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Curly Cat vs Sheep: Hilarious Pun Comment Thread

This meme is a collage of three photos of a curly-haired Selkirk Rex kitten, whose fluffy wool-like fur gives it a strong visual resemblance to a small sheep. The kitten is shown sitting on a blue blanket inside a car, looking around calmly. Below the photos is a screenshot of a Reddit comment thread: user hazycapitalist asks, "Oh my god is this a cat or a sheep?" User m86 replies with the portmanteau pun "a shat", blending "sheep" and "cat". User beanstalkofsins reacts with mild disapproval, saying "Dont call it that please", followed by user jennamoreci doubling down with another crude pun, "A shitten" — a play on "kitten" and the sheep-cat hybrid term, which also sounds like the vulgar slang term "shitten". The humor stems from the kitten's unusual sheep-like appearance and the silly, edgy wordplay in the comment chain.
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@hazycapitalist Reddit

Oh my god is this a cat or a sheep?

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m86
a shat
beanstalkofsins
Dont call it that please
jennamoreci
A shitten.

Overview

This meme is a collage of three photos of a curly-haired Selkirk Rex kitten, whose fluffy wool-like fur gives it a strong visual resemblance to a small sheep. The kitten is shown sitting on a blue blanket inside a car, looking around calmly. Below the photos is a screenshot of a Reddit comment thread: user hazycapitalist asks, "Oh my god is this a cat or a sheep?" User m86 replies with the portmanteau pun "a shat", blending "sheep" and "cat". User beanstalkofsins reacts with mild disapproval, saying "Dont call it that please", followed by user jennamoreci doubling down with another crude pun, "A shitten" — a play on "kitten" and the sheep-cat hybrid term, which also sounds like the vulgar slang term "shitten". The humor stems from the kitten's unusual sheep-like appearance and the silly, edgy wordplay in the comment chain.

Origin notes

The image is a screenshot of a Reddit thread, identifiable by the platform's characteristic comment layout, user flair icons next to usernames, and threaded comment structure. Reddit is a social media platform where users share media content and engage in conversational, often humorous, comment exchanges. This meme originated when an unknown user posted photos of the curly-haired kitten, prompting other users to create puns based on its sheep-like appearance, resulting in the funny comment chain shown. The content is user-generated, combining original photography with a screenshot of the platform's comment section.

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