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[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ah, the classic Egyptian Eye pose.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

Hmmm, I think you are right. She is just throwing it back to the times when cats ruled… wait, how is that different from present day?

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The Eye of Horus I believe

[–] Shaper@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago
[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Cat hat hook.

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That shape is called a "cat".

[–] qwank@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The true answer here

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Catenary curve.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think it's one of these...

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

First thing I thought of as well

[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 6 points 1 month ago
[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 5 points 1 month ago
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

Reticulated sp(l)ine.

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

Bezier purrve.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago

Cat-shape #8.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

Tilde

Appropriate that it's used in logic to denote negation, and you have a void there.

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago

Flat.

All shadows are flat.

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

It's a trap.

[–] tetrachromacy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Purr-abola.

[–] catbum@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hoooogarfield curve.

[–] OhmeHose@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

inverse banana

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Better fix that hole in the floor.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

new kind of maths: that is a pair-of-bollock curve

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

This is, scientifically speaking, called "stretcho's"

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Looks exactly like a cat to me. Nice shadow puppet.

[–] Matombo@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

Jigglypuff seen from above!

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

My god I wish I could do that. I can curl up in a ball and then my fat fucking ass can't breathe.

[–] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Catatellogram.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 1 month ago
[–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

That would be the 3 dimensional hyper-cutie

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago
[–] matelt@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

Either good kitten or sausage

[–] AlfalFaFail@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 weeks ago
[–] Foofighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 weeks ago

As a German, I can offer "Ein Schluck Wasser in der Kurve".

[–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Classic yawning pose. Arching pose?