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Cat Pretending to Ignore Instead of Sleep

A photograph of a calico cat with orange, black, and white fur lying curled up on a gray leather couch. The cat's eyes are closed, giving the appearance of sleeping. At the top of the image, bold white text reads 'I'M NOT ASLEEP', and at the bottom, bold white text reads 'I AM IGNORING YOU !', creating a humorous contradiction where the cat pretends to be ignoring rather than sleeping.
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Cat
I'M NOT ASLEEP
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I AM IGNORING YOU !

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I'M NOT ASLEEP I AM IGNORING YOU !

Overview

A photograph of a calico cat with orange, black, and white fur lying curled up on a gray leather couch. The cat's eyes are closed, giving the appearance of sleeping. At the top of the image, bold white text reads 'I'M NOT ASLEEP', and at the bottom, bold white text reads 'I AM IGNORING YOU !', creating a humorous contradiction where the cat pretends to be ignoring rather than sleeping.

Origin notes

The image is sourced from X.com (formerly Twitter) under the account WholesomeMeme. It appears to be a user-created meme consisting of a real photograph of a cat with added text overlay to create a humorous and wholesome narrative.

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