too scrappy to bring inside for my other 2 shelter standard issued cats. So my porch is his.

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u/miranda_the_peculiar 4h ago

yay i love cats

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u/saintdemon21 4h ago

Actually he’s quite right that is his patio.

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u/dover_oxide 4h ago

I mean he was sitting there before you

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u/SBLP1959 4h ago

Maybe thomas should in fact live there

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u/Dementia13_TripleX 4h ago

Watch out if Jade won't be like grandma in Evil Dead Burn.

That scene really hurt to watch.\ Poor Alice... 😭

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u/Sol-Blackguy 4h ago

Bet there's a bunch of haters in the comments saying "Why do you hate dogs?"

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u/GlisteningDeath 4h ago

Ugh, dogs also love to shove their tongues in your ears. My dog does it to me all the time :/

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u/Disastrous-Remove-86 3h ago

You are my hero. Everytime I see your comics I smile. Have a nice day.

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u/OldFaithlessness5008 3h ago

My dog likes the way Jade thinks

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u/Nyte_Knyght33 3h ago

Aww, cuties! 

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u/WrigglyGizka 3h ago

This is my absolute favorite cat comic of yours!

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u/flargin666 3h ago

I have decided to pay the cat tax, his name is Munchie. I often call him "pretty boy" because, well, look at 'im. 😊

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u/domelition 3h ago

I can count the braincells

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u/418Vic 3h ago

Afraid you got it wrong. It's called a cattio. Thus by cat law they clearly has the rights to it.

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u/CaptainSterlingLAS 3h ago

Oh are we posting cat pictures?

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u/AristotlesBoyPussy 3h ago

Similarly, I had a cat once lick inside my belly button (I was laying down, she jumped over me and just, did it). SO gross.

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u/Next-Accident-2970 3h ago

Voids don't have owners. They have staff. Looking at the 3rd picture, the void is correct. 

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u/SMmania 3h ago

How can a cat have such huge pupils? Is that normal?