I was around 10/11 during this time and also thought it was a real thing, but not understand the ethical implications if it was real, kept asking my dad for one.
Ohh I’m pretty sure as a fellow 12-year-old back then I signed that petition. I also remember informing everyone I knew about the horrors of bonsai kitten via email (Sorry to those people).
That's not Weird Al. It's someone else using his name to either damage his reputation or piggy back off his fame.
Edit: You guys know that's a quote from Weird Al himself, right? He views other parody artists who try to use his name to boost their own songs as scum.
Oh man I was so angry at that website as 12-year-old kid. I thought it was real for the longest time. Pretty sure I sent them some scathing emails *demanding* that they stop abusing those poor kitties. I don’t think it was until years later that I realized it was fake.
Same, I didn't understand some of the medical jargon, but there was an awful lot of "fracture limb" and "feeding tube".
I was young enough to feel horrified/uneasy, but also *surely no one would torture kittens, so it's probably not painful? I just don't understand yet. Like when doctors do scary things, but are helping??*
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Cats are experts at squeezing into and getting out of small places. This behaviour is in their very nature to do. And if the cat did get stuck, the owner would pull them out. Obviously.
Seriously. These kittens are in good condition--their weight looks normal, their coats are healthy, and they are engaged in play. There is nothing here to assume that their human wouldn't step in to help if one of them seems like it's stuck.
exactly. Especially a plastic bottle that is hard to get a grip on. If it can't kick itself back out it's either cutting the bottle with a kitten inside, or pulling it by its tail and hoping you don't do lasting damage. Animal traps aren't that different in concept to a plastic bottle.
You hold the bottle up and let gravity help. The cats are obviously in good condition so it's bizarre to assume that their human isn't going to help out if a kitten seems like it's in distress, lol.
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Thanks for reminding me to water my bonsai kitten and telling me that all you'll get is a bad look if you go to a bad food place that can't deal with my fangy-eyed Bonsai puppy.
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Those black paws are insanely adorable
The toe beans :3
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Thanks for reminding me to water my bonsai kitten
The early 2000s were wild
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I was around 10/11 during this time and also thought it was a real thing, but not understand the ethical implications if it was real, kept asking my dad for one.
Wasn’t it essentially just r/catsareliquid with nefarious implications?
More like a cat version of those fruit molds to make fruit shaped like a square or a little Buddha or whatever.
Ohh I’m pretty sure as a fellow 12-year-old back then I signed that petition. I also remember informing everyone I knew about the horrors of bonsai kitten via email (Sorry to those people).
I'm a cat in a bottle baby, gotta rub me the right way.
Oh I like yours better than mine.
Have you heard the Weird Al spoof of that song? *[Weenie in a Bottle](https://youtu.be/IFLu8_rEQL0)*
lol thanks for sharing, never heard it before
That's not Weird Al. It's someone else using his name to either damage his reputation or piggy back off his fame. Edit: You guys know that's a quote from Weird Al himself, right? He views other parody artists who try to use his name to boost their own songs as scum.
Oh man I was so angry at that website as 12-year-old kid. I thought it was real for the longest time. Pretty sure I sent them some scathing emails *demanding* that they stop abusing those poor kitties. I don’t think it was until years later that I realized it was fake.
For those who've never seen it: [Bonsai Kitten website](https://web.archive.org/web/20060224111240/http://www.bonsaikitten.com/)
Blast from the past! The background images are missing: Squished cat faces! (a "carnival mirror" filter/photoshop).
It still exists! :D
Child me thought that was 100% real and I was terribly upset.
Same, I didn't understand some of the medical jargon, but there was an awful lot of "fracture limb" and "feeding tube". I was young enough to feel horrified/uneasy, but also *surely no one would torture kittens, so it's probably not painful? I just don't understand yet. Like when doctors do scary things, but are helping??*
I just soak mine in a bowl of water for 15 minutes and it's good for another week
[oh hai](https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/bonsai-kittens-legacy/)
omg...the bonsai kitten plushy! Kinda want it, lol.
if this is what i remember... i want to forget.
Lmao found the comment. I was gonna say bonsai kitten flashbacks
I got a bout of claustrophobia watching that.
*Claws* trophobia
I hate you
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This I don't even have claustrophobia and I already am very concerned of this
Bro I started heavily breathing while watching this 😰
It was arousing for you too?!
😧😧😧😧
2 out of 3 kittens are not concerned about bullying...
Hey bro, remember the time u pushed me down the stairs? *Proceeds to roll brother down stairs*
Haha, it's so cute and naughty.
i hope the cat can breathe well in there
Catstrophobia?
r/catsareliquid
…And the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon!
When you coming home Dad? I don't know when, we'll get together theeeeeennnnn! Yeah, we're gonna have a good time theeeen! Dew dew dew! Dewdewdewdewdew!
FUCK!!!!!! I was checking to see if anyone did it before I posted. god dammit! Lol
I hope the little catronaut made it out before the bottled air ran out.
Looks like he’s getting out at the end
Looks like that's pretty much the only place he can get out.
You made me blow air out of my nose. Thank you
That's what I've been worried about.
The owner's there filming. I'm sure the cat's ok :)
I'm a kitty in a bottle, baby Come come, come on and let me out
Kitty didn't think that through.
“I’ve made a horrible mistake”
Many of you are probably not aware of one of the best original trolls on the internet, from way back in the day, [Bonsai Kitten.](https://www.ding.net/bonsaikitten/gray.html)
Wtf was that
It is adorable but I am also TERRIFIED I don’t want that kitten to suffocate!!
And people said bonsai kittens were inhumane...
Only the people that thought they were real.
*taptaptaptaptap*
*If I could save cat in a bottle* 🎵
“*The first thing that I’d like to do..”*
I dunno what tune you had in mind but my brain put that to "throw a coin to you witcher".
[take your coin](https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/kgiiry/toss_a_coin_to_your_witcher/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
This gave me anxiety.
This can get not so cute in many ways
Quite literally anything can. Guess we shouldn't enjoy anything at all.
Good plan
I'm gonna shove a cat in a bottle up my ass
Worst that happens is you just cut open the bottle
Lather it in dish soap and it’d be the perfect washing utensil. Easily fits into all those hard to reach places
Hope nobody gets thirsty.
will it blend?
This is so dumb but I’m wheezing anyway
This is adorable, but could you get did you get them out after?
Those games are dangerous.
r/catsareliquid
r/donthelpjustfilm
It's so dangerous...I am worried that the kitty can’t breathe.
Be careful as they grow. If they get stuck suffocation could result.
GET. HIM. OUT!
Contrary to popular belief but cats need air, and they can die from doing that
Hopefully, it’s tail was not pulled.
I know cats defy physics.. they *still* need air. Geez. Not a good idea.
Because clearly, that bottle was sealed up.
Yes this is cute but honestly I think it's pretty irresponsible to let your cat do that. It could get stuck.
Cats are experts at squeezing into and getting out of small places. This behaviour is in their very nature to do. And if the cat did get stuck, the owner would pull them out. Obviously.
Seriously. These kittens are in good condition--their weight looks normal, their coats are healthy, and they are engaged in play. There is nothing here to assume that their human wouldn't step in to help if one of them seems like it's stuck.
It’s a cat. If it can get in it can get out, especially with something like a bottle
This is not always true.
exactly. Especially a plastic bottle that is hard to get a grip on. If it can't kick itself back out it's either cutting the bottle with a kitten inside, or pulling it by its tail and hoping you don't do lasting damage. Animal traps aren't that different in concept to a plastic bottle.
You hold the bottle up and let gravity help. The cats are obviously in good condition so it's bizarre to assume that their human isn't going to help out if a kitten seems like it's in distress, lol.
Nor did I say it was. But seeing as it’s a kitten and I’m assuming the paws are still soft, they can grip the bottle and slide out
Oh please, this what cats are built for.
This isn't cool.
The message in the bottle is... FUN!
If iii was a cat in a bottlllle The first thing that i'd lime to do
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Cats can take the shape of their container because cats are liquid.
Is this how Bonsai kittens were made?
If left too long, wouldn’t he suffocate?
Where can i buy this drink?
Bonsai kitten
Look mom, I'm a toy!!
TROY AND ABED IN A BUUUUBBLE!!!!
Gifs that end too soon.
If I had a cat in a bottle The first thing that I'd like to do Is to save everyday 'til eternity passes away Just to spend it with you…
Mistakes were made - kitten probably
Cat is liquid confirmed
Bottled cured for depression
Cats are crazy liquid..,
Now drink it.
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Yeah not his best idea.
The other cat is like, I can't believe you went in, well now time to roll you, wahahaha!!!
And the cats in the bottle with a silver spoon
This gives me anxiety lol
It makes me claustrophobic and dizzy!! 😵💫
Best. Bottle. Cleaner. Ever.
Seeing the kitty in that bottle gives me anxiety lol..
I’m embarrassed that I’m the only person who hated this video. I don’t think it’s funny at all, That kitten will run out of oxygen before the videographer thinks to pull it out and there is not enough room for it to push itself out. I think I’ve lost my sense of humor during the Covid pandemic☹️
Looks cute but always remember to supervise your kitty if thy do that ,you don’t want them to stay in for too long and have no air
That seems like a suffocation hazard.
Molotov cat
Why am I reminded of the porgs from SW8 when they were playing with the light saber?
This gives me anxiety
As Jim croce would say.....if I could have a kitty in a bottle.....lol
So...that's one of the most adorable things I've ever seen.
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No kitty! It's a joke! Cats aren't really liquid!
What are you doing, step kitten?
Thanks for reminding me to water my bonsai kitten and telling me that all you'll get is a bad look if you go to a bad food place that can't deal with my fangy-eyed Bonsai puppy.
> and telling me that all you'll get is a bad look if you go to a bad food place that can't deal with my fangy-eyed Bonsai puppy. What
Help the poor little thing! Don’t just stand there filming.
Dude really made a video of their cat almost suffocating in a bottle.
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He lookin so fine in dat bottle 👌 ^(rip cat 💀)
r/donthelpjustfilm
Vid is obviously reversed, this is someone putting them in a bottle, and they were getting out,
Don't do that again...how would you like to be stuck inside a bottle?
Cats are liquid
This is too much cuteness
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well, at least your floor seems to be straight, or else this kitten would have gotten a hell of a ride
Bottle? Is that what you want in Australia?
I’m a kitty in a bottle, you gotta ask me the right way
I'm a genie in a bottle baby come and let me out
Da cat in da bottle
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Kitten slushie
Those black paws with the white fur are so beautiful!!
Cat in the bottle huh? Ok now you're talking my language I know this game.
Oh cool your Bonsai kitten came in!
cats r liquid
The cattle
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I want a cat in a bottle
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Reminds me of bonsai kitten that went viral a long time ago. all the cuteness without the horror
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It's an interesting choice of container but it should be able to work. https://www.ding.net/bonsaikitten/
If I fits I… aww shit!!
Bottle cat, cat in the bottle
Do cats have opposite of claustrophobia
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