The Derp Doctrine: 50 Purrfectly Chaotic Cats Ordained by the Church of Absolute Nonsense

Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor

May 26, 2026 9:30 AM EDT

Cats never fail to make us laugh!

Every cat pawrent knows that raising a cat brings a wide spectrum of silly situations with it. It ranges anywhere from "look at this silly creature" to "how can one little thing make so much chaos?" But what's sure is that cats never fail to make their humans laugh. The confused expressions when something they don't understand moves too fast, the ekekek to birds outside the window, and the sheer chaos of midnight zoomies. Cats prove time and time again that they're the masters of silliness.

So we asked our beloved Facebook cat community to share these meowing moments with us and post a picture of their cats that made them laugh out loud. Let us tell you, we laughed so hard our own cat came to check if we're still okay. It's not only that our cats make us laugh - it's all cats, even the ones online, that make us snort with laughter.

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via ICanHasCheezburger?
02
"He needed a stretch. Just 1 leg though."

via Amy Thaxton Crowley

One is enough, thank you very much.
03
"Juniper, the first time I turned this light on in front of her."

via Heidi Foster

Whoa, what is this dark light magic?
04
"This huge yawn as I started to take his picture. Lol."

via Zack Henderson

The phaaaaaaaantom of the opera is hereeeeeeeee
05
"Sings 'one of these things is not like the other...'."

via Victoria Texmo McCracken

Nice pumpkins, but where's the cat in this picture?
06
"She saw someone walk by the window and is screaming for help (it was just a checkup)"

via Jen Simonson

Halp!
07
"He stole a toy wand and became a wizard."

via Sarah Samrick

Making meowgic, casting pspspells.
08
"Mr. 'Help I've fallen and I can't get up' impersonator."

via Kristy Anna

Take the baby in your arms, lady.
09
"Schmoopie."

via Gail Brislin

Such a silly name for such a silly cat.
10
"The judgemental side eye!"

via Doria A Lenicky

We're threatened.
11
"Remy being a derp"

via Nikki Marriott

A complete derp.
12
"Tried to get a cute pic of Annie's tiny *blep*. Caught her inner demon instead. (note to self: turn off auto-flash!)"

via Susan Lapworth Cohl

Every cat has a little demon in them.
13
"Hobbes the champagne tabby looking like a rabbit."

via Steve Smith

A very cute rabbit, that is.
14
"Hansel von Katze is ready for a fight"

via Sian Liem

With this name, anyone would be ready for a fight.
15
"Every night when we sit down for dinner... without fail!"

via Amy Moses

A courteous ceremony.
16
"Sansa was 'helping' me assemble my Lego flower"

via Tammy Kernyo
17
"He’s not allowed on the coffee table."

via Kristin Worthy

How a cat follows the rules.
18
"Anytime he makes this face or gets wild"

via Astrid Moonshine

Weeeeeeeeeeeee
19
"Not enough room for that leg"

via Krista Tripp

And not enough energy to get it up.
20
"After digging through drawers all morning, Newman eventually just went with the same black fur coat she wears every day."

via Glenn David Brien

Everybody knows a person who wears the same type of shirt every day.
21
"My cat melted"

via Rachel Bock

Another proof that cats are liquid.
22
"My Highlander Tuco very awkwardly positioned his rear end on top of the American Bully's head."

via Shawn Blease

Who's the bully, really?
23
"Stu chillin’."

via Barbara Garofalo

Airing the beans.
24
"Well, shes kind of in it lol. Sometimes she covers her food with whatever toys are close by. I definitely lol'd"

via Elizabeth Daniels

Putting on the lid to keep the heat.
25
"Batty in a bag"

via Cathy Gustafson

So silly!
26
"Luke, my little blep-pard!"

via Kathy Holt

Such a meowjestic blep.
27
"OZZY holding oven door down as I clean it"

via Sandy Rance

Mommy's little helper.
Also, such a fitting name for a black cat - named after the prince of darkness himself.
28
"Paint me like one of your Frunch girls! -Pōloli"

via Elizabeth Purvis

Furrrrrrench
29
"George trying to squeeze in with Henry."

via Val Brenneman

Seems like George succeeds.
30
"Sampson checking his weight."

via Sarah Callahan Farmer

Am no chonk, hooman.
31
"Using her brother as a pillow"

via Vanessa Michon

Every cat is a floofy pillow, essentially.
32
"Miss Pepper, definitely not fitting!!"

via Lori Betts

There's an artistic meowssege in this, for sure.
33
"Frankie does not know what personal space is."

via Georgina Harris

It's purrsonal space. Very different concept.
34
"My cat Winnie yelling at me for food"

via Carrie Simmons

Give him the noms.
35
"That facial expression"

via Petra Gubicza

Yeah, we get it.
36
"Don’t know how Mytho found this comfy"

via Larissa Brown

How??
37
"Oliver looks broken"

via Jamie Millham

IKEA cat, disassembled.
38
"I felt like I’d just walked into the office of a mafia boss."

via Sheila Gillespie Smith

Send the mouse in…
39
"She was sprawled out on the couch like she didn’t have a care in the world and then I guess I got too close when taking the picture."

via Katrina Esch

Instant zoomies.
40
"My ragdoll when he was maybe two or three years old back when I first discovered he apparently had a night job I knew nothing about."

via Marylyn Tippeconnic

Well, now you know…
41
"2.5 seconds before the attack!"

via Gabrielle Letendre

We can hear the rear wiggles in this picture.
42
"Attenborough and the Little Fat Cat Marvin"

via Michele Salvaggio

Hissterical!
43
"Boston, being held by his boy. He was both confused and pleased"

via Ginnette Marie

Everything, all at once.
44
"It started out with him licking my hair and ended up like this."

via Tammy Bizony Matthews

Cat ownership in a nutshell.
45
"Just hanging around."

via Vicki Kohner

Literally.
46
"My Trouble, living up to her name."

via Amanda Jean

Fitting name.
47
"My son Mason and Mister Fat Kitty. He was 19lbs. Mister was very jealous of my son but never hurt him. Mister learned to be a good big brother."

via Melodee Ryan

Oh, the patience of cats…
48
"Judith the she devil chewing on her brother Carl. No harm was done."

via Louise Wisenbaker

Monch.
49
"Coke Is Sit!"

via Jeannine Sherrod

If he fits, he sits.
50
"Cat assembled wrong"

via Ivy Vynes

Such a mess.
51
"'Mooom! She's in MY spot!!!'"

via Auli Mollberg

When it's your turn on the Xbox.