彼らは、表面的にはふわふわ・ぬくぬくした存在だ。しかしわれわれは、猫たちは実は怒りっぽく冷酷であることを知っている。
インターネットは、彼らの真の姿を見せてくれる。一緒に住んでいるかわいそうな犬から寝床をとりあげたり、人の口を乱暴に抑えて黙らせたり、前を通りぬけようとする犬を冷たく眺めるだけで、犬を通れなくする猫たちの姿をわれわれは見てきた。
そして、飼い主が彼らに何か言っても無視するだけだろうが、猫は実は間抜けだ。さらに、クリスマスがそれほど好きではないようだ。
冒頭の動画は、家庭のクリスマス・デコレーションを断固として破壊しようとする猫たちを集めたものだ。せっかくのクリスマスなのに！
Shocked Cats
"That Is NOT Natural"(01 of27)
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"Can You Believe Who Gossip Girl Is!?"(02 of27)
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Each Cat Is Reacting To The Season Finale Of "Homeland"(03 of27)
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"Um, Excuse Me?"(04 of27)
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"Oh No, Not The Tickle Monster"(05 of27)
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"Just Please Don't Put A Wacky Newspaper In Front Of Me"(06 of27)
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"Is That A New Camera?"(07 of27)
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"Is That Catnip?"(08 of27)
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"Wait, We're Not Going To Disney World?"(09 of27)
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"I Look THIS Cute And You Come Out With A Paper Ball?"(10 of27)
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"Is That A Slice Of Bologna?"(11 of27)
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"You Last Washed Your Sheets When?"(12 of27)
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"That Is An Impressive Zoom"(13 of27)
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"That Can't Be Right"(14 of27)
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"I Do NOT Want To Go To There"(15 of27)
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"SANTA?"(16 of27)
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"Stop, Just Stop"(17 of27)
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"Is That A Dog?"(18 of27)
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"You Remembered My Birthday!"(19 of27)
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"Girl, Do Not Even Start!"(20 of27)
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"Is That A Grey Hair?"(21 of27)
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"It's A Bird, It's A Plane..."(22 of27)
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"Is The Photo Shoot Over?"(23 of27)
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"Have You Seen Our Electricity Bill?"(24 of27)
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"Oh No! A Caterpillar!"(25 of27)
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"What Did You Do To Your Hair?!"(26 of27)
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"Are You Going To Pick Me Up?"(27 of27)
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