GagBase Logo Explore

Black Cat Covered In Goldfish Crackers

This is a candid photo of a solid black domestic cat lying stretched out on a striped cushion placed on a wicker patio chair. Dozens of yellow fish-shaped Goldfish crackers are scattered all across the cat's fur, covering its back, head, and legs. The image creates a silly visual pun, as the crackers are shaped like fish (a common favorite food of cats), with the fish-shaped snacks literally resting on the cat itself.
Make

Overview

This is a candid photo of a solid black domestic cat lying stretched out on a striped cushion placed on a wicker patio chair. Dozens of yellow fish-shaped Goldfish crackers are scattered all across the cat's fur, covering its back, head, and legs. The image creates a silly visual pun, as the crackers are shaped like fish (a common favorite food of cats), with the fish-shaped snacks literally resting on the cat itself.

Origin notes

According to the provided source information, this image was reposted on X (formerly Twitter) by the account meme_basement. This is a well-known viral candid pet photo that has circulated across social media for years, originally taken by an unknown owner, and popularized as a funny meme due to its playful visual pun.

Similar memes

This is a two-panel screenshot of a post from X (formerly Twitter). The post text reads "doing laundry....one washcloth fell on the floor....". The left panel shows a black cat with white facial markings sitting directly on the small grey washcloth that fell on a wooden floor, looking slightly up. The right panel is a higher-angle shot of the same cat, still sitting perfectly centered on the tiny washcloth, emphasizing how small the cloth is under the cat. The humor comes from the very common, relatable cat behavior of choosing to sit on any small new object that appears on the floor, no matter how impractical the object is as a sitting surface.

Cat immediately sits on tiny washcloth dropped during laundry

This is a two-panel screensho…

The image uses a first-person perspective, showing a person holding a partially eaten cooked chicken wing. A fluffy orange tabby cat named Butters sits on the tiled floor below, staring up at the person with wide, innocent eyes. The text overlay jokes that Butters bought the person a still-warm chicken wing from outside, and the person is questioning where the cat obtained the food. The humor plays on the common trope of outdoor cats bringing unexpected 'gifts' to their owners, with the implied punchline that the cat likely got the chicken wing from an unknown, possibly unethical source like stealing it from a nearby person.

Cat Named Butters Brings Home Warm Chicken Wing Gift

The image uses a first-person…

This is a close-up profile photograph of a grey and white tabby cat set against a plain solid white background. The cat has pale green narrowed eyes giving it a judgmental, skeptical expression, and rests one white front paw against its chin, perfectly mimicking the classic human 'thinking' or 'scheming' pose. It is widely used as a reaction image to convey contemplation, doubt, judgment, or plotting in response to something observed off-camera.

Judgy Thinking Tabby Cat Reaction Meme

This is a close-up profile ph…

The meme features a photograph of a black cat standing on a grey carpeted floor, wearing a plush yellow school bus costume, with only its head, front paws, and black tail sticking out of the costume as it looks up at the camera. Below the photo, the top line of text reads 'Vroom vroom', followed by a comment from user thepsychedelicdoomtao that says 'The wheels on the bus go meow meow meow', which is a humorous pun referencing the popular children's nursery rhyme 'The Wheels on the Bus', replacing the standard sound lyrics with cat meows, since the 'wheels' of the bus costume are the cat's own paws.

Cat in School Bus Costume Nursery Rhyme Pun Meme

The meme features a photograp…

The meme is made up of text at the top paired with a photograph of a pet cat. The top text explains that during the poster's household taco night, they gave their cat both a taco and catnip, which led to the cat destroying a sombrero. The photo shows a black and white domestic cat sitting inside a large, damaged sombrero that has a big hole torn in its center, looking dazed, relaxed, and clearly content, presumably under the influence of catnip. Cat toys are scattered on the carpeted floor around the sombrero, next to the base of a rolling office chair. The humor comes from the silly, chaotic outcome of giving the cat treats, paired with the on-theme Mexican sombrero destruction that matches the taco night premise.

Cat Given Taco and Catnip on Taco Night Destroys a Sombrero

The meme is made up of text a…

The image is split into two parts. The top section shows an original photo of a wide-eyed black cat being held up by a person's arms, with its hind legs hanging down facing the camera. The lower section is a screenshot of a public comment from an X.com (formerly Twitter) post thread that has 7927 total comments. The comment reads 'love dem toe beans' and is paired with a heavily zoomed, blurry cropped version of the original cat photo that focuses entirely on the cat's hind paw toe beans. The comment has 13.2 thousand likes as of the screenshot.

Love Dem Toe Beans Black Cat Comment Meme

The image is split into two p…

This is a candid humorous photograph showing a grey domestic shorthair cat in a loafing, compact rounded sitting position on a grey fabric ottoman. The cat is positioned directly adjacent to an open silver laptop whose back is covered in a variety of colorful decorative stickers, including one that reads 'AS IF!', effectively blocking the owner from accessing the laptop's keyboard to work. In the background, a second open black laptop displaying what appears to be code or terminal output rests on a light beige carpeted floor, alongside home items including a blue and white gingham storage bin on a low shelf. The meme plays on the widely relatable experience of cat owners and remote workers where pets intentionally occupy workspaces to disrupt tasks and seek attention.

Grey Cat Blocks Owner From Accessing Work Laptop

This is a candid humorous pho…

This is a two-panel collage wholesome meme. Text at the top reads 'today i offer you two cats in pants'. The left panel shows a pair of blue denim jeans laid flat on a patterned home carpet, with only the faces of two cats peeking out from each pant leg, mostly hidden inside the fabric. The right panel shows the same jeans pulled slightly further up, exposing the full heads and upper bodies of the two cats, both looking up at the camera with wide, curious eyes. The meme plays on the common trope of cats enjoying squeezing into small, enclosed spaces for fun.

Two Cats Hiding Inside Denim Pants Legs

This is a two-panel collage w…

The meme features a top text line reading 'When you find the one just hold on to them', paired with a photo of a wide-eyed tabby cat clinging tightly to a person's arm. The cat has its front paws wrapped around the person's wrist, looking upward with a soft, attached, slightly startled expression, perfectly illustrating the caption's message about cherishing and holding tightly onto loved ones or valued people/things you care about.

When You Find The One Just Hold On To Them Cat Meme

The meme features a top text …

This is a screenshot of a Reddit post from the r/chess subreddit. The post text poses a common chess question: "What do i do in this position? He is controlling the center", referencing the standard chess strategy where dominating the board's central squares is a core competitive advantage. The attached image shows an orange tabby cat physically sitting on the exact center of the chess board, looking directly at the camera with a calm, smug expression. Several dark-colored chess pieces are knocked over around the cat, while the light-colored pieces on the opposing player's side remain fully upright. The meme's humor comes from a literal pun on the chess term "controlling the center": instead of controlling the center with game pieces, the cat has occupied and taken over the central area of the board completely, making standard play impossible.

Cat Literally Controls Chess Board Center Meme

This is a screenshot of a Red…

This is a photograph of a fluffy white cat sitting upright in the lower open shelf of a dark brown carved traditional-style side table. The decorative cutout holes on the upper carved edge of the table align perfectly with the cat's eyes, creating an unintentional visual joke that makes it look like the cat is wearing a pair of ornate dark sunglasses. The cat has a calm, slightly unamused expression, with its front paws neatly placed together on the shelf. A small white electric fan is partially visible in the bottom left corner of the frame.

White Cat Looks Like It Wears Ornate Sunglasses From Table Cutouts

This is a photograph of a flu…

This is a close-up photograph of a tabby cat with dark and white fur positioned against a plain solid white background. The cat has a half-squinted, unimpressed, skeptical facial expression, while holding up one of its white front paws in a pose that looks identical to a human giving a thumbs up. The right half of the image is completely blank white, making it suitable for adding custom captions or text. The combination of the cat's unenthusiastic expression and the approving thumbs up pose creates a sarcastic, passive-aggressive humorous effect that is widely used as a reaction meme.

Skeptical Cat Thumbs Up Sarcastic Reaction Meme

This is a close-up photograph…