An alert reader sent me this photo, which by my lights is the cutest kitten picture of all time.
If anyone can send or link to a cuter picture of a kitten than this, I’ll send them an autographed paperback of WEIT. Note: I will not be judging this contest, but if the judge deems no entry cuter than this, there will be no prize. Only one picture per person; contest closes in a week. I don’t have many copies of the book left, and will accompany the autograph with a hand-drawn cat.
Note: it doesn’t have to be your kitten!
Go!
I’m speechless except to say, awwww.
On a side note though, why the hell do cats sleep in what looks like the most uncomfortable places when we bust our butts to give them soft cozy places?
There’s just no understanding it. My cat Sarah usually chooses between 3 places: My desk chair, the bed (sometimes under the covers), or on her pad beneath the bookcase on my desk. Contrast with her, one of my previous cats, Zero. I could rub his belly ’til he dozed off, then slip him into a plastic grocery sack and then hang him on the nearby doorknob where he was quite comfortable and continued to sleep. Maybe some cats just like the “womb experience”.
Sounds like a “bat tent”, which isn’t a Hollywood prop, but a type of mountaineering tent for “big wall” climbs. Single point of suspension, some internal poles to stop the user being bent and folded. We’re not cats after all.
Our cat Ives sleeps in the dirty laundry basket.
Nothing strange about that. Laundry smells just like a lap, warms up quickly, and doesn’t fidget.
I don’t consider it strange, just highly catlike considering I had painstakingly set out freshly washed blankets for him all over the damned house.
Because they can. The message is clear: we’ll sleep where we want to and when we want to. We are the overlords, and we are indifferent to your transparent wiles.
I’m just waiting until the day they show us their planet. Then we’re in trouble…..
“Yo, Alert Reader. I’m really happy for you, Imma let you finish but Beyonce had one of the cutest kitten pictures of all time. One of the cutest kitten pictures of all time!”
Hah, I has won:
http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/4972/dsc00658np.jpg
You’re dreamin’
No fair…Baihu was already several months old when he came in off the street….
b&
It doesn’t have to be YOUR kitten, Ben!
Oh…well…
…in that case, I can haz book nao plz?
http://google.com/search?q=cutest+kitten+ever&tbm=isch
KTHKBAI
b&
ONE picture per entry, please. Try again, ’cause a Google search is NOT kyoot.
Awww…but there’s too many to pick from! And the winner will probably be somewhere on that link, anyway….
b&
Just throw a dart at your laptop…
Not a bad idea…hang on a minute while I go gra —
HEY! You’e trying to get me to destroy another laptop, aren’t you? It was bad enough when Baihu knocked over that glass water on the old one….
b&
And I hardly had to talk him into it… ;p
Have to delurk for this one. This is Elke.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26575175@N08/4197915008/in/photostream/lightbox/ The cutest kitteh evah!
Recursive kitteh!
Seriously? Qute Qats on a MacBook Pro are so five years ago!
Aren’t they Kink on a MBP?
Hmmm, that link he no work!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/83707294@N00/7457417232/
Butt! a kitteh on a MBP never grows old.
Kink still does it! I’ve had 3 MBP’s since then and he still slouches on the keyboard.
MacBook Pro – built to support a 12-pound cute cat!
Check him out at KinkTheCat.com
Yup, probably something to do with how hot they get.
And because I know I won’t win, here’s a shot of Elke on the day we brought her home from the shelter.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26575175@N08/4196265814/in/photostream/lightbox/
Hmmm, that will be tough to beat, sooooooo cute!
These pictures make me want to watch Star Trek’s “Trouble with Tribbles” again.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trouble_With_Tribbles
This is the cutest kitten ever. /Users/gemmah/Desktop/sleeping kitten.jpg
Gemma, that is not a web URL
Tim has it covered at #9. Unless someone wants to supply us with an IP address?
No, that’ll do. =)
My wife Gemma’s nominee:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24630436@N05/7457520088/in/photostream/lightbox/
No, *I’ve* got the cutest kitten, Me, Me, Me!:
https://plus.google.com/photos/117707560069665179412/albums/5758864060237258321
My submission
http://i.imgur.com/0zgrr.jpg
– Krishan Bhattacharya
I’m rather partial to this one:
http://whyevolutionistrue.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/valentine-heart-cat.jpg
That is awesome. But today’s CD-Cradle Kitten is even cuter IMO. Unbelievably cute!
I saw this in r/aww over at reddit,com, and even though it’s quite well knownn I think it has to be a contender! http://images.plurk.com/3674141_4f8ceab43de07d0c5299f53b6650c90f.jpg
Except for the big freaking dawg!!!
Srsly. That’s some dog apologist who knows full well dogs aren’t cute.
Dr. Coyne, I am holding you responsible for the LAG TO THE ENTIRE INTERNET that will result from this contest.
Now let me raid my photo archives…
When I saw the title of your posting…I thought, oh sure I have so many cute photos of me kittehs… I will win!! Then I scrolled down and I saw the dang picture. You’re right!!! They can’t much cuter than that.
How about this one?
http://catnday.com/photo/4481/funny-pic-i-loves-you-mommy/
adorable!!!!! beyond words, really.
There is no such thing as an un-cute kitten (or puppy, for that matter).
Apparently it’s not just us who think kittehs are cute, it seems to be an inherent property of kittehs.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10815958
That can’t be true. If it was, it’d mean that PZ Myers is a freak of nature!
Well, I can’t help feeling there’s something fundamentally weird about tentacles! 🙂
I don’t know if it beats Jerry’s, but I’ve always loved this one:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1986320&size=lg
Oooh… that is pretty darn good. Are professional photographer shots cheating though?
I don’t think so. We’re looking for the cutest kitteh photo of all time, no compromises.
I don’t think it’ll win – while it’s probably a better photo, all things considered, it’s not as cute. But it’s worth looking at anyway!
Clearly that kitten has No Fear!
I’m glad to see that WEIT followers have the good taste NOT to think putting clothes on animals makes them look cute, and do NOT think breeding cats to have squashed in faces makes them cute. Am I the only one to think that Cheezburger has gone to the dogs lately?
I just think it’s funny that the kitten is peacefully sleeping near DVD’s/Games called “FEAR” and “PUNISHER.”
LOL
Whenever I try to read in bed I just go to sleep.
Two of my kittens, Boo and Hubbert, from a couple of years back taking a nap
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g141/lezurk/toocomfortable1.jpg
That gives me an idea…
http://www.dailykitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/676-CIMG0116.jpg
Now how could Jerry possibly resist that?
Almost impossible not to–that’s why I’m bringing in an outside judge!
Unfortunately I was unable to find any pictures of kittens with pastrami.
Google’s “Unsupervised” Self-Learning Neural Network Searches For Cat Pics
At last – the computer revolution does something useful.
Awww, it’s baby Ceiling Cat in his manger
Correction – “His” manger
http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/mad-cat-wants-food/2j7odisx?from=en-ca-hpquad
Dis is de won!
I love the curiosity evident in this one:
http://chzdailywhat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/even-computers-love-cats-of-the-day1.jpg
Conchita, my cousin’s cat.
http://instagr.am/p/LEQBDxr-8o/
Here are my sister’s two cats when they were still young:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3mhFgEEyeiwOC15c1RieWNuckU
The one on the left (called Lana) is, of course, the winner for this competition. It’s hardly fair for you other competitors, I know.
Cheers,
Jeroen
Uh, not sure whether my previous post made it through (I had to log in using gravatar, but I can’t see my post).
Here’s my entry: my sister’s two cats when they were young and cute:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3mhFgEEyeiwOC15c1RieWNuckU
The one on the left begging for teh hugz, Lana, is clearly the winner. Hardly fair for the competition, I know. Dei seez Lana beeing all cuets – dei hatin’
Anikin is not my cat, but he captured my heart a few weeks ago: http://oi50.tinypic.com/30sy6ua.jpg
I’m a sucker for hard-luck cases, and this little tadpole had the misfortune of being born with neither hind legs nor pelvis. O_o Fortunately, he seems to have found his way into a loving home: https://www.facebook.com/AnakinTheTwoLeggedCat
I worry about what’s going to happen when he gets too heavy to walk on his forepaws.
Let’s see if this one does it for you! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=438550546167651&set=a.123290884360287.13113.113544412001601&type=1&theater
I looked at all the pictures posted so far, and I have to tell you I am very sorry, but these are, hands down, the cutest kittens ever. However, they are wild cats (black-footed african cats), so I don’t know if that counts…
http://www.zooborns.com/.a/6a010535647bf3970b0168eac2b000970c-500wi
(source: http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2012/04/ferocious-black-footed-kittens-at-cleveland-metroparks-zoo.html – check out the whole site, it’s amazing!)
It’s old (Tullia’s a cranky old lady now), but still has something to it:
http://chrisleavins.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/05/tullia_colorado_robert.jpg
http://s3-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/9/14/17/enhanced-buzz-12978-1316036551-2.jpg
Kewt Kitteh knoshes on blue octopus for da win!
I think this is the cutest kitten picture of all time
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=404701869575943&set=a.236815493031249.60543.236124369767028&type=1&theater
Tess – So innocent looking but a major pain for her 14 year old “sister” cat. This one does not know when to stop.
http://www.twitpic.com/a2x4he
Dr. Coyne,
I’m writing for several reasons. First of all, it’s my birthday. Yes, I’m trying to shamelessly abuse that. I’m turning 30, so I’m feeling slightly traumatized. 😉
Secondly, I’m hoping to enter the KittenQwest contest. Admittedly, I could possibly find a cuter kitten than this, but this is my boy, and while I’m biased, I think it’d be difficult to find one cuter than this: http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm43/aegisfire/allegro/0616081422.jpg
His name is Allegro, and he’s adorable: http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm43/aegisfire/allegro/0616081352a.jpg
The main reason I want to enter the contest is that my girlfriend would really LOVE a signed copy of the book, and I’m just shameless enough that I’m willing to pimp out my cute kitten to get her what she wants. Even if I can’t win the contest, I’m hoping there’s some way I can obtain a signed copy of the book for her, so please let me know what I can do in the oh-so-unlikely event that Allegro doesn’t win the prize for me. 😉
Thanks,
Daniel
Dr. Coyne,
I’m writing for several reasons. First of all, it’s my birthday. Yes, I’m trying to shamelessly abuse that. I’m turning 30, so I’m feeling slightly traumatized. 😉
Secondly, I’m hoping to enter the KittenQwest contest. Admittedly, I could possibly find a cuter kitten than this, but this is my boy, and while I’m biased, I think it’d be difficult to find one cuter than this: http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm43/aegisfire/allegro/0616081422.jpg
His name is Allegro, and he’s adorable: http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm43/aegisfire/allegro/0616081352a.jpg
The main reason I want to enter the contest is that my girlfriend would really LOVE a signed copy of the book, and I’m just shameless enough that I’m willing to pimp out my cute kitten to get her what she wants. Even if I can’t win the contest, I’m hoping there’s some way I can obtain a signed copy of the book for her, so please let me know what I can do.
Thanks,
Daniel
I love this contest. Photos of cute kittens make everything good.
Here is my entry:
A photo of a kitten my cousin is taking care of. This kitten resides in Austin, TX and is in need of a good home…hint hint if anyone knows someone.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=251955288237598&set=a.147422408690887.22855.100002693872674&type=1&theater
-Amanda
Boo. I don’t think my link is working, due to fb permissions. Must enter this kitten!
Hello!
We are an animal charity in London – The Mayhew Animal Home – which is experiencing the full force of kitten season at the moment. We are absolutely jam-packed with abandoned and neglected litters of kittens.
Here is a photo of one such kitten which we think is quite possibly the cutest thing to wander the earth. Little Pea, as she’s called, also happens to be a fan of our merchandise.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150987354207801&set=a.10150987175142801.448916.76933407800&type=3&theater
We’re keeping our fingers (and paws) crossed!
Okay, anybody who adopts this kitten and can provide proof will get a free, autographed copy of WEIT, even if Little Pea doesn’t win. I know there are readers in London, and some must want a kitten as adorable as this one.
http://www.beleefdelente.nl/clips/401
Interested face and nice shoulders.
Here is my entry:
http://sterlingstarling.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/raise-your-paw-if-you-need-some-aww/
I base my contest entry on the first picture, but there are plenty of others there that will tickle you kitty-cuteness-bone.
Those photos represent my precious twin kitties–Castor and Pollux. (I’m pretty sure their names alone should win me something!) They look identical, but Pollux is a Manx (no tail), while his brother is “normal” (by outward appearances, anyway). They were rescued during a winter storm a few years ago. (The post has the full story if you’re interested.)
They’re also the “stars” of their own mini-movie! Check it out here: http://sterlingstarling.wordpress.com/2012/06/07/the-twins-help-make-the-bed/
With so many cute kitten pictures floating around it was difficult to choose just one. Finally, I decided on this shot just because it makes me happy: http://cats-and-stuff.tumblr.com/post/462020774/theanimalkingdom-via-fc00-deviantart-net
p.s. Little Pea is the cutest thing ever. I hope she & all the other animals at Mayhew find forever homes.
It’s probably too late to enter but I love this little kitten:
http://khongthe.com/wallpapers/animals/red-maine-coon-kitten-41315.jpg
My fav cat breed: maine coon.
awwwww!
http://cuteoverload.com/2007/07/16/people-that-loo/
Hodag is so adorable that I was able to convince Cute Overload to use a photo that included a hoomin in it. He is also so adorable that he started a new category on Cute Overload.
Here’s my entry:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4351729270550&set=a.4351718430279.182364.1207184272&type=3&theater
This link doesn’t appear to work; you need to set your Facebook security so everyone can see this picture. Alternatively, send it to me via private email.
Sent to you via private email
Helping Mom with the bedding: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2266590638258&set=a.1861932842066.110390.1653314107&type=3&theater
Say hello to my friend Brittany’s kitty, Boris!
http://instagram.com/p/MUxWJwJRrQ/
Hi John
This is our little Senna:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=385999841460921&set=a.126898370704404.19091.100001527256944&type=1&theater
I know this won’t count since I already submitted but I think you’ll like this one too.
http://instagr.am/p/M930WTprbT
Pillow time
http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/royalty-free/42-32368237/sweet-little-kitten-lying-on-a-pillow?popup=1
The litter that my ex and I had:
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/3626_647515267878_375147348_n.jpg
Brought back many memories as I dug through thousands of pics to try to pick my favorite. It was not an easy choice.
After looking at all the kittens on the internets or those that appeared within several minutes, I’ve chosen this one due to the resemblance to a childhood pet.
http://thelintscreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/CuteKitten.jpg