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KingPlatipus
July 22, 2025

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The Great Coffee Can Caper

The cat knocked over the coffee can at 7:03 a.m., unleashing a cascade of beans that scattered like shrapnel across the kitchen tile. I stood there, half-dressed, staring at the carnage as the feline sat…

The Unlikely Masterpiece

Marla clanked a paint can against her wrist, sending a spray of neon green across the garage wall. ‘This is *art*’, she hissed, ignoring the yowl of her neighbor, Mr. Pritchard, who’d just tripped over…

The Great Sock Heist

The human tiptoed into the laundry room, arms outstretched like a horror movie ghost. The cat, perched on the dryer, blinked once—slow, deliberate—and knocked a sock off the counter. The human lunged. The cat leaped…

The Affirmation Antics

Marla stood in her kitchen, chanting, “I am organized! I am organized!” as she flung cereal boxes into the air like confetti. Her cat, Sir Whiskers, watched, unimpressed. “You’re a disaster,” he meowed. Marla paused,…

The Grandma’s TikTok Takeover

Marjorie clutched her phone like a lifeline, squinting at the TikTok app as if it might explain itself. Her granddaughter, Lana, had gifted her the device six months prior with a sigh that could’ve powered…