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Laffy Kat

(17,023 posts) Sat Jul 4, 2026, 05:07 PM Saturday

Is anyone else obsessed with the shorts "Merve the Cat"?

There are reoccurring themes: Char-rals, her boyfriend; underpants; Ohio; "butter-flams"; sibling, Ham; etc.
I won't post a short here, but they are all over youtube and Instagram.

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Is anyone else obsessed with the shorts "Merve the Cat"? (Original Post) Laffy Kat Saturday OP

Is that the slightly plump siamese cat who's mwmisses4289 Saturday #1

Yes! "Char-RaLs"! Laffy Kat Saturday #2

She's as much fun to watch as that sweet chomper cat named elvis. mwmisses4289 Saturday #3

I'll have to check Elvis out! nt Laffy Kat Saturday #4

Cute kitteh, but I'm not convinced the sounds of her "talking" aren't supplied by her owner. LudwigPastorius Sunday #5

Of course, they are. Laffy Kat Sunday #6

mwmisses4289

(5,328 posts)

1. Is that the slightly plump siamese cat who's

Reply to Laffy Kat (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 06:52 PM

Saturday

obsessed with a neighbor named Charles?

Laffy Kat

(17,023 posts)

2. Yes! "Char-RaLs"!

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 07:07 PM

Saturday

mwmisses4289

(5,328 posts)

3. She's as much fun to watch as that sweet chomper cat named elvis.

Reply to Laffy Kat (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 07:09 PM

Saturday

Laffy Kat

(17,023 posts)

4. I'll have to check Elvis out! nt

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 07:28 PM

Saturday

LudwigPastorius

(15,327 posts)

5. Cute kitteh, but I'm not convinced the sounds of her "talking" aren't supplied by her owner.

Reply to Laffy Kat (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 03:35 PM

Sunday

Laffy Kat

(17,023 posts)

6. Of course, they are.

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 04:27 PM

Sunday

But it's a clever job.

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