Break Time!

With killing cats and telling rape victims to basically “just smile, sweetheart!” and omg everything on TV is so racist, I am tired. I’ll bet you are tired too! So here is a very cute GIF of a dog wearing shoes:

And here are the top ten cutest photos of 2011. Cheech and Casanova are the clear winners, right?

And this is just a very good picture of an ostrich:

Funny-looking ostrich peeks into a car window, while a girl holding bird food screams.

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36 Responses

  1. Northland Heights
    Northland Heights January 24, 2012 at 12:41 pm |

    Awww…..that’s a Boston Terrier. I have one, a girl. They’re the coolest animals ever.

  2. Jesse
    Jesse January 24, 2012 at 1:07 pm |

    ITS BOB!!!! The super cute doggie is Bob, the mascot of Ravelry.

  3. radsaq
    radsaq January 24, 2012 at 1:11 pm |

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/radsaq/3985873842/in/set-72157622525300606

    Zebra making faces at my ex. Who’s afraid of it because according to the safari park rules you’re not supposed to feed them (for reasons I never figured out).

  4. Catherine
    Catherine January 24, 2012 at 1:26 pm |

    WHAT ARE YOU SAYING JILL?!?!

    Clearly the little pig, because OMG and AWWWWW and LOOK AT ITS LITTLE PINK NOSE and I’ll probably go have a cup of tea and try and calm down from the CUTE OVERDOSE now.

    Thanks for the awesome breaktime :)

  5. Caperton
    Caperton January 24, 2012 at 1:31 pm | *

    This makes me want to blow off work, go home, put on flannel PJs, and snuggle the pups for the rest of the afternoon. Good one endangering my job, Jill. Thanks.

  6. Jane
    Jane January 24, 2012 at 1:41 pm |

    I really like all of Sharon Montrose’s dog portraits, but in my opinion you should scroll through until you come to this wrinkly puppy.

  7. Caperton
    Caperton January 24, 2012 at 1:43 pm | *

    And if we’re making this the Cute Olympics, I have to throw in the first picture I ever saw of our Dave the Dog, circa 10 weeks old. I think it was equal parts the eyebrow spots, the puppyish rotundity, and the indignant expression.

  8. Jadey
    Jadey January 24, 2012 at 2:01 pm |

    BABY HIPPOS.

    Your arguments are invalid.

  9. Jane
    Jane January 24, 2012 at 2:48 pm |

    @ Caperton: Was Dave the Dog in tub isolation? Looks too tall for him to have crawled in by himself.

    @ Jadey: Clearly hippos learning to fly underwater are superior, though hippos snuggling turtles might be a close second.

  10. Thomas MacAulay Millar
    Thomas MacAulay Millar January 24, 2012 at 3:00 pm |

    Jadey, you might need a trigger warning for paddlers. I went to look at the cute baby hippos and I got half way down and saw THE LAST THING KAYAKERS ON THE ZAMBEZI SEE BEFORE THEY DIE. It’s captioned “Hippo eating water,” but , um, no. It’s Hippo Threat Display Oh Shit It’s Charging!

    (For those who don’t know, hippos kill more humans than perhaps any other wildlife in Africa, though certainty is hard to come by because of the difficulty in accurately documenting wilderness attacks)

  11. Kristen J.
    Kristen J. January 24, 2012 at 3:16 pm |

    Ahem, I started a tumblr with new pictures of the Chi EVERYDAY. Granted, I am a shit photographer, but her exceptional cuteness often overcomes that deficit.

  12. Kristen J.
    Kristen J. January 24, 2012 at 3:17 pm |
  13. Jay
    Jay January 24, 2012 at 3:41 pm |

    I’m sorry, those caught-in-motion-basset-hound shots do it for me. Oh, my God. Small and fluffy is OK, if that’s your thing, but totally gonzo running bassets? LOVE.

  14. Andie
    Andie January 24, 2012 at 3:46 pm |

    I don’t have a cute picture to go with it, but this weekend I visited a friend and totally wanted to steal her cat because he was AWESOME. He plays FETCH. Like a dog. Throw the ball, he chases it, brings it back in his little teeth and drops it at your feet.

    And will look at you petulantly if you don’t pick it up and throw it again. Cutest kitteh evah.

  15. Caperton
    Caperton January 24, 2012 at 3:51 pm | *

    @ Jane – That was before we adopted him, so I’m not precisely sure what was going on, but I think he’d just gotten a bath. That’s what he looks like soaking wet. Here he is dry. (And now I’m turning into one of those mommyjacking types who posts a gazillion baby pictures in someone else’s thread. Want to see what he looks like grown up? Want to see him at the beach?! After a haircut?!)

  16. gretel
    gretel January 24, 2012 at 4:12 pm |

    I know that I should pretend to care about the Superbowl since the Giants are playing, but I really only care about the PUPPY BOWL!!!

  17. Jane
    Jane January 24, 2012 at 4:21 pm |

    @ Caperton — I like babies and puppies, and this is break thread, so I see no problems here? Also if you have pictures of DaveDog at the beach, that would be fun.

  18. Caperton
    Caperton January 24, 2012 at 4:50 pm | *
  19. PeggyLuWho
    PeggyLuWho January 24, 2012 at 4:58 pm |

    Caperton, I love your dog.

  20. WestEndGirl
    WestEndGirl January 24, 2012 at 5:18 pm |

    First this,

    then this.

    [Fixed. You want me to do your homework for you next? GAW. XOXO -Caperton]

  21. Angel H.
    Angel H. January 24, 2012 at 5:28 pm |

    How about a cute kid video?

    “Chloe saying ‘bye’ at the Copley Place Mall”

  22. Angel H.
    Angel H. January 24, 2012 at 5:30 pm |

    @ PeggyLuWho:

    I love that picture of Mr. Darcy. He looks so introspective!

    Also, I predict that koala will become a meme in 3…2…

  23. River_Rat
    River_Rat January 24, 2012 at 5:43 pm |

    Our dogs are more than just dogs. They are family. They work their way into our hearts and we humans are the better for it..

    Diego keeping an eye on the girls

    My sweet Dailie..

    Diego and Dailie at play.

    Puppy Love! Diego and Dailie.

    Don’t forget! http://www.aspca.org/

  24. konkonsn
    konkonsn January 24, 2012 at 6:31 pm |

    @Jay – Lol, I know! I couldn’t stop laughing.

    @Caperton – that indignant expression is totally what makes the picture.

    These aren’t my housemate’s pets, but they might as well be: http://cheezburger.com/View/4982863872

  25. Jillian
    Jillian January 24, 2012 at 7:47 pm |

    Search for teddy the porcupine on YouTube.

  26. Mike the Mad Biologist
    Mike the Mad Biologist January 24, 2012 at 8:28 pm |
  27. Jane
    Jane January 24, 2012 at 9:20 pm |

    @konkonsn — I find that little comic (the “Hey cat! Imma boop your head” one) one UNREASONABLY hilarious.

  28. Jane
    Jane January 24, 2012 at 9:22 pm |

    Erk, sorry for the double one typo.

  29. Natalia
    Natalia January 25, 2012 at 11:32 am |
  30. Mike Crichton
    Mike Crichton January 27, 2012 at 12:36 am |

    Just got emailed back, and it turned out Cheech and Casanova got adopted together and are still best buddies. :-)

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