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Chonky Calico Cat Said To Be Prophesied In Ancient Murals

This is a two-panel collage meme. The text at the top reads 'His arrival was foretold in the ancient murals'. The left panel features a real-life chubby calico cat with white fur, an orange head, and a black patch on its back, standing on paved ground in front of a cinder block wall with a grumpy, unamused expression. The right panel displays an old, historic artwork (jokingly referred to as an ancient mural) that depicts a cat with near-identical fur markings, coloration, and facial expression as the real cat in the left panel. The comedic effect comes from the absurd framing of the ordinary domestic cat as a legendary, prophesied figure whose coming was predicted centuries ago in art, due to the coincidental visual similarity between the real cat and the painted cat.
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His arrival was foretold in the ancient murals

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This is a two-panel collage meme. The text at the top reads 'His arrival was foretold in the ancient murals'. The left panel features a real-life chubby calico cat with white fur, an orange head, and a black patch on its back, standing on paved ground in front of a cinder block wall with a grumpy, unamused expression. The right panel displays an old, historic artwork (jokingly referred to as an ancient mural) that depicts a cat with near-identical fur markings, coloration, and facial expression as the real cat in the left panel. The comedic effect comes from the absurd framing of the ordinary domestic cat as a legendary, prophesied figure whose coming was predicted centuries ago in art, due to the coincidental visual similarity between the real cat and the painted cat.

Origin notes

This meme was shared as an RSS feed post from the X.com (formerly Twitter) account @meme.jpg. It combines two pre-existing widely circulated images: a photo of a stray chonky calico cat that went viral on social media, and a photo of an unidentified historic cat painting. The meme format of pairing lookalike modern subjects with old art to create a 'prophecy' joke is a common internet meme trope, and this specific iteration has been shared widely across social media platforms including Instagram, Reddit, and TikTok.

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