While they may not be considered humanity's best friends in the traditional sense, cats have undoubtedly become the unsung heroes of online humor. Naturally, cat memes are a great combination, because after years of our society's sense of humor developing, we always find ourselves drawn back to the bedrock of the internet that is cat memes. We've chosen a few of them from Reddit's /r/MEOW_IRL, which is essentially a charming black hole where these memes are spit out as mandatory viewing for everyone online.

Cats are worth honoring in memes in every possible way. Some of them do manage to earn our irritation, but we still love them no matter what, and that's obvious as well. If you're a cat person, or simply a relatable memes person, you've come to the right place. Here are some of our favorites from Reddit's most devoted cat-meme-themed community, the memes that resonate with every cat owner, making us think, "Yeah, my cat does that too."