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  • plebness69, on 04/08/2008, -22/+456awwwwww! poor kitty.

    but brave kitty is brave
    • fluidfoundation, on 04/08/2008, -7/+70Thank you digg for making my wife cry yet again.
      • ijacker, on 04/08/2008, -7/+95wife=you?
        • Lokishot, on 04/08/2008, -8/+100Wife=right hand.
        • db0255, on 04/08/2008, -4/+42the right hand is posting on digg...it must be the left.
        • Slagtits, on 04/08/2008, -5/+8It can be neither, one is stroking his pussy the other is stroking............I got nothing
        • themastersb, on 04/08/2008, -6/+1You mean your waifu?
        • synyster, on 04/08/2008, -3/+1you mean your imaginary wift?
        • bamafun, on 04/08/2008, -1/+6I hope right after the photographer took this picture he/she carried the little kitty to a vet or home and nursed it back to health.
      • noseeme, on 04/08/2008, -23/+85Your wife cried at this? Here is my suggestion:
        http://www.oomsa.com/files/admin/image001_10.jpg
        • dudetaz2003, on 04/08/2008, -3/+24Damn
        • BOFH2, on 04/08/2008, -1/+29I saw this stuff as a child. Great memories.
          • seventoes, on 04/08/2008, -1/+20Good times, good times.
          • noseeme, on 04/08/2008, -6/+3What, am I not supposed to think it's funny now?
          • aceakm, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4My dad would put a wrench, belt, and stick on the table and say choose. "You had to go with the belt?" No, the wrench. "Why?" Cause, ***** him.
          • BOFH2, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1good will hunting. I wish sometimes I could have done more but people in my town knew he was like that and did nothing.
    • CyberSol, on 04/08/2008, -5/+47Brave won't help this picture of the kitty was taken in Beijing
      • Heembo, on 04/08/2008, -23/+2Surprised someone didn't take the cat and add it to a dinner special. Cat is a delicacy! But tastes like chicken.
      • ayeroxor, on 04/08/2008, -1/+10"Brave won't help this picture of the kitty was taken in Beijing"

        This kitty is as gone as CyberSol's comprehension of punctuation...
        • CyberSol, on 04/08/2008, -0/+6Yeah, it made sense at the time, I meant to say "Brave won't help this kitty if the picture was taken in Beijing"
      • spanglegluppet, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4...what?
    • shondell, on 04/08/2008, -112/+10***** CATS AND THE STUPID ***** THAT POST PICTURES OF CATS ON DIGG THAT GET MADE POPULAR AND I AM FORCED TO CLICK ON THEM BECAUSE I LIKE TO LOOK AT THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
    • gothelium, on 04/08/2008, -1/+77:( Sad... I would've stopped and taken the kitty home..
      • skunkman62, on 04/08/2008, -0/+49can i haz a home now, pleaz?
      • etnuts, on 04/08/2008, -0/+6i remember when i was a kid i took home a kitten like that one but it ended running away
        :'(
      • alecks, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2and it prolly would've bit the ***** outta ya before squirmy out of your arms and running away... that cat looks like it's seen a few fights
    • FFandMMfan, on 04/08/2008, -1/+101We shall dub him Bravecat and he shall be brave.
      • makeshiftmoron, on 04/08/2008, -6/+22and for generations the name of Bravecat shall be echoed and spoken of in rurals towns across the world.
        Bravecat shall be legend.
        We are here.
        We are Bravecat.
        • roodammy44, on 04/08/2008, -4/+5That was possibly the lamest comment I've ever seen on digg
        • Westford, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1I'm going to have to agree with the guy above me.
        • tduff, on 04/09/2008, -1/+2I'm totally going to copy that comment, put it on that picture in a big font, and send it to icanhascheezburger.com.
      • Slagtits, on 04/08/2008, -17/+4We shall call him dead cat, and he shall be dead
      • lamiaconfitor, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2Indeed, he represents all that is glorious in the human spirit!
      • geoff1210, on 06/03/2008, -0/+1Bravely bold Sir Kitty
        Rode forth from Sidewalks.
        He was not afraid to die,
        Oh brave Sir Kitty.
        He was not at all afraid
        To be killed in nasty ways.
        Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Kitty.

        He was not in the least bit scared
        To be mashed into a pulp.
        Or to have his eyes gouged out,
        And his elbows broken.
        To have his kneecaps split
        And his body burned away,
        And his limbs all hacked and mangled
        Brave Sir Kitty.

        His head smashed in
        And his heart cut out
        And his liver removed
        And his bowls unplugged
        And his nostrils raped
        And his bottom burnt off
        And his pen--
    • Slagtits, on 04/08/2008, -27/+2It's sad because it's still ALIVE !!!
    • theradical, on 04/08/2008, -3/+24oh my god those legs have no man attached!
    • nitesoulja, on 04/08/2008, -4/+74http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5223/sadbe0.jpg

      :(
    • Naught, on 04/08/2008, -8/+17http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e73/NaughtHere/? ...
      • Naught, on 04/08/2008, -12/+3Weird. I'm getting dugg down trying to cheer people up.
    • sdfguy, on 04/08/2008, -17/+5this picture pretty much describes communism
      • Vosona, on 04/08/2008, -2/+20Except it doesn't.
      • dannychen16, on 04/08/2008, -0/+16Communism: A bloody kitty and a pair of legs.
      • theradical, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1Yeah that's what the cat gets for trying to get rich off the backs of the workers.
    • tbranch227, on 04/08/2008, -3/+28Sucks! I will adopt this cat. Send it on. Seriously, if you know where to pick it up, contact me.
    • mmm2010, on 04/08/2008, -42/+2Sorry for any cat lovers (actually not really), but I hate cats. Am i the only one who doesn't sympathize with this cat? Actually, this is probably my favorite cat, not because he's hurt, but because he's not a pussy (well... you know what i mean...) like most other cats. if we had more like this one i might respect cats more.
      • grimward, on 04/08/2008, -1/+6Even though I hate cats, I can sympathize with one being hurt. Yes, they're ravenous self absorbed beasts who ***** indoors and will run away if you let them out, but they're still going to bleed if you hurt them.. and that is still cause for sympathy.
        • IMADV8, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2Because all cats are exactly alike and share all the same negative traits. Obviously.
    • jtbell04, on 04/08/2008, -11/+3Aww, man, I first saw this on /b/...

      The only time I've ever cried tears of sadness on 4chan.
    • Gamer2k4, on 04/08/2008, -9/+2"The stupidity of some people baffles me."

      Redundancy FTW!
      • c0baltfish, on 04/08/2008, -3/+1Stupid digger is stupid.
      • Gamer2k4, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2Pasted the wrong quote. =P
        It SHOULD have been:

        "but brave kitty is brave"

        Redundancy FTW!
      • Stonekeeper, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3Redundancy FTW!
    • rolan1bp, on 04/08/2008, -3/+1Isn't that the cat from: http://www.wikichan.org/index.php/Tinkebell

      If so, his day only got worse...
    • robio376, on 04/08/2008, -2/+6At least a US soldier and a cliff weren't involved! But I'd still take that kitten home!
    • Zlorp, on 04/08/2008, -0/+9i post this same pic with pretty much the same title a month and a half ago and no one even noticed

      http://digg.com/pets_animals/saddest_cat_picture_e ...
      • banik2008, on 04/08/2008, -0/+9Now THAT's really sad.
      • crawf061, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2You must be new here. In order for a story to make the front page it has to be the something along the lines of " [Adjective] [subject] you will ever see in the history of your life [PIC]"
    • whiteeagle131, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1I pity you, seriously!
    • ZGambit, on 04/11/2008, -0/+1:"""""( A tear is coming out my eyes seeing that;

      curse you mankind go and pick up that poor kitten.
  • aaaleman, on 04/08/2008, -23/+802What the ***** dude?! Are you trying to deliberately ruin my day?
    Well, you did.
    Hope you're happy, you nasty sadist.
    • xTRUMANx, on 04/08/2008, -103/+6Aww there, there. Perhaps a lil goatse will cheer you up: http://www.goatse.cz
      P.S. No tinyurls, no tricks. I really can't think of a reason why this would buried.
    • LacY, on 04/08/2008, -1/+141I choose to believe that after the photographer took this picture, a nice person picked up the cat, took it to a vet & got him/her all fixed up, then took it home to his nice home, with plenty of other cats to play with, where it is living a warm and happy life. They just forgot to put the "and they all lived happily ever after" part in the caption.

      /rose-colored glasses
      • sovietninja, on 04/08/2008, -1/+34Sir Elton John, is that you?
        • nogayskthx, on 04/08/2008, -45/+0a.k.a. fag
        • neuens07, on 04/08/2008, -3/+12^^^wtf dude? Homosexuals have the right to chose who they like... enough with the anti-gay comments and names... dammit...

          P.S. Elton John is the *****, and people with the name nogayskthx are *****
      • Slagtits, on 04/08/2008, -26/+5Or.......maby they took it home and cooked it and ate it with a nice Pomegranate salsa
      • jax9999, on 04/08/2008, -0/+28How could you not pick him up, dust him off and love him forever?
      • Heembo, on 04/08/2008, -19/+5I choose to believe that after the photographer took this picture, a nice person picked up the cat, took it to a a Chinese restaurant, cooked it medium-rare, with plenty of veggies and rice, where it made a nice warm dinner to some happy hungry person. They just forgot to put the "goes great with red wine" part in the caption.
        • Vosona, on 04/08/2008, -0/+8That's not funny, my brother died that way.
      • GreatWhiteShaky, on 04/08/2008, -7/+1Or maybe it was thrown into the back of a truck, taken to the pound, and put to sleep after spending months in a small, damp, rusty metal cage.
      • spanglegluppet, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4I wasn't that sad after seeing the photo, but your comment got me.
      • Lazyblu, on 04/13/2008, -0/+0oh shizzle my nizzle
    • pastasauce, on 04/08/2008, -0/+26It's my birthday today too :(
    • zenmasher, on 04/08/2008, -1/+18I did not expect to be moved. But that is a really sad.
    • stevenbrown, on 04/08/2008, -36/+4This is the funniest picture you'll ever see: http://blog.joehuffman.org/content/binary/50CalFor ... (NSFW)
      • almightyzam, on 04/08/2008, -2/+2OMG WTF!!!!
      • Kirizan, on 04/08/2008, -2/+1I laughed
      • BeavisMcSleavis, on 04/08/2008, -3/+2Holy ***** Man, what's wrong with you???
        That really did just ruin my day *****!
      • GliTCH82, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1I think I saw his left eyeball mingling with some of the pieces from his brain.
      • Slagtits, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2Your an *****
      • jiminizer, on 04/08/2008, -2/+3Wow... i think i am actually scarred for life, holy *****... thats not the kind of thing you should just post on here... you'll traumatize people
      • aaaleman, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2 I admit it that it's my fault for being curious. Though I do wish I could bring an aluminum bat, right between your ***** eyes.
      • grimward, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1Nice fake, needs moar blood.
      • tamareesoeres, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1***** you, ppl dont click dooont click. And by the way grimward that is not fake, this is what goes on in our war now.
        • grimward, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1Had this been real, there would have been a completely different pattern of blood spraying, plus there would have been more blood, and darker in tone. Furthermore, the skull fragments don't fracture that symmetrically either, I'm telling you, it would have been a way messier shot if it had been real.
          • IMADV8, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2Thank you David Caruso. Now please put your leet sunglasses back on and go back to CSI.
    • Adam420, on 04/08/2008, -0/+37My kitty died today so this isnt as sad as it can get.
      :( RIP
      • GliTCH82, on 04/08/2008, -19/+4I hope you at least got to smoke it out before it passed away :(
        • GliTCH82, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1Why am I getting buried? I was being sincere, my friend's kitty used to love getting high.
      • Heembo, on 04/08/2008, -22/+6Reduce-Reuse-Recycle. Eat your dead cat!
      • spanglegluppet, on 04/08/2008, -1/+10I'm sorry to hear that. :(
      • scotticus, on 04/09/2008, -5/+1You shouldn't have given it aids.
        • gravityboard, on 04/09/2008, -0/+2I want to digg that down again.

          kitty's are awesome.
      • feebie, on 04/09/2008, -0/+3:( Rest in peace Adam420's kitty.
    • Nollykin, on 04/08/2008, -10/+1One would ASSUME, that if you clicked a digg link called "THE SADDEST PICTURE YOU'LL EVER SEE", you have NO right to go attacking the person who posted it. You're the one who CLICKED it. Therefore it's your fault that YOU ruined your day. Man, you're an Idiot. Who makes these people?
      • aaaleman, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3You must have that strange condition in which people are unable to detect humor and sarcasm. I forget what it's called... Anyway, that, coupled with that other condition in which people are compulsively compelled to intermittently CAP words uncontrollably, makes for a terrible cocktail of afflictions.

        But do not fret my friend. I have nothing but the utmost love and admiration for you. Be strong.
        • Nollykin, on 04/09/2008, -0/+0I was going to retort in one of those oh-so-witty internet comebacks, but instead, I'll just say:

          "Touche". I re-read, and saw your use of the word "nasty", giving away that this is, in fact, a sarcastic comment. You're forgetting of course that this is the internet, and in fact, digg.com, where morons do actually fly off the handle in such a way at regular intervals- so you can forgive me for confusing you with such a moron. I stand corrected.
    • brooklotzkar, on 04/08/2008, -13/+5OMG... haha I laughed my ass off. That was great. Its good that there is some hope in Digg, and its not being taken control by girls and their opinions (hence the recent diggs of kittys). I mean come the ***** on. I go on Digg for some interesting news, not some picture of some ***** kitty.
      • Apoc04, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2haha
      • solesoul, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3The manhunt for this kitty IS news, sir.
      • neodigger, on 04/08/2008, -0/+0Going to digg and expecting NOT to find this kind of stuff makes you about as smart AS a cat.

        FAIL
        • brooklotzkar, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1Well I have been on digg for quite a while and now and never have we had some many kitty articles. i mean, come on... some of you guys got to man up.... MAN UP
    • blitzkriegpunk, on 04/09/2008, -1/+1Needs moar broccoli's.
  • callmeTroy, on 04/08/2008, -141/+24boo hoo
    • nyx210, on 04/08/2008, -3/+23Believe it or not, life's not a happy skip in the park for everyone.
      • WaryWolf, on 04/08/2008, -2/+2caring isn't going to change that, either. buried.
    • callmeTroy, on 04/08/2008, -10/+3yay! i got -81 diggs! super! im the lowest here!
  • Jalh, on 04/08/2008, -20/+83i don't like cats , but i feel really bad.
    • H0tKarl, on 04/08/2008, -12/+77I do, but I can't eat a whole one by myself.
      • dudetaz2003, on 04/08/2008, -5/+3Save the leftovers and have them for breakfast.
        • temporaryescape, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2it's already got strawberry jam on it
      • Slagtits, on 04/08/2008, -3/+19They freeze well.
        • sumrandommember, on 04/08/2008, -2/+23But only after leaving claw marks all over the freezer.
        • Dinkymod, on 04/08/2008, -2/+1Dugg sumrandommember's comment for pretty much mentioning The Office.
      • itsgotyou, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2i'm sure you can fit that teeny one in your belly.
    • UtopiaInTheSky, on 04/08/2008, -12/+1Badly.
      • NathanielJ, on 04/08/2008, -2/+16"I feel really badly."?

        Why do you "correct" people's English when you don't know English yourself? Badly is an adverb, so "I feel really badly" implies that the speaker does the act of "feeling" badly. As in they are not very good at feeling.

        Get out.
    • maotx, on 04/08/2008, -18/+9And on the other side of the world...
      http://maybethiswillwork.com/images/patience.jpg
      • lostarchitect, on 04/08/2008, -1/+10oh JESUS.
      • lukak, on 04/08/2008, -0/+17Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.
      • DivisibleByZero, on 04/08/2008, -1/+7Wow. That was just wrong.
        • Heembo, on 04/08/2008, -8/+4That IS wrong. How is a vulture supposed to make a meal out of that scrawny thing?
      • logandurand, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3Go directly to 4chan. Do not pass this site. Do not collect 200 diggs.
    • Jethdm, on 04/08/2008, -13/+6If you think that's sad, you should see pictures of kids wandering streets starving & in need of care. Sorry, but to me, this picture means nothing. Digg me down for this plz.
    • rentmitchum, on 04/08/2008, -0/+15You're on the internet.. and don't like cats? How? The internet is cat powered.
      • agambino, on 04/08/2008, -0/+6quote of the day
      • Lobos, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3True story, I've seen the belching furnaces where these small creatures come to rest.
        (O_o)
    • SuminderJi, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4I'm more for the point - if you can help it - help it.

      Be it any type of animal... (that includes humans).

      I've gone out of my way to throw a spider outside and make sure its not a 8 foot drop, to keeping a lost cat for 3 days and feeding it (though I dont like cats as pets) until the owner called / got him.

      Just help, thats the point - we're not "sissy's" if we just go out and HELP those in NEED. Its a basic concept people, and if you see that as a sign of weakness, then you ARE whats wrong in this world.
      • johnomaz, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3Heh, I just did that. I had a kitten for 3 days, the thing ate like a king. Tuna and water or milk. Monday morning, it was taken to the animal shelter. Mind you, I'm very allergic to cats but it was taken care of.
    • johnomaz, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3I don't like cats either, but that is a Kitten. Kittens are cute adn fuzzy. And the poor thing looks like its hurt. I'd pick it up and take it to the vet or something. Hope the peson who took the picture did that.
  • MichaelVG, on 04/08/2008, -4/+57It's an Aristocat in real life! Poor Aristocat...
    • pisceslad07, on 04/08/2008, -0/+24Everybody wants to be a cat. Because a cat's the only who knows where it's at... Man I love that movie. I know I'm sad but I need cheering up after seeing this:(
  • qwertycopter, on 04/08/2008, -9/+580What you don't see: Those legs are missing a torso. The cat is doing a cool slow-mo walk away from his latest victim with rock music blaring in the background.
    • Emnsta, on 04/08/2008, -1/+51I see it now
    • TheThirdLevel, on 04/08/2008, -11/+2Also having discarded its weapon of choice behind that one snowdrift over there...
      • citizenchan, on 04/08/2008, -0/+10Matrix kitteh vanquishes another agent
    • eatbeast, on 04/08/2008, -0/+15brock sampson in kitteh form
    • dgreichert, on 04/08/2008, -0/+55Nice save!! I felt like I wanted to cry... now I feel like drinking some Mountain Dew
      • rentmitchum, on 04/08/2008, -0/+8This comment was the one that pushed it from a smile to a full-on laugh. Thank you. Now I gotta see the picture again! *click click* AWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwwwwwwwwww

        Dammit I know it's not true.
    • john2kx, on 04/08/2008, -3/+8The cat is also stained with blood from the victim.
    • BTraina, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1I think I saw the cat doing the moonwalk a little bit.
    • CrudeDarkness, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3with a few explosions in the background.
    • antonio97b, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3When you see it. You'll ***** bricks.
    • gummih, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2I can haz SexPiztols?
  • korupture, on 04/08/2008, -24/+105cats > you
  • truman48, on 04/08/2008, -42/+32The one that got away from a Chinese butcher shop.
  • appletoapple, on 04/08/2008, -72/+31I think pictures of homeless human beings might be more sad.
    • psyk0ninja, on 04/08/2008, -10/+35I disagree
      • EwMo, on 04/08/2008, -1/+8Yes! Save the Kitties, To hell with the Humans!


        What use are they anyway?
        • Kamill85, on 04/08/2008, -2/+1Thing is, cats such as this one are homeless because of our actions, people are homeless because they are just lazy bums (there ARE exceptions though).
        • sv650touring, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1I would have given you the thumbs up, but your parenthetical troll's remorse disgusted me.
    • Claverhouse, on 04/08/2008, -18/+5A picture of a retard such as yourself may possibly be sadder than either; yet, without such evidence, I'll go with with this kitten.
      • appletoapple, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1So, because I have empathy for human beings, I'm a retard? I think you're just an *****.
    • feckineejit, on 04/08/2008, -4/+22homeless people can do something about their situation, ask for help or at least beg for change, all this kitten can do is walk.
      • cwabray, on 04/08/2008, -5/+1and yet, I'm sure helpless babies being slaughtered in the womb earn no compassion in your heart
      • davosjh, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1you're right feckineejt! In fact, I'm a successful CEO of a large software company and we're looking for homeless people to hire. just come right in off the street and get an interview. make sure to bring your change that you can 'at least beg for,' we have a weekly donut fund.
    • tehbored, on 04/08/2008, -2/+29Kittens are cute, hobos are not.
    • PattycakesHaze, on 04/08/2008, -9/+1Um I think thats a very good point...easy to forget about people outside of your 3 monitor setup in your basement apparently...

      Guess you can't be very human if you call someone a retard for pointing something like that out.
    • blitzkriegpunk, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1I live in ***** Chicago. I don't need to see any more of those than I already do.

      kthxbai
  • spmyke, on 04/08/2008, -15/+29Goddamn you.
    • clo575, on 04/08/2008, -1/+25It isn't real It isn't real It isn't real It isn't real It isn't real It isn't real It isn't real It isn't real :'(
  • nibster, on 04/08/2008, -74/+37I shall name the kitty.. Menstrual

    for being a bloody pussy.
    • Anthonym1987, on 04/08/2008, -3/+44I can't digg you up for that. But it was clever.
      • KillPenguin, on 04/08/2008, -17/+5It wasn't clever at all, actually.
        • EwMo, on 04/08/2008, -5/+5I agree, but it was so bold and brash that I just had to respect it.
    • twiztidsinz, on 04/08/2008, -14/+6I can.
    • AngryIrishMan12, on 04/08/2008, -7/+2I did.
    • Tuft, on 04/08/2008, -1/+4I laughed but damn dude you have a sick ass mind.
    • MasterThief117, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2Clever comment was in fact clever, however inappropriate when relating it to this.
    • ModernChem, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1lolz!
      yet buried
    • urtle, on 04/08/2008, -2/+0what the hell is wrong with you? you see a picture of a suffering bloody little cat and all you could think of is a joke?
      thats really disgusting
      • Jennefah, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1Whether we laugh or we cry... kitty will keep on walking.
      • litleboyuranium, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2There's nothing wrong with thinking up a Clever Joke when you see something saddening; it's just the way he copes with it. Some people cry, some get angry, some just laugh. The laughers Live longer.
  • JustAn0th3rFace, on 04/08/2008, -22/+8the saddest thing would have been if that shoe was heading towards the kittens head. From the looks of the thumbnail THATS what i thought was about to happen. Otherwise, this is sad.. but not as sad as i was prepared for :)
    • LordofChaosIori, on 04/08/2008, -2/+16You seem to lack depth perception...
      • JustAn0th3rFace, on 04/08/2008, -6/+3...or i looked really quickly without examining it?
      • Furkle, on 04/08/2008, -4/+6I was unaware true depth perception was possible with 2D images.
        • Neemzor, on 04/08/2008, -2/+3rofl.
        • gameforge, on 04/08/2008, -2/+3Seriously, there would be a tenth as many optical illusions floating around if cameras had depth perception.
  • AEdgett77, on 04/08/2008, -11/+138At first I was thinking "ever?"
    then i clicked the link :(
    • CraigCarlyle, on 04/08/2008, -2/+192I don't know, I think this one might be worse:

      http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7061/1206227922 ...

      :(
      • FadieZ, on 04/08/2008, -13/+6... I lol'd.
      • m1zl3d, on 04/08/2008, -14/+58Wow...I must be evil because this picture made me laugh uncontrollably.
        • purzzzell, on 04/08/2008, -7/+26that's gotta be the 10th time I've seen it and it ALWAYS makes me laugh uncontrollably
        • ludar, on 04/08/2008, -17/+3i laughed just as much at the cat
      • muslax27, on 04/08/2008, -1/+21lol I too laughed and i believe i am going to hell for it
      • H0tKarl, on 04/08/2008, -0/+27There can be only one!!!
      • smashingmonkey, on 04/08/2008, -2/+17I hate myself for finding that picture hilarious.
        • itsgotyou, on 04/08/2008, -8/+1don't single that out. hate yourself for being you. its as simple as that.
          • smashingmonkey, on 04/08/2008, -1/+8"Tragedy is when I stub my toe. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die". - Mel Brooks

            You can judge me for laughing, but it doesn't mean I lack compassion. That picture is tragic and made my heart weep, but it's also hilarious and I couldn't help but laugh - half because the picture was funny and half because I was so shocked at myself for laughing.
          • itsgotyou, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2@smashingmonkey:
            don't feel the need to justify your actions to faceless assholes on the net. be happy with what you do and who you are. as long as you know you're doing right by what your parents have taught you, you should live your life as you see fit.
          • Enasni1212, on 04/08/2008, -1/+4@Itsgotyou
            I doubt Smashingmonkey's parents taught him to laugh at ducklings falling into a storm drain.

            That said, I laughed at this picture, too, but not the cat one. I wonder what that says about the psychology of humor.
          • itsgotyou, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1@Enasni1212:

            some people find humor in misery (other's misery to be more particular), but do not be lulled into thinking that your laughter is surfaced only by humor. anxiety, awkwardness, fear and despair can bring out laughter in people. its a way for them to cope with the situation. I, on the other hand, cut my forearm.
      • jetfuel, on 04/08/2008, -1/+14That one's funny, the duck just has an "oh *****" look on its face at the end
      • drgmdp, on 04/08/2008, -0/+10natural selection
        wait...
      • AngryIrishMan12, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2Wow, my day really may be ruined...
      • kidlinux, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2afaik, those ducks were rescued shortly after the photos were snapped.
      • gummih, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1No, no, you see - it's like they fall into the sewer and ride the waves all the way to the beach ... it's like a themepark really .... right?
      • davdw001, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2AFLAK?
    • almightyzam, on 04/08/2008, -1/+11That duck one is pretty sad...can anyone top that? This one is very depressing...it was on digg awhile ago...
      http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r160/EinsteinSh ...
    • rentmitchum, on 04/08/2008, -0/+6Jesus ***** christ guys, I just woke up! Granted it's midnight or something, but still!
    • tamareesoeres, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3I watch the Animal Channel's 'Animal Police' There are far worse off animals left to starve/die
      you can adopt donate here. http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=dona ...
    • ageeksgirl08, on 04/11/2008, -0/+1Damn you!
  • whiteknives, on 04/08/2008, -6/+43Kitty...
  • slightlygifted, on 04/08/2008, -13/+10i see lots of strays...........
  • mooseontheloose, on 04/08/2008, -88/+10I laugh knowing it's probably dead now

    Yes, I am that much of an internet tough guy.
    • Patori, on 04/08/2008, -3/+44You, sir, are an *****.
    • skeletorcares, on 04/08/2008, -26/+4Horribly funny.
    • finaldarkone, on 04/08/2008, -1/+7You know what'd make a good backdrop for your teeth? My fist!
    • bigredgpk, on 04/08/2008, -1/+7I'd love to digg you down but


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    • gspasian, on 04/08/2008, -0/+7sounds like a serial killer in the making
    • rodted2, on 04/08/2008, -4/+2Hey look, it's walking chinese food. Just kidding. Poor thing.
  • DeviantDragon, on 04/08/2008, -30/+67This is why more people don't care about the war in Iraq.
    • ijacker, on 04/08/2008, -8/+1too late on that one
    • smashingmonkey, on 04/08/2008, -1/+21Whatever. Who says you can't care about both?
    • OdinMW, on 04/08/2008, -7/+8dude iraq is not the only issue in the world u noob
    • shyla, on 04/08/2008, -2/+7because it doesn't have a cute face like that cat..
    • Enasni1212, on 04/08/2008, -0/+10Iraq has cats, too.
    • harrison5394, on 04/08/2008, -0/+6"There are no cats in America!"
      • swgc5, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1"There ain't no blacks on the T.V. screen!"
      • thesquire, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2And the streets are paved with cheese.
    • directedition, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3Their attention is being diverted by homeless kitties?
    • neodigger, on 04/08/2008, -0/+0I don't care about the war in Iraq because I didn't start it, nor do I sanction it. If idiot humans want to kill each other, that's their choice.
  • Rhenthalin, on 04/08/2008, -4/+485You better have picked that thing up after taking its picture
    • 3sicasity, on 04/08/2008, -34/+6it probably has rabies
    • H0tKarl, on 04/08/2008, -24/+24http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_pictures/grail/large ...
      • dudetaz2003, on 04/08/2008, -6/+3Wow just wow.
      • absentmindedjwc, on 04/08/2008, -2/+17:(.... does nobody get the ref......
        PEOPLE: it is from the holy grail
      • Biznarie, on 04/08/2008, -4/+7I thought it was funny
      • kinseyincanada, on 04/08/2008, -1/+6i never did trust bunnies after that movie.
      • lamiaconfitor, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2with big, pointy teeth!
    • Connormac44, on 04/08/2008, -2/+37I want to snuggle the ***** out of that thing.
      • Mr8lack, on 04/08/2008, -0/+9don't snuggle it that hard you might kill it
      • timothycrash01, on 04/08/2008, -0/+8Easy there Lennie.
      • DrywallThief, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1Well you probably will get ***** on you when you snuggle with it so no worries there.
    • directedition, on 04/08/2008, -2/+14Hard to say. Some places you can only take in so many feral cats.
      I remember reading about a photographer who took a pulitzer prize winning photograph of a starving African child picking through a trash pile. He was legally prevented from approaching the child in any way, and certainly from adopting him. But in any event, he received a flood of hate mail for taking the kid's picture. One year after winning his pulitzer for the photograph, he killed himself.
      • DuckofDeath11, on 04/08/2008, -1/+4That sucks, a lot.
      • blake_mooney, on 04/08/2008, -1/+5WTF?? Now THAT is depressing. Jesus.
      • bethehammer, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2Maybe he should have been a teacher...
      • RussellDovey, on 04/08/2008, -2/+3Legally prevented? You mean that his agency directed him not to. That's completely different.
      • danno147, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3Your details are wrong. It was a picture of a starving Sudanese kid with a vulture waiting for him to die. It's here:
        http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fla ...

        He actually chased the vulture away, so I think that counts as approaching the kid, kind of. But yes, the photographer committed suicide later.
      • iruber1337, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1 Why didn't he just give a little, I did and check out my awesome Taeko sports watch!
    • fuckingusername, on 04/08/2008, -2/+2best comment 5 star
    • xcvbn, on 04/08/2008, -4/+10everytime i see a dirty, sad, cute little pussy i too want to pick it up...... and, as you say, snuggle
  • shaka776, on 04/08/2008, -11/+100Cue the picture of the starving child being followed by a vulture. That is the saddest picture I still have ever seen...
    • noseeme, on 04/08/2008, -1/+48If only he was a cute little kitty.
    • hackop, on 04/08/2008, -15/+5Meh, that picture of the kid didn't phase me. This poor kitty though... Animals are always the ultimate innocent bystanders, since they aren't human.
      • EwMo, on 04/08/2008, -3/+11Let's compare.
        Kitten - walking, eyes open, looking fed, is near civilization
        African Child - can't walk, hasn't eaten in weeks, is being watched by a vulture who is waiting for it to die alone because the photographer didn't give it much help

        And you're going to tell me the Kitten is in a sadder situation?
        What kind of ***** up world do we live in
        • juggadore, on 04/08/2008, -3/+0the photographer did help eventually. after he took the pic.
          • EwMo, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3I said "much help." He helped the kid to his (her?) feet and chased off the vulture. What a saint.

            The kid's dead. But then again, I guess the photog is too...
        • zeezz, on 04/08/2008, -0/+7no, he didn't... they were instructed not to as to prevent spread of disease. the photographer later committed suicide after returning to the states.
    • OdinMW, on 04/08/2008, -2/+5yeh i would not like to pet and nurture that kid but that kitten is a different matter
    • ChadN, on 04/08/2008, -1/+19http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex978/1016152029/
      • SloppyJoe, on 04/08/2008, -2/+7Doesn't that kid know that vulture is stuffed full of bird meat? Geez.
        • xxxMDKxxx, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1Dugg only because you said, "Bird Meat."
      • NewSc2, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2Okay, NOW my day is officially ruined.
      • GliTCH82, on 04/08/2008, -2/+11Let it be known that the guy that took this picture killed himself afterwards.
      • jakejeffries, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2This alone has destroyed my night.
      • rentmitchum, on 04/08/2008, -2/+3Oh my ***** god! I need some drugs now. Thanks.
      • LegomanArt, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2I had often wondered if the guy who took this picture feed the poor kid afterwards.
        • Stavrosian, on 04/08/2008, -1/+7Kevin Carter (the photographer) was widely criticised for not offering any help to the girl, although she did manage to walk on further unaided. He may have argued that his picture brought the suffering home to the world, and so was able to help millions of people in a much larger sense. Either way, he killed himself not long afterwards. This picture is pretty much the grimmest human story imaginable.

          But never mind all that. Poor kitty!
    • Heembo, on 04/08/2008, -7/+5First you would need to boil the cat to remove the hair. Skin it like a deer or rabbit. Baste it with a little butter and season salt than bake it until it gets a golden brown. Make a gravy from the grease. Serve with mashed potatoes and peas.
  • pearbobber, on 04/08/2008, -26/+6http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/view.aspx?ciid= ...
    • dudetaz2003, on 04/08/2008, -1/+7***** thats cold
    • DarkShroud, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3I'm going to hell, I laughed. :(

      I like to think the person who took the picture also took the kitten.
  • bossm4n, on 04/08/2008, -5/+197And if you see something like this in person, just stop and do something about it. Too many people ignore strays thinking someone else will do something. And please follow Bob Barkers advice and have your pets spayed and neutered to prevent the birth of so many unwanted cats and dogs. And if you want a pet, please don't buy one, adopt from a local shelter.
    • TomTruelle, on 04/08/2008, -0/+17GO BOB!

      If Mr.Barker was running for president and I was american, id so vote for him.
    • ludar, on 04/08/2008, -13/+5hey animals haven't randomly walked up and cut my nuts off, so im gonna return that favor...
    • Mikhail101, on 04/08/2008, -0/+17yeah breeders are naziesque only wanting cats with certain fur and eyes, ***** taht a cat is a cat love it for what it is. go to a shelter.
      • ep53, on 04/08/2008, -3/+1Are you under the influence of any substances by any chance?
    • sbgskl, on 04/08/2008, -0/+6Right after you, man.
    • OdinMW, on 04/08/2008, -0/+6Yeh man shelter ftw
    • sfgeek, on 04/08/2008, -5/+12People get really angry at me when I point out that by buying a dog from a breeder, they are effectively responsible for the death of a shelter animal that could have had a home. They get mad, but then they realize I am right.
      • m0neybags, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4It probably has more to do with you sounding like a prick. People from San Francisco often take their social causes too seriously and come across as overly self-righteous. It's annoying.
    • MsAntiSunshine, on 04/08/2008, -0/+9Right on. Rescued animals are often the sweetest.
    • bethehammer, on 04/08/2008, -2/+1wow bob barker is a bastard
    • Slackdragon, on 04/08/2008, -2/+2And so we all suddenly follow Bob Barker's advice and spay and neuter all the cats and dogs and in one generation there are no more felines or canines. Way to go, Bob! I hope your and ovarian fixation was worth it!
      • RussellDovey, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2Don't worry, you idiot, there are lots of other idiots like you to keep the cats and dogs alive.
  • Planets, on 04/08/2008, -5/+90Is that blood on the cat?
    • bullsfan03, on 04/08/2008, -31/+13nobody likes a bloody pussy
    • h4mx0r, on 04/08/2008, -3/+42It's a *****' vampire cat. Everyone get down!
    • micahned, on 04/08/2008, -1/+33of course it's blood. from the guy he just cut the torso off
    • Emachine, on 04/08/2008, -1/+20Ketchup. They were going to eat it, but it ran away.
    • ludar, on 04/08/2008, -2/+63nope, its catsup
    • coit, on 04/08/2008, -2/+5Is that dirt on that guy's shoe? Such a tragedy.
      • darkciti2, on 04/08/2008, -5/+3No, the tragedy is that the cat's brain juice isn't on his shoe (I'm kidding!).

        I hate cats (but I don't mind kittens).

        I'm allergic to them, so at least I have a valid reason. I hate mosquito's even more.
    • Heembo, on 04/08/2008, -9/+2First you would need to boil the cat to remove the hair. Skin it like a deer or rabbit. Baste it with a little butter and season salt than bake it until it gets a golden brown. Make a gravy from the grease. Serve with mashed potatoes and peas.
    • milliamp, on 04/08/2008, -1/+10Nope, it is hair die. That ***** cat is goth.
  • doctechnical, on 04/08/2008, -91/+221Please - don't just leave cats on the sidewalk like this.


    Recycle them. The make great food for large snakes.
    • FallnArchon, on 04/08/2008, -10/+18You win comment of the day.
      • rayzha, on 04/08/2008, -14/+10the dumbass comment of the day to be exact
    • psyk0ninja, on 04/08/2008, -12/+6One internet for you sir
      • Gamer2k4, on 04/08/2008, -5/+2Okay people, this comment has officially been played out. It doesn't make any sense, and it sure as heck isn't funny anymore (assuming it once was). Just stop.
    • BedPost, on 04/08/2008, -3/+15Ah yes, the nitrogen cycle...
    • Jenadae, on 04/08/2008, -2/+5Lol thanks i needed a chuckle after that pic...
    • fstopfitzgerald, on 04/08/2008, -8/+2just one internet?

      I give you 50 internets, dear sir, for that comment!
    • Heembo, on 04/08/2008, -9/+5First you would need to boil it to remove the hair. Skin it like a deer or rabbit. Baste it with a little butter and season salt than bake it until it gets a golden brown. Make a gravy from the grease. Serve with mashed potatoes and peas.
      • Clodhopper, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1Yeah his comment was enough, thanks.
    • Ozherbie, on 04/09/2008, -0/+2Almost spit the morning coffee onto the laptop. Thanks for the laugh!
  • swrostmore, on 04/08/2008, -25/+6I can has sweet merciful embraec of deth?
  • WickEd101, on 04/08/2008, -3/+17worst caption I'll ever see
  • mileswj, on 04/08/2008, -18/+3Oh its ugly!
    If you didnt know, thats the cats name...
    Its name is 'ugly' and has a backstory, wonder if I can find it.
    Pretty sad story.
    • purzzzell, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2here's one story about a cat named "Ugly" - seen it reproduced a couple other places in my search results, so I'm guessing this one's it:

      http://www.chkittyclub.com/pages/stories/a_cat_nam ...
    • Ocelot13, on 04/08/2008, -4/+16Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat. Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and, shall we say, love.
      The combination of these things combined with a life spent outside had their effect on Ugly. To start with, he had only one eye and where the other should have been was a hole. He was also missing his ear on the same side, his left foot appeared to have been badly broken at one time, and had healed at an unnatural angle, making him look like he was always turning the corner.
      Ugly would have been a dark gray tabby, striped type, except for the sores covering his head, neck, and even his shoulders. Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same reaction. “That’s one UGLY cat !”
      All the children were warned not to touch him, the adults threw rocks at him, hosed him down, squirted him when he tried to come in their homes, or shut his paws in the door when he would not leave. Ugly always had the same reaction.
      If you turned the hose on him, he would stand there, getting soaked until you gave up and quit. If you threw things at him, he would curl his lanky body around your feet in forgiveness.
      Whenever he spied children, he would come running, meowing frantically and bump his head against their hands, begging for their love.
      If you ever picked him up he would immediately begin suckling on your shirt, earrings, whatever he could find.
      One day Ugly shared his love with the neighbor’s dogs. They did not respond kindly, and Ugly was badly mauled, my mom got scared and said youre moving with your auntie and uncle in belair.I whistled for a cab and when it came near
      The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror
      If anything I can say this cab is rareBut I thought 'Now forget it' - 'Yo homes to Bel Air'I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
      And I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo homes smell ya later'
      I looked at my kingdom
      I was finally there
      To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air
      • eatbeast, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4phew a lot of effort went into that one
      • HayString, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4I just got Bel-aired. :(
      • iChainsaw, on 04/08/2008, -2/+1I read the first line and I already knew it. Nice try.
  • wrathchilde, on 04/08/2008, -9/+4Back in your bag!
  • nutniqs, on 04/08/2008, -6/+39NEDM
    • Asshate, on 04/08/2008, -7/+5NEDM
    • polishdude06, on 04/08/2008, -2/+8For those of you who are clueless:
      NEDM, acronym for Not Even Doom Music, is a YTMND fad inspired in response to a YTMND site depicting animal cruelty. NEDM sites typically feature imagery of cats and/or chapstick, accompanied by the sound of the letters "N, E, D, M" (as spoken by a text-to-speech program), and music from Coburn's "We Interrupt This Programme (Jean Claude Ades remix)".

      Original YTMND NEDM page:
      http://nedm.ytmnd.com/

      More info about the fad:
      http://nedminvestigation.ytmnd.com/
      • DiamondIce, on 04/08/2008, -1/+9Wow, I really wish I'd remained clueless.
    • darkciti2, on 04/08/2008, -1/+5Here's more info about this 'wannabe fad':
      Fail.
  • Anthonym1987, on 04/08/2008, -5/+52NOO!! I want to find that kitten and take it home and love it!
    • dilibau, on 04/08/2008, -1/+3erm... you sound like you like animals... a bit too much...
    • kchee87, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1I don't think there's a too much in it. I think its just compassion for the poor thing and if i am able i would've picked it up and give it a home too. saying just poor thing and sympathizing isn't enough.
      • davosjh, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1"just poor thing."
        that should do it.
    • blofeld9999, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1For a second I thought you said "make love to it".
  • dafragsta, on 04/08/2008, -4/+60Poor Li'l Brudder. He can make it on his own!
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    • SuperVepr308, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1You don't have to listen to them Caleb!
  • wookiecontrol, on 04/08/2008, -10/+24Feed Me a Stray Cat
    • Marvelboy, on 04/08/2008, -0/+11Do not digg down Patrick Bateman
    • cwilson, on 04/08/2008, -0/+15I have to return some videotapes.
    • iChainsaw, on 04/08/2008, -3/+2Kill it with fire!
    • tbranch227, on 04/08/2008, -1/+4Anyone who hasn't seen American Psycho is truly missing out. I can barely use an ATM machine because of this film. I always see an extra option.
  • ajb2015, on 04/08/2008, -6/+117im in ur streetz, bein' mangee
    • NolanRey, on 04/08/2008, -0/+5the only comment on here to get a rise out of me. dugg.
  • MforMike, on 04/08/2008, -10/+4Ive seen sadder when I as in `nam
    • santiago1, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3 Somehow I get the feeling you're full of *****, or an REMF....
    • PattycakesHaze, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1or hes making a joke. god dammit i wish the average age for digg users wasn't 15...
  • medledan, on 04/08/2008, -11/+39what a pussy
  • lsteve13l, on 04/08/2008, -5/+12awesome. my perfect day has ended.
  • AmICoolNow, on 04/08/2008, -2/+21Aww...I think I need to hug that thing.
  • oldcrows40, on 04/08/2008, -14/+3om nom nom nom
  • Pinkertinkle, on 04/08/2008, -6/+17Kitty prolly escaped from china.
  • Chromium24, on 04/08/2008, -13/+470Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat. Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and, shall we say, love.
    The combination of these things combined with a life spent outside had their effect on Ugly. To start with, he had only one eye and where the other should have been was a hole. He was also missing his ear on the same side, his left foot appeared to have been badly broken at one time, and had healed at an unnatural angle, making him look like he was always turning the corner.
    Ugly would have been a dark gray tabby, striped type, except for the sores covering his head, neck, and even his shoulders. Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same reaction. “That’s one UGLY cat !”
    All the children were warned not to touch him, the adults threw rocks at him, hosed him down, squirted him when he tried to come in their homes, or shut his paws in the door when he would not leave. Ugly always had the same reaction.
    If you turned the hose on him, he would stand there, getting soaked until you gave up and quit. If you threw things at him, he would curl his lanky body around your feet in forgiveness.
    Whenever he spied children, he would come running, meowing frantically and bump his head against their hands, begging for their love.
    If you ever picked him up he would immediately begin suckling on your shirt, earrings, whatever he could find.
    One day Ugly shared his love with the neighbor’s dogs. They did not respond kindly, and Ugly was badly mauled. I tried to rush to his aid. By the time I got to where he was laying, it was apparent Ugly’s sad life was almost at an end.
    As I picked him up and tried to carry him home, I could hear him wheezing and gasping, and could feel him struggling. It must be hurting him terribly, I thought.
    Then I felt a familiar tugging, sucking sensation on my ear. Ugly, in so much pain, suffering and obviously dying, was trying to suckle my ear. I pulled him closer to me, and he bumped the palm of my hand with his head, then he turned his one golden eye towards me, and I could hear the distinct sound of purring.
    Even in the greatest pain, that ugly battled scarred cat was asking only for a little affection, perhaps some compassion. At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I had ever seen. Never once did he try to bite or scratch me, try to get away from me, or struggle in any way. Ugly just looked up at me completely trusting in me to relieve his pain.
    Ugly died in my arms before I could get inside, but I sat and held him for a long time afterwards, thinking about how one scarred, deformed little stray could so alter my opinion about what it means to have true pureness of spirit, to love so totally and truly.
    Ugly taught me more about giving and compassion than a thousand books, lectures, or talk show specials ever could, and for that I will always be thankful. He had been scarred on the outside, but I was scarred on the inside, and it was time for me to move on and learn to love truly and deeply. To give my total to those I cared for.
    Many people want to be richer, more successful, well liked, beautiful, but for me…I will always try to be Ugly.
    • micahned, on 04/08/2008, -17/+84wtf
      • jonmac, on 04/08/2008, -6/+4i clicked "show replies" hoping that this would be the first one.
    • HeavySausage, on 04/08/2008, -53/+3This story sounds like some animal perverts wet dream. Or should I say, Purr-vert.
    • Akaji, on 04/08/2008, -37/+6*insert Bel-Aire
    • snowskate22, on 04/08/2008, -40/+2shut up
    • Dokument, on 04/08/2008, -37/+6I just cut myself
    • TomTruelle, on 04/08/2008, -7/+29hmm so, did you write that?
    • cutething, on 04/08/2008, -1/+103god damn it. thanks a lot. i was all cool and eating rita's. now i'm crying and eating rita's.
      • TomTruelle, on 04/08/2008, -4/+30you were eating rita's what?
        • serif69, on 04/08/2008, -1/+19Rita's Water Ice. Yes, it really is called "water ice". Pronounced "wooder ice". It's a Philly thing. Normal human beings might know it as Italian ice.
          • brad3378, on 04/08/2008, -1/+5Whoosh!!!!!
            That was the sound of you missing the joke.
        • Gamer2k4, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2@serif69: Ice is ice.
        • darkciti2, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1So, what you're saying is that normal human beings don't live in Philly, right?
          I have no problems with Philly, unless they vote for Hillary.
        • samgab, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3Ice, ice, baby too cold.
      • spiritditch, on 04/08/2008, -2/+2Harden the ***** up, Rita!
      • cutething, on 04/08/2008, -1/+3Yeah, maybe I should fake like I know a hot girl named rita and I read digg while eating parts of her. That would be pretty awesome. (It was pina colada, though). And I'm voting Obama, so I don't know what that makes me on the normal scale.
    • Shootfast, on 04/08/2008, -1/+44:'(
    • DavidtheDuke, on 04/08/2008, -1/+52Damn, I just read all of that, lucidly. That was epic.
    • BedPost, on 04/08/2008, -1/+86That story better not be true. Please don't let it be true... nooo ugly.... :(

      /dayruined
    • gr3yn3t, on 04/08/2008, -2/+17):
    • septicmadman, on 04/08/2008, -5/+15Karen Stone
    • gr3yn3t, on 04/08/2008, -2/+48Note: he didn't write this. Its a somewhat common story.
      • LostnTransition, on 04/08/2008, -0/+23Still new to some, and always worth the read. I saw nowhere in his comment where he/she took credit for the story. Simply posted something related to the incredibly sad picture above. So get over it.
    • sadsadrobot, on 04/08/2008, -11/+23Mmmmmm... stale copy pasta
    • caruso, on 04/08/2008, -1/+14inspiration, from a digg comment... wtf
    • TekTrixter, on 04/08/2008, -12/+93Next time cite your source: "Ugly" by: Karen Stone
      http://www.independentliving.org/column/stone2_00. ...
      • Claverhouse, on 04/08/2008, -1/+34Actually she says there that she does not know who wrote the story...
      • diggit08, on 04/09/2008, -0/+2/owned
    • xz9925, on 04/08/2008, -0/+16damn it now i have something in my eye again
      *sniff*
    • samuraiswordsmn, on 04/08/2008, -1/+29Plagiarism aside... that story made me cry.
    • buhbyebot, on 04/08/2008, -0/+7tear...
    • Jeffler, on 04/08/2008, -0/+12Even if this isn't yours (which it isn't) I still cried.
    • glittler, on 04/08/2008, -0/+23damn, stuff like this and the ASPCA commercial always makes me cry. Why is it that that I can watch those shows about children in Africa dying of starvation and aids and have it not affect me in the least but I see something like this or something about animals and instantly tear up
      • mctwists, on 04/08/2008, -0/+10logged in to reply to ur comment...
        i was thinking the exact same thing. we see all that stuff abt Dafur and genocide and starvation and stuff, and we're like, meh.. and it doesnt really bother us... why is it like that??? is it b/c we feel that animals are more lovable.. and is that b/c we see them as lower to us than a fellow human being?? is it more of a pity/sympathy thing??? but then why dont we feel that for the starving, bone-thin kids in all those pictures???
        instantly tear up is right... but why i, or the general public, doesnt instantly tear up at that site is something i really want the answer to.
        • shrtkrimper, on 04/08/2008, -1/+2i know what you mean... i think i get like that cause pets- cats- dogs can't get a job or better themselves. Where humans- kids or adults- have the ability to get a job or seek help. Animals don't have that benfit nor a voice to be heard
        • megarobotguy, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4I would disagree we are talking about people living in the poorest of the poor. People that are barely living on cups worth of rice. There are no jobs for them. There are no opportunities for them. I think the reality is that we are so immune mentally to the problems of the world it becomes very overwhelming to see it everyday. I use to cry for these people now I can only cope by turning the channel. One day I would like to give my time rather than money to help these people.
          • mctwists, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1that was very well said. I too would like to give my time.. one day...
        • Jektal, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2I'd argue it's more that we know intimately the devil (figuratively) inside each human. We've seen it all around us, and we know it within ourselves. We don't see that in animals, especially domesticated ones like house/tom cats.
          • mctwists, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1wow, interesting point of view - thats definitely valid.
        • eandresen, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2It's not a perfect answer, but this little snarky article makes some valid points

          http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/monkeysphere.h ...
      • darkciti2, on 04/08/2008, -0/+7It's probably because humans are on an equal playing field. As the top feeder, we see other humans mostly as competition (even if there's no competition).
        Animals are sub-human, so we should take care of them. If we don't, the next species beyond us won't return the favor. If we're not careful, one day we might be that kitten.
      • Aitese, on 04/08/2008, -2/+1Because you don't like black people?
      • RussellDovey, on 04/08/2008, -0/+3Because we suck.
      • ohmahgawd, on 04/08/2008, -0/+5The reason for this paradox is how we place our pity, compassion, and love. For animals in peril, it's more pity than compassion and love, as we tend to feel above them in some way, and due to this believe they need our help, but even with this it is enough to tug at our emotions. For humans, we lack pity because they are humans like us, and we lack compassion and love because we've become cynical about humanity, and tend to want to only place these feelings to those we are personally close to, like family members, lovers, or our children. This is why we can see starving children in Africa and not care, or hear about a violent murder, and just not be bothered too much.
        Of course not everyone is like this, but many are. It's easy to get desensitized and cynical, and close yourself off from caring about only those you're already very close to.
        Of course to those who can so easily go to this picture that 'it's just a cat', they likely lack all compassion, all love, and even something as trivial and common as pity, and truly only care about themselves. You should feel sorry for this person.
        • mctwists, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2ur reply was gold... excellent.. just the answer i was looking for!
      • neodigger, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2I find it very difficulty to love a species that causes so much pain and suffering to its own kind, just for the pleasure of it. When I see someone in a horrible situation, I think "That sucks, but for all I know, that guy is the next Hitler". Then I realize that even if I wanted to help, I'm so poor myself, that I couldn't even do much for them.
      • mikemgmve, on 04/08/2008, -1/+1Simply put - Animal's are always innocent. We're not most of the time.
      • Cyborg326, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2Part of the problem is that the media shelters us from a lot of the human suffering that goes on. When it's animals it's ok to show it but if it's people then it gets censored. I bet a lot more people would make a big deal if they saw raw, unedited footage from any of the humanitarian crisises (sp?) going on in the world. Most Americans in their sheltered ignorance won't acknowledge that we do the same horrible things to each other that we do to pets or other animals.
      • Cloud7654, on 04/10/2008, -0/+1Reminds me of the MonkeySphere...
        http://www.cracked.com/article_14990_what-monkeysp ...
    • duihomer, on 04/08/2008, -0/+17I'll give my cat an extra hug when I get home. :(
    • Zaetha, on 04/08/2008, -4/+4You are, men. *sniff* You're so fugly.
    • joel8x, on 04/08/2008, -11/+4Hey stupid, you're not supposed to read those corny junk email's your Aunt sends you even though you tried to explain to her that they are annoying, let alone post them on a public forum. Why not contribute something original. Besides, cats are all evil and only care about themselves and the alien planet they came from.

      :-p
    • foolishwolf, on 04/09/2008, -1/+21This short story + the picture = the perfect recipe for a complete breakdown.
      Well done and thanks *****. Now I can't finish my research paper because I'm too busy CRYING
      • Ozherbie, on 04/09/2008, -0/+2I find it funny that a user with the name if BRUTALITY claims to be crying over a pic of a kitten and the story of a cat dying.
    • eightyk88, on 04/08/2008, -3/+4reminds me of "Slut cat" her name what Slut Kitty, my friends moved into the apartment where she used to live, says the neighbors. well slut kitty would go door to door in the complex/gated community and hang out with everyone. there was always food on some ones stoop for her and she always came around to get high then was off again.
    • cyranthus, on 04/08/2008, -0/+2i think every apartment complex has a resident stray cat... or cats.
    • bubut, on 04/08/2008, -2/+7tl;dr
    • KillerLettuce, on 04/08/2008, -1/+10I don't care if you didn't write it. That was God Damn BEAUTIFUL. Thanks to your lanky ass, I'm crying now.
    • weirdlookinguy, on 04/08/2008, -2/+2I really hate animal rights activists and I could care less about ASPCA... but that made my eyes really watery. I don't know if you wrote it or not but that was beautiful man.
    • chikoos, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4You just made me cry.
    • djepik, on 04/08/2008, -1/+8How do you favorite comments?
    • ghermann4, on 04/08/2008, -0/+0I keep seeing this copied and pasted in places like Fark.com over the years. I've also seen it on many Geocities and angelfire pages in the past without attributions to any particular author. I think it's now become an internet/email circular with no pressing need to find the original writer as it gets passed along, possibly even modified. Just one of those things public tales I guess.
    • Daggerfall, on 04/08/2008, -4/+1http://www.independentliving.org/column/stone2_00. ...

      but well played!
    • javacola, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4digg for long comment
    • JonnyMark, on 04/08/2008, -2/+1Pics or GTFO
    • cello, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1That was a very nice story. It's sad, but full of hope.

      It's important to love loving. This poor cat just wanted to love and be loved, and you (or whoever) gave him a beautiful last few minutes - it's all he really wanted. It's all any of us really want I guess, to love and to be loved.

      Poor kitty. I hope there's a happy kitty after life that he can be enjoying right now.
    • AnnikaAmethyst, on 04/08/2008, -0/+0About the purring....cats purr for many reasons. The cat wasn't purring because it was happy it was being payed attention to while dying. It was purring because it was in pain.
    • MacGyver2000, on 04/09/2008, -0/+0Reading that story, I could have sworn I felt my cold, lifeless Republican heart suddenly return to life for just a couple of beats. Then it was gone. Sad face. =/
    • FriendofUsers, on 04/09/2008, -0/+0Great to see a story for a comment. And this one was appropriate. I couldn't help but have a tear. This goes to show the original author, Karen Stone, did a well-written touching story. Please though, everyone, always give credit to original authors if you're going to use other's works.
  • MazdaVI, on 04/08/2008, -23/+9would be even sadder if it were a puppy
  • soot, on 04/08/2008, -3/+19I don't know, I think Virgil the wrestling superstar is sadder.
  • noseeme, on 04/08/2008, -19/+4***** happens.
    • noseeme, on 04/08/2008, -2/+2I apologize, the damn interwebs have desensitized me!
      THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS.