July 18, 2021

WHY DO WE CALL THESE "SELFIES"?

I know why we say SUNDAY, because that's the day of the week that today is.  But I don't know why we're calling these SELFIES?  I'm not really taking a photo of mySELF.

Case in point:  Some hazy sunbeams were coming in the window this morning (a SUNDAY) and I curled up to nap on this chair tucked under the table. My foolish (and old, like bazillions old) human got on her knees -- under the table, to take these SELFIES!  Not of herSELF, but of meSELF!  She said, "oh, they'll be so adorable".

[I hope you think they're adorable, cause it took forever for her to get up off her snapcracklepop knees.]

So ~ are they, or are they not, official SELFIES?
Maybe it doesn't really matter as long as they're adorable!

Lots more selfies at The Cat On My Head




28 comments:

  1. Well, they ARE adorable, and that's what counts, just as you said!
    We also like to curl up on chairs under the table. Great Minds think alike (mol).

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  2. Of course they are selfies, June. They are of your self even if you. didn't take them yourself. I know exactly what your human means about getting back up!

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  3. The bloggers these are Selfies but if we were to get technical and be politically correct they would not be selfies but portraits but since you are absolutely adorable and all of us and blog land agree that we'd like selfies of our pets we will say this is absolutely beautiful selfies of you dear June

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  4. They are ADORABLE June Bug and that is all that matters, especially since they are of your lovely self.

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  5. Your mom was right. You are too adorable, Juney!

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  6. We love them! Mom has those exact same knees!!!

    The Florida Furkids

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  7. Those are super cute selfies, June. We're glad your mom was able to get up after her efforts. BOL!

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  8. You've got a point there, June.

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  9. Well, they are of yourSELF, Juney. :)

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  10. You are totally adorable sweet June and yes, it's just yourSELF as pretty as can be!

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  11. Shhh! We know cats do not take their own selfies, but we pretend they do. :) XO

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  12. June
    I think Selfie translates to ADORABLE in all languages.
    MOL
    Hugs Cecilia

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  13. Those are very artistic selfies.

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  14. June we agree they are adorable and so are you especially peeking from behind there! Way cool

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  15. The idea of a selfie is that the one who is IN the picture is the one who snapped it.

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  16. TOTEALLY PAWSUM SELFIESS from where wee are sittin June!
    An wif a Kittie needss a little help with takin a Selfie that iss OKay two!
    Lookin beeuteefull an mystereuss June!
    **purrss** BellaDharma an ((huggiess)) LadyMew

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  17. Love the selfies! Totally perfect and yes we know the crackly knees but heck 'the photo's the thing' so indulge your mom and let her go for it.

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  18. It makes the humans happy to call them selfies so we can participate in the human selfie craze :/
    The best part is that we get to see your really cute face :)
    Purrs, Julie

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  19. Very cute, June! And while you might not have taken it…we pretend like you did!

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  20. They are of your beautiful self, that's enough to qualify!

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  21. I call those "plandids." They are lovely and I'm sure worth the trouble your mom went through. I don't really like participating unless I can take the pics but I still haven't grown thumbs.

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  22. Our parents sit across from us and take pictures of themselves but they hold the camera the wrong way and take pictures of us instead. They are not smart.

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  23. Because the pic is dedicated to a closeup of yourself?

    Because the Human takes the picture it's Self?

    Because it shows us your Self?

    But yeah, we get it. The Humans take pictures of themselfs themselfs. We cant so they help. :)

    We'll take "selfies" when we evolve "thumbs", but these will have ta do for now.

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