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Improvised Googly Eyes For An Inattentive Cat

This meme features top text reading "My cat isn't paying me enough attention so I improvised" above a photograph. In the photo, a real orange cat is resting with the back of its head turned towards the camera; the cat's owner has placed a matching tan plush toy head with large googly eyes over the back of the cat's head, tricking viewers into thinking the cat is staring directly at them. The joke is the owner's silly, creative solution to the cat ignoring them, creating a funny, uncanny visual gag.
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My cat isn't paying me enough attention so I improvised

Overview

This meme features top text reading "My cat isn't paying me enough attention so I improvised" above a photograph. In the photo, a real orange cat is resting with the back of its head turned towards the camera; the cat's owner has placed a matching tan plush toy head with large googly eyes over the back of the cat's head, tricking viewers into thinking the cat is staring directly at them. The joke is the owner's silly, creative solution to the cat ignoring them, creating a funny, uncanny visual gag.

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This viral pet meme originates from a post shared by the WholesomeMeme account on X (formerly Twitter), and has been widely reposted across other social media platforms as a popular funny wholesome meme.

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