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Cat's Heart Markings Joked As Hipster Ankle Tattoos

This meme is a screenshot of a Tumblr conversation paired with a photo of a real fluffy white cat. The photo shows the cat's front legs standing on a wooden shelf, where the cat naturally has two symmetrical black heart-shaped markings on its lower front legs, right above its paws. Tumblr user emerald-imperial originally posted the photo asking others to look at their cat's feet, and another user setheverman replied with a joke that the heart markings are ankle tattoos, calling the cat a hipster for having trendy small tattoos. The joke plays on the resemblance of the natural fur markings to trendy ankle tattoos popular in hipster subculture.
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@emerald-imperial Tumblr

please look at my cat's feet

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ankle tattoos? lol what a hipster

Overview

This meme is a screenshot of a Tumblr conversation paired with a photo of a real fluffy white cat. The photo shows the cat's front legs standing on a wooden shelf, where the cat naturally has two symmetrical black heart-shaped markings on its lower front legs, right above its paws. Tumblr user emerald-imperial originally posted the photo asking others to look at their cat's feet, and another user setheverman replied with a joke that the heart markings are ankle tattoos, calling the cat a hipster for having trendy small tattoos. The joke plays on the resemblance of the natural fur markings to trendy ankle tattoos popular in hipster subculture.

Origin notes

The original user interaction originates from Tumblr, created by users emerald-imperial and setheverman. This specific version of the meme was reposted to X (formerly Twitter) by the WholesomeMeme account, as indicated by the provided source information. It has circulated as a popular viral wholesome meme across multiple social media platforms.

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