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Kitten Photographer Takes Blurry Close-Up Photo of Sleepy Kitten

This two-panel meme depicts a humorous interaction between two kittens. In the top panel, a fluffy grey kitten stands behind a large vintage camera and says 'Imma take a picture of you, k?'. A small drowsy orange kitten asks 'Am I too close?' with text under it noting it 'Took a nap'. The grey kitten reassures it 'Nah, you look great!'. The bottom panel shows the resulting photo: an extremely blurry, over-close shot of the orange kitten's face, delivering the punchline that the photographer's reassurance was incorrect, playing on relatable experiences of bad amateur photography and cute, sleepy cat behavior.
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Dialogue

Imma take a picture of you, k?
Am I too close?
Nah, you look great!
Took a nap

Overview

This two-panel meme depicts a humorous interaction between two kittens. In the top panel, a fluffy grey kitten stands behind a large vintage camera and says 'Imma take a picture of you, k?'. A small drowsy orange kitten asks 'Am I too close?' with text under it noting it 'Took a nap'. The grey kitten reassures it 'Nah, you look great!'. The bottom panel shows the resulting photo: an extremely blurry, over-close shot of the orange kitten's face, delivering the punchline that the photographer's reassurance was incorrect, playing on relatable experiences of bad amateur photography and cute, sleepy cat behavior.

Origin notes

This meme is sourced from the X.com (formerly Twitter) WholesomeMeme account via RSS feed. It is a compiled/edited meme that combines separate popular cute kitten reaction images into a short joke format, which circulated widely on social media platforms focused on wholesome, funny animal content.

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