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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 86 points 2 years ago

"what breed is your cat?"

"he's a stupid asshole is what he is, i love him"

[–] Misconduct@startrek.website 65 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My cat's breeds are whatever breed of cat you find in dumpsters and car engines 🙃

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Standard American Shorthair.

Bonus points if it's a foundling or feral you just fed until it adopted you.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

a foundling

The shapeshifters from DS9?

[–] kartonrealista@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I was thinking Mandalorian

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago

Damn, FromSoft skipped right over DS 4-8 to go straight for DS9. How is it?

[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm among the many who have a Standard Issue Cat.

[–] Misconduct@startrek.website 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The common dumpster cat, if you will 🧐

[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Yeah we found ours as an older kitten living in the wall of our detached garage, she was pretty feral. It might as well have been a dumpster. Ten years later she's a sweetheart. But she's addicted to catnip treats. I'm an enabler.

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

jokes on you I have no idea what breed my rescue is, he is the cutest and bestest boi in the world though.

https://imgur.com/OQR9xSQ

[–] MjolnirThyme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 2 years ago

There's something wrong with your cat's face but I think they're cute

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Looks like a very gentle best boi

[–] CoderKat@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

I think that breed is known as "cutie".

[–] hazardous_area@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

Looks like it has some lab in it

[–] boeman@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Wow, such a cute pup. Really looks similar to the old guy I lost a few months ago..

[–] zepheriths@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No way did you put shlatt there

[–] SternburgExport@feddit.de 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 34 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I am no dog owner but who the hell would think thats a husky

[–] siberianlaika@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago

You'd be surprised how many people call all wolf-ish primitive breeds 'huskies'. Everyone in my neighbourhood thinks my dog (profile pic) is a Siberian husky, though it's more understandable since she's a related Siberian breed.

[–] Kovari@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've had someone ask me if my corgi was a husky before. Um. No??

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

How much drugs and/or alcohol were involved?

A wojak with a troll mask, it seems

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why would a cat's servant care about the breed?

[–] ssfckdt@mastodon.cloud 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To know how best to address their majesty

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 years ago

Peasants don't need to know the name of the reigning dynasty they only need to know who's in charge.

[–] ssfckdt@mastodon.cloud 26 points 2 years ago (6 children)

The only breeds people mention are ones that are notoriously annoying. Persian, Siamese, Sphinx.

Everything else is based on appearance... tabby, calico, mackerel, "maine coon" (which is often used to describe cats that *aren't* maine coon)

[–] zepheriths@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Persians are well known for being one of the more friendly breeds. I can't confirm because my family doesn't believe in getting pure breeds

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

Hey my cat has a genetic mutation that makes him cold all the time in our canadian climate

Cool, lets breed more of them!

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Maine Coons are super cute though. Just saying.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Chantilly Tiffany, which is every long haired black cat.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Dog breeds are also just appearance tbf

[–] ssfckdt@mastodon.cloud 5 points 2 years ago

@irmoz Not really, they're also temperament *and* biological conditions -- like, in many cases, detrimental susceptibility to things like cancer, cataracts, or bone disease. See: Golden retriever

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tortoiseshells are known for having "tortitude" but aren't really their own breed, its really just a description of their coat

[–] Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

"American short-hair" covers a surprisingly large number of "breeds" that people think are out there.

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 years ago

What breed is that? Garfield

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Isn't that a Samoyed? Or Sammy, or smiling Sam?

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago
[–] Bloodwoodsrisen@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yea, i'm pretty sure that is a Samoyed, while the cat is an Orange Tabby. You can identify tabbies by the 'M' on their forehead! :D

[–] boeman@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What does the M stand for?

Honestly? No idea, it's been years since i learned that little fact

Millie, my ex gf’s cat

[–] FQQD@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

its the orange shlatt-cat (also known as: the shlat)

[–] Seraph@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The single brain cell variety.

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fun fact. The reason orange cats are dumb is actually not inherent to it being orange!

Turns out it's just that male cats are MUCH more stupid than female cats and orange as a color just so happens to be tied to genes that are unlikely to emerge in female cats.

That means orange cats are more likely to be male, which makes them stupid.

The 19% of orange cats that are female, behave perfectly normal