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Dr. BigFaceCats
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Paleontologist, ornithologist, SLAC prof, may actually be a big-faced cat
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I fixed it
A drawing of a tulip. It has been labeled petunia, but that’s been crossed out and “tulip” written under it.
October 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Who put this here this is a biology program.
A picture of a tulip. It is labeled petunia.
October 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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To reiterate: OB has no brain at all.
Orange Boy, a large orange tabby cat, looms over the camera. His green eyes are wide and vacant and his mouth is faintly agape, giving him a particularly derpy expression. He is blurry because he was coming to doof the camera.
September 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I have a colleague who mentors the catholic club on our campus and they ordered some cheap stickers for an event. They got what they paid for. This feels like a threat… maybe I should go through them with her at some point and look for more bible stickers with threatening auras.
A sticker with pretty flowers that says “You need simply watch the punishment of the wicked you will see. Psalm 91.8.” It feels like a threat.
September 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Orange boy sometimes likes to creep me out by sleeping with his eyes open. And snoring. On top of Big Boy’s head, too, because why not.
September 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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I haven’t posted anything for a while sorry guys yes my cats are still big and in love with each other.
Big Boy, a black and white tuxedo cat, is asleep (probably) next to Orange Boy, an orange tabby cat, who is looking at the camera with an absolutely vacant expression. There is clearly not a brain cell to be had in his sweet big head.
September 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Enjoy ten seconds of Big Boy purring. #purring
March 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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R O U N D
Orange Boy is an orange tabby. He is staring directly at the camera. His right ear is damaged in a way that makes the top half of it flip backwards, and his left ear has a TNR tip in it. His nose his pink. His eyes are green-gold and completely blank. He has no brain. His face is SO ROUND.
February 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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They love each other so very much.
Orange Boy, a large orange tabby cat, is snuggled against Big Boy, a large black and white tuxedo cat. OB has his head against Big Boy’s side, and Big Boy has his against one of OB’s paws. It looks like they’re holding hands. They are so in love.
February 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Y’all I think God is trying to tell me something.
A syllabus for a class titled “Natural History of the Vertebrates”, only it overprinted a handout titled “The Selfishness of Self-Care”, from a publication with the title “Self-care for Department Chairs and Faculty Members”. The overplay of words from the syllabus and handout makes it impossible to read and gives a subtly disturbing “House of Leaves” or Zalgo impression…
February 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Important update re: OB’s dental. I am forgiven.
Orange Boy, a large orange tabby, is lying on someone’s chest, facing the camera.
January 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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I’ve been avoiding social media except to post daily cat timeline cleanses, I should start doing that here. OB had a tooth extracted yesterday and ended up sitting like this in my living room for upwards of 20 minutes last night. He was still very stoned.
Orange Boy, a big orange tabby, sits with a vacant stare and his tongue sticking out. He can see time, thanks to the drugs the vet gave him for his dental. There is also some junk around him because I haven’t been able to be arsed to clean my living room and get rid of Christmas packing stuff. (Also the box in the foreground is for the cats.)
January 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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He snorfled, then snorted himself awake. This cat is unreal.
Big Boy, a large black and white tuxedo cat, lies on his back asleep. The picture is only of his face (and white bib), but his eyes are closed and his mouth is open. You can see his lower incisors and even his lower canines. He is an embarrassment, even though his majestic white whiskers, which are very long, sort of makes up for it. His nose and lips/gums are very pink. You can practically hear him snoring just from the picture.
December 31, 2024 at 1:22 AM
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In case you were wondering, Big Boy and Orange Boy love each other very much.
Orange Boy (an orange tabby) sits with his forehead against Big Boy’s forehead (Big Boy is a black and white tuxedo cat). Their eyes are closed, and they are just vibing with each other. This was immediately after a mutual grooming session. They are clearly in love and are curled around each other, although the picture is zoomed in so you can really only see their heads and a little of their bodies.
December 30, 2024 at 10:06 PM
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Don’t worry, Orange Boy is happy too.
Orange Boy, a large orange tabby, is asleep on a chunky hand-knit blue blanket. He is on one side, his front paws stretched out. He almost looks to be smiling in his sleep. His nose is very pink today and turned slightly upward, towards the ceiling.
December 30, 2024 at 12:30 AM
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Big Boy is happy I’m home and feeling ridiculous.
Big Boy, a large black and white tuxedo cat, is lying on his back with his front paws in the air. His belly is pink because he licks the fur off of it. He’s done this for years ever since my cat Drace thumped the crap out of him when he tried to wrestle with her once. (Drace has been dead for almost 4 years so I think he just likes it now.) Orange Boy’s back half is just visible in the upper left hand corner of the picture. Big Boy is also lying on my knitting; I’ve just started a sock, but he doesn’t want me to work on it right now.
December 30, 2024 at 12:03 AM
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Happy Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa from these two dapper boys!
Big Boy, a large black and white cat, looks up at the camera, revealing a smart little red and white checked bow tie. His white whiskers are fully extended and pointed forward. There may be a treat right out of frame for him. He has a particularly eager expression and his pink nose is pointed up. Orange Boy, a large orange tabby, has his face buried in a bowl of food. However you can see a blue and white checked bow tie around his neck. (It’s on backwards.) He clearly doesn’t care and is intent on dinner.
December 25, 2024 at 3:23 PM
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My parents’ cat Bebe has finally figured out that the pillow my mom made for her is nice. It only took like two years.
Bebe, a large, long-haired black cat, sits on a patchwork pillow made from hand-woven yarn squares in shades of blue and green. She looks off into the middle distance with an expression that is rather inscrutable. But don’t be fooled—she’s a cowardly big floof.
December 20, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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Thank you for reading my screed. Here is a picture of OB for those who stuck it out this far.
Orange Boy, a round-faced orange tabby with one clipped ear and one ear folded back, stares at the camera with green-gold eyes wide and round. There is not a single trace of a thought in those eyes, but his nose is very pink and his white whiskers stick out neatly to either side. He looks like he may be hungry. (He is always hungry.)
December 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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I’ve had a very tough couple of days/weeks, but the good news is that Big Boy makes an excellent weighted blanket.
Big Boy, a large black and white tuxedo cat, lies with his paws folded in front of him, looking up at the camera. His amber-yellow eyes are big and expressive, but not entirely intelligent. He is lying on someone’s chest, and his long whiskers are slightly tucked back against his cheeks. His nose is pink and his mouth is just a little open.
December 10, 2024 at 1:28 AM
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I believe he has no brain in his head at all tonight. (His allergies are also pretty bad with the weather swings we’re having, poor buddy.)
Orange Boy, a large orange tabby, sits facing the camera. Really only his face is visible. His gaze is blank, and his mouth is open with his tongue hanging out. It’s entirely possible that if one shook his head a little, one might hear a rattling sound as the one brain cell rammed around in there…
December 8, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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I maintain that no one knows how to relax like OB.
Orange Boy, a large orange tabby, lies passed out on his back on a really crappy old futon that has seen better days. The cushion is slouched halfway down the back, and it’s covered in an old red sheet to avoid staining and cat hair. OB clearly gives zero shits; he is so deeply asleep that his mouth is hanging open. One paw is sticking up along the back of the futon, the other is sort of flopped down across his chest. Both back legs are stretched out long. You can absolutely tell he’s snoring uproariously just from looking at this picture. He is extremely relaxed and extremely happy.
December 6, 2024 at 11:01 AM
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Good evening, Bluesky. Enjoy OB and look for the single brain cell rattling around in there somewhere…
Orange Boy, an orange tabby, looks at the camera. His green eyes are half-closed, and his pink nose is slightly damp. He looks rather smug, but definitely not smart.
December 5, 2024 at 12:34 AM
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I’m a paleontologist who studies living and fossil birds. I went to a Skyline chili with family the day before Thanksgiving and my grandpa’s friend asked me about my job. So I made him a phylogenetic tree of Accipiteriformes.
A phylogenetic tree made from oyster crackers, straw wrappers, and shredded bits of napkin. There are two monophyletic clades and an outgroup. The maker may be slightly unhinged. The table is dirty and the meal is clearly over.
December 4, 2024 at 10:53 AM
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Every morning we have to sit on my kitchen floor and get snuggles and pets. This is not an option, and I will get screamed at if I don’t do this.
Big Boy, a black and white tuxedo cat, sits on the lap of someone sitting cross-legged in a pair of jeans. They sit on a bamboo kitchen floor. In front of them, Orange Boy (an orange tabby cat) is flopped down on his side, looking at the legs and maybe thinking about getting up, but that’s hard to say given that OB doesn’t think about much at all. He does, however, want some pets and attention. Big Boy is looking entreatingly up at the camera, also wanting pets and attention.
December 3, 2024 at 10:49 AM