Posted on Dec 20, 2013

The 30 Most Important Cats Of 2013

This year has not been an easy one, but these are the heroic cats and kittens who helped us navigate it. Let us pay them tribute.

by Jack Shepherd

BuzzFeed Staff

This year was a mirror that showed us our darkest selves. To confront that dire simulacrum and — instead of blanching — sort of wave one's paws about worriedly is honestly about the best that anyone can be expected to muster. — youtube.com

This year was a mirror that showed us our darkest selves. To confront that dire simulacrum and — instead of blanching — sort of wave one's paws about worriedly is honestly about the best that anyone can be expected to muster.

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This year was a mirror that showed us our darkest selves. To confront that dire simulacrum and — instead of blanching — sort of wave one's paws about worriedly is honestly about the best that anyone can be expected to muster.

"Who among you, when confronted by the unmanning strangeness of The Other, would have the grace and courage to look it directly in the eye and boop it gently on the forehead?"
—This cat — youtube.com

"Who among you, when confronted by the unmanning strangeness of The Other, would have the grace and courage to look it directly in the eye and boop it gently on the forehead?"
—This cat

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"Who among you, when confronted by the unmanning strangeness of The Other, would have the grace and courage to look it directly in the eye and boop it gently on the forehead?"
—This cat

Major premise: A man's life is nothing more than the sum of his actions.
Minor premise: A man's actions are nothing more than the sum of his feedings.
Conclusion: If a man leaves but the feedings continue, there is nothing to miss.
—Logical axiom about this cat — youtube.com

Major premise: A man's life is nothing more than the sum of his actions.
Minor premise: A man's actions are nothing more than the sum of his feedings.
Conclusion: If a man leaves but the feedings continue, there is nothing to miss.
—Logical axiom about this cat

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Major premise: A man's life is nothing more than the sum of his actions.
Minor premise: A man's actions are nothing more than the sum of his feedings.
Conclusion: If a man leaves but the feedings continue, there is nothing to miss.
—Logical axiom about this cat

"If thy leg offend thee, grab it firmly with both paws and bite furiously at thy knee."
—Cat Bible: Matthew 18:9 — youtube.com

"If thy leg offend thee, grab it firmly with both paws and bite furiously at thy knee."
—Cat Bible: Matthew 18:9

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"If thy leg offend thee, grab it firmly with both paws and bite furiously at thy knee."
—Cat Bible: Matthew 18:9

"Inevitably, the vacuum of time sucks our essence into the void of history. It is up to us whether to taste of it as it tastes of us." —Inspirational saying — youtube.com

"Inevitably, the vacuum of time sucks our essence into the void of history. It is up to us whether to taste of it as it tastes of us." —Inspirational saying

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"Inevitably, the vacuum of time sucks our essence into the void of history. It is up to us whether to taste of it as it tastes of us." —Inspirational saying

The unerring accuracy of this beautiful animal was a powerful reminder that you will never lose at the shell game of life as long as you keep your paws pointed in the right general direction. — youtube.com

The unerring accuracy of this beautiful animal was a powerful reminder that you will never lose at the shell game of life as long as you keep your paws pointed in the right general direction.

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The unerring accuracy of this beautiful animal was a powerful reminder that you will never lose at the shell game of life as long as you keep your paws pointed in the right general direction.

"Between desire and success there is a door called fear, and if you are too timid to open it, a fat cat will probably squeeze through it and yowl at you."
—Metaphor about this cat that started well and then kind of went off the rails
Or, to paraphrase Horace, Parturient fores, nascetur ridiculus felis. — youtube.com

"Between desire and success there is a door called fear, and if you are too timid to open it, a fat cat will probably squeeze through it and yowl at you."
—Metaphor about this cat that started well and then kind of went off the rails
Or, to paraphrase Horace, Parturient fores, nascetur ridiculus felis.

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"Between desire and success there is a door called fear, and if you are too timid to open it, a fat cat will probably squeeze through it and yowl at you."
—Metaphor about this cat that started well and then kind of went off the rails
Or, to paraphrase Horace, Parturient fores, nascetur ridiculus felis.

Next time you find yourself perched atop the slippery car roof that is your own bad planning, remember Waffles the Terrible, and brace yourself. — youtube.com

Next time you find yourself perched atop the slippery car roof that is your own bad planning, remember Waffles the Terrible, and brace yourself.

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Next time you find yourself perched atop the slippery car roof that is your own bad planning, remember Waffles the Terrible, and brace yourself.

It is said of Sleep Dancing Kitty that "he heard the songs of angels while he slumbered," but it is more likely that he was experiencing a commonplace occurrence of involuntary sleep myoclunus. — youtube.com

It is said of Sleep Dancing Kitty that "he heard the songs of angels while he slumbered," but it is more likely that he was experiencing a commonplace occurrence of involuntary sleep myoclunus.

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It is said of Sleep Dancing Kitty that "he heard the songs of angels while he slumbered," but it is more likely that he was experiencing a commonplace occurrence of involuntary sleep myoclunus.

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"And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven ... and he cried with a loud voice, as when a kitten on your shoulder meoweth adorably into your ear, and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices."
—Eschatological kitten prophecy

"Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Stick out your tongue then somehow forget to put it back, and the world laughs at you."
—True fact — youtube.com

"Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Stick out your tongue then somehow forget to put it back, and the world laughs at you."
—True fact

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"Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Stick out your tongue then somehow forget to put it back, and the world laughs at you."
—True fact

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"Beneath the frills and finery, the bluster and the pomp
each one of us is dubstep kitty, going womp womp womp womp womp."
—Actual poem

"Do not be afraid of the unexpected kittens in life, but take them firmly by the leash and lead them confidently down the hallway."
—Weird, but ultimately solid, advice — youtube.com

"Do not be afraid of the unexpected kittens in life, but take them firmly by the leash and lead them confidently down the hallway."
—Weird, but ultimately solid, advice

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"Do not be afraid of the unexpected kittens in life, but take them firmly by the leash and lead them confidently down the hallway."
—Weird, but ultimately solid, advice

"When someone you meet is prickly and weird, it's definitely OK to smell them but you shouldn't try to snuggle with them."
—This kitten — youtube.com

"When someone you meet is prickly and weird, it's definitely OK to smell them but you shouldn't try to snuggle with them."
—This kitten

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"When someone you meet is prickly and weird, it's definitely OK to smell them but you shouldn't try to snuggle with them."
—This kitten

"The most beautiful things in life are fragile and we can destroy them with the slightest sharpness in ourselves," says this cat. "But it's way better if you have a whole bowlful of them so you can do it over and over." — youtube.com

"The most beautiful things in life are fragile and we can destroy them with the slightest sharpness in ourselves," says this cat. "But it's way better if you have a whole bowlful of them so you can do it over and over."

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"The most beautiful things in life are fragile and we can destroy them with the slightest sharpness in ourselves," says this cat. "But it's way better if you have a whole bowlful of them so you can do it over and over."

The sad cats of "Sad Cat Diary" reminded us this year that true petulance is an art form and passive aggression is the purest form of aggression. — youtube.com

The sad cats of "Sad Cat Diary" reminded us this year that true petulance is an art form and passive aggression is the purest form of aggression.

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The sad cats of "Sad Cat Diary" reminded us this year that true petulance is an art form and passive aggression is the purest form of aggression.

If the shirtless guy of fate passes you holding the balloon of opportunity, be this cat. — youtube.com

If the shirtless guy of fate passes you holding the balloon of opportunity, be this cat.

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If the shirtless guy of fate passes you holding the balloon of opportunity, be this cat.

Having suffered, for nigh a twelvemonth, the embraces of the overly affectionate sloth that was 2013, each one of us can identify with this cat right now. — youtube.com

Having suffered, for nigh a twelvemonth, the embraces of the overly affectionate sloth that was 2013, each one of us can identify with this cat right now.

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Having suffered, for nigh a twelvemonth, the embraces of the overly affectionate sloth that was 2013, each one of us can identify with this cat right now.

No matter what trials await us in the coming year, there is no manner of adversity that will be able to remove from our hearts the ecstatic triumph that comes with the certain knowledge that on one fateful day in our short but momentous history upon this planet, a cat, dressed as a shark, chased a duck. On a Roomba. — youtube.com

No matter what trials await us in the coming year, there is no manner of adversity that will be able to remove from our hearts the ecstatic triumph that comes with the certain knowledge that on one fateful day in our short but momentous history upon this planet, a cat, dressed as a shark, chased a duck. On a Roomba.

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No matter what trials await us in the coming year, there is no manner of adversity that will be able to remove from our hearts the ecstatic triumph that comes with the certain knowledge that on one fateful day in our short but momentous history upon this planet, a cat, dressed as a shark, chased a duck. On a Roomba.

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