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Cat Thinks Dad's Shirt and Pants Make the Perfect Nap Spot

A photograph depicting a bed with a black shirt, black cap, and patterned pants arranged to look like a person lying down. A brown and white tabby cat is comfortably napping on top of this 'dad' setup. In the background, there is a white and blue cat litter box on a carpeted floor. The image includes a caption at the top that reads: 'It's not really Dad but I like to nap here.'
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It's not really Dad but I like to nap here.

Overview

A photograph depicting a bed with a black shirt, black cap, and patterned pants arranged to look like a person lying down. A brown and white tabby cat is comfortably napping on top of this 'dad' setup. In the background, there is a white and blue cat litter box on a carpeted floor. The image includes a caption at the top that reads: 'It's not really Dad but I like to nap here.'

Origin notes

The image is a wholesome meme sourced from X.com (formerly Twitter) under the account 'WholesomeMeme'. It appears to be a user-created photograph of a real cat in a home environment, with a humorous caption added to anthropomorphize the cat's choice of napping spot.

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