What a beautiful face, especially muzzle, on that kitcat

The “M” Folklore can be found in different religions..just add your favorite diety. Islam legend tells us that Mohammed loved cats. One story says that he once cut off a sleeve of a garment when he had to leave to attend prayer, rather than to disturb his cat, Muezza, who was sleeping upon the sleeve. It is said that the reason he loved cats so much is that one once saved his life when a snake crawled into his sleeve. (This may be a variation of the well-known Muezza story.) Legend also claims that Mohammed bestowed on cats the ability to always land on their feet. A writing of Mohammed tells about his vision of a woman punished in Hell for starving her cat to death. These stories have all come down to the assumption that the “M” symbolizes the enormous esteem which Mohammed felt for cats and that the sight of the “M” on a cat’s forehead invokes memories of Mohammed. If you’re a christian/catholic, a tabby cat kept baby Jesus warm and Mary bestowed her initial on the kitty as a thank you! A sardine would have been nice!

Double twenty.

I do believe that is a cricital hit sir.

The M on tabby foreheads is CLEARLY a hidden reference to Mary Magdalene’s Marriage to Jesus. C’mon, haven’t you read/seen The Da Vinci Code yet?

awww it reminds me of my baby…my kitty has an M on his forehead too…and this morning because I haven’t seen him in months because I’m far from home my mom held him up on the webcam…and started making baby noises…which kind of freaked me out…
but still…this cat is adorable

so cute…

I agree with Cristabel, and I too have decades of kitty behavior observation under my belt: it looks to me like this sweet soft kitty has one paw tucked under and the other outstretched and turned over and is using it like a pillow. I have seen this position demonstrated by numerous kitties over the years.

Perhaps Matthew R. will clarify for us?

Tony James – You do cause much chortalage!!

Lauowolf – the technical term for what you’re describing is felis deflatus, a condition that only now is becoming understood by the vetinary profession. It is understood to arise when the cat, weakened by lack of food, simply keels over in whatever position they were in to start with. While the visual is amusing to the lay person, I cannot stress the dangers of this little-known illness. The only remedy is immediate feeding of the cat (some believe that the illness is in fact a ploy by the cat to elicit food, but these theories are groundless). It is also imperative to take a picture of it as soon as it happens, and send it to Meg, in order that she can bring us an All-Kitty Day.