#caturday wouldn't be complete without a selection from the #RetroCaturday archives, so here you go: a magnificent specimen of the breed known as the Lebanese Floof Dragon, clearly engaged in thinking important thoughts. From Deir al-Qamar, Lebanon.

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Another one from the #RetroCaturday archives. These two are enjoying some morning sunbeams in a window of the old Glaoui kasbah in Tamdaght, Morocco.

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Because today is #caturday, take an extra nap. You've earned it.

This shop cat from Cēsis, Latvia, is here to show you how.

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It's #caturday, and time to see what the #RetroCaturday archives hold for us today …

... and it's this handsome individual, from Chefchaouen in Morocco. In addition to being extremely blue, Chefchaouen has a LOT of cats. So I expect I’ll probably be posting more kitties from the Rif (drumroll) in future.

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Egyptian kitty wants to know why I am invading the stairwell of his Cairo apartment building, and why I can't take the elevator like all the other humans. Because, Egyptian kitty, all the other humans are already using the elevator, and it looks like it might be days before it finally stops at my floor.

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Happy #caturday to all who celebrate. This #RetroCaturday picture is of neighborhood cat Qiwi. Qiwi was the companion of Button, whose photo I posted some weeks back.

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It's a multi-cat #caturday. These four kittens are in a butcher's shop in Essaouira, Morocco and clearly something very interesting is happening just out of frame.

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Someone once gave one of my favorite local stores a 1-star Yelp review because they were disturbed by the presence of the shop cat, a white-and-gray-tabby named Bambino.

This is not Bambino. Bambino is sadly no longer with us. This is their new cat, whose name is Bambino. The new Bambino looks enough like the old Bambino that I suspect he may actually be a clone. Five stars.

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Today's #RetroCaturday submission for your #caturday pleasure demonstrates that there are cats that are just too patient and mild-mannered for their own good.

I don't remember the name of this long-suffering creature, but she lives in Amsterdam and endures the assaults of rambunctious visitors with exemplary patience.

ETA: I have been reminded that the cat's name is Fifi. Say hello to Fifi, everyone.

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From the #RetroCaturday archives, here's Luce to wish you a happy #caturday

Luce lives in Marrakesh and is a gracious hostess, who believes that sleeping humans make the most comfortable beds. Luce does NOT approve of your insistence on getting up and doing stuff when you could be performing a much more important role as a cat-bed.

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