The Most Hissterical Things That Cats Do To Purposefully Annoy Their Humans: ICanHasCheezburger Edition

For this week's challenge, being that it's the first week of 2023, we thought that it was only right to start it with some mischief and shenanigans by asking you to tell us about the funniest things that your cats to do to annoy you on purpose. And you guys sure did not disappoint. 

We already know that cats are scheming little hellions. Sometimes - rarely - they do things that annoy us/ freak us out without meaning to. But most of the time - let's be honest - they do it on purpose. What else would explain why cats take over our Zoom calls at the most inappropriate moments? Or why our cats follow us to the bathroom all the time to yell at us? Or why cats sit right on top of our laptop when we're trying to use it. You can come up with as many explanations as you want, but Occam's Razor: the simplest explanation is probably right, and the simplest explanation is that they're doing it on purpose. 

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  • 01

    "If I'm asleep..."

    Dog
    via Micki McMillan

    "If I'm asleep and he thinks his bowl is empty or if he just wants some pets, he will pull the back of my hair with his claws. He keeps pulling until I put food in the bowl or he gets pets."

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  • 02

    "There’s this..."

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    via Rebecca Bost

    "There's this…

    Audrey will also employ several ways to get me awake and up when she decides I should be: sticks her tongue up my nose, hooks one of my nostrils with one claw and pulls, bites my armpits, or drops a toy mouse in my mouth.

    She also likes to set up stalk-attack-kill drills with toy mice in the middle of the kitchen floor when I'm working with boiling sugar syrup."

  • 03

    "“Helps” make the bed…"

    Liquid
    via Amy Christiansen Rowell
  • 04
    Font - Barbara Crimond Let's see, he has learned how to turn on our robot vacuum, he can turn on the washing machine to hear the little ditty it plays, he LOVES to stick his whole head in your drinking glass (before he pushes it off the counter), he sleeps in the washer if the lid is left open, he destroys loaves of bread in the night, has been known to remove knives from the knife block and leave them on the living room floor. Should I go on??? But we love him Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d Ed
    via Barbara Crimond
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  • 05
    Font - Top fan Megan Marie Loki nips the back of my arms to wake me up to feed him. If I don't get moving as fast as he likes he sighs deeply and tips over like he's fainting. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d Edited 30
    via Megan Marie
  • 06
    Font - Jeff Stricker Wait till I come home and hops in the shower then takes a giant poop in the litter box and doesn't cover it then when I get out of the shower, he looks at me like Stuart from MADtv. Look what I can do. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d 6
    via Jeff Stricker
  • 07
    Font - Debra Greer Haas My cat would nonchalantly walk over by my plate (we eat off our laps) and, while staring into my eyes, reach 1 paw over & pull a piece of cheese, a french fry, a cracker - whatevet she could get - off my plate & eat it - staring me down the whole time. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d 13
    via Debra Greer Haas
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  • 08
    Font - John Lansford My oldest cat Pixel sits on a table next to my computer chair, and when he wants my attention (for food or rubbing, or whatever), reaches over and pats my arm with his paw. If I ignore him he repeats it. One of the other cats, Max, has learned to do this now, probably by watching Pixel do it. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d 509
    via John Lansford
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    Font - Sarah Anderson I had a foster kitten that would unthread my serger machine if I made her angry....and glare at me as she did it. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d 27
    via Sarah Anderson
  • 10
    Rectangle - Jessica Frazier Slams cupboard doors over and over smell my eyes and eyelids. He's kind of weird. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d he also likes to 8
    via Jessica Frazier
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  • 11

    "Mallory has decided drinking out of my water cup is acceptable. It is the exact same water as in her cat fountain and in the bowl in the kitchen."

    Cat - Maa yo of af of 1/11
    via Tracy Yeoman
  • 12
    Font - Amy Knox My cat usually just does the typical knocking-stuff-off- the-nightstand routine. But if she's really, really desperate for attention or food while I'm in bed, she will lick my eyelid. It's yucky and unsanitary and gets instant results! Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d Edited 18
    via Amy Knox
  • 13

    "The "kitten" rowena..."

    Cat - AKF
    via Kelly Bennett

    "The "kitten" rowena helped me writting my final draft of my play... she jumped on the keyboard as i was saving the piece but she hit delete as i hit save... lost 6 months of work . the culprit post delete..."

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  • 14

    "Jack will throw a temper tantrum..."

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    via Kelly Bennett

    "Jack will throw a temper tantrum at our local Ben and Jerrys if he doesnt like the free ice cream they give him. He will throw himself on the ground roll trash and scream until he gets what he wants or i can get him home. Hes quite embarrassingly spoiled"

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    Font - Top fan Cari Ford Cahill Ours "plays" with the curtains when he wants attention. He knows I'm gonna yell at him so he'll bat at the ties and turns around like, "Are you seeing this, Mom? You looking? I'm touching the curtains!" Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d Edited 15
    via Cari Ford Cahill

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