According to conventional wisdom, dogs tend to be lovable, but dumb. And cats tend to be aloof, but smart. Not so! It turns out cats are just as capable of lovable stupidity as dogs are, (and dogs are just as capable of intelligent aloofness, but that’s not what this article is about.)

Bored Panda has compiled this selection of cats that were caught making a major blunder. Whether they got stuck somewhere they shouldn’t have been, or they just couldn’t figure out something simple, these cats prove that they aren’t any smarter than their canine counterparts. They just have better PR.

1. Little Help?

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“I can’t leave you alone for one second, can I?”

2. “I think your doggie door is broken.”

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“My cat keeps trying to steal the feather duster. Luckily he never gets too far.”

3. Screen Time

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“Putting in screen doors for warmer weather, my cat thinks I moved the door.”

4. Starfish Mode

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“This is my friends cat eating dinner.”

5. Bed Hack

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“That’s it…I’m done..I am done buying things for my cat.”

6. When you’re too embarrassed to call the fire department.

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“We actually had to help him down. Idiot.”

7. There’s no right or wrong way.

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“How my cat prefers to use her feeder.”

8. Meant to do this.

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“Left suit on floor. Woke up to this.”

9. Doors are hard.

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“He is crying because he thinks he is locked out. Dumb as a brick but he is mine and I love him.”

10. “Nope, didn’t touch it. Why?”

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“My friend’s cat got it’s head stuck in a vase, freaked out, broke the vase, and was left with this.”

11. The hunter who sets realistic goals.

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“Some cats bring their humans birds and mice. Oliver brings me teabags.”

12. Hung out to dry.

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“This is how my friend found the cat in the bathroom.”

13. “I was just testing them.”

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“Heard a noise from the closet. Found this.”

14. So close, yet so far.

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“My cat is an idiot but adorable <3”

15. The Alchemist

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“My cat is grounded indefinitely.”

 

h/t: Bored Panda