Bastille Day: When Your Cat Stages a Revolution
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July 14th. For the French, it’s Bastille Day — a celebration of liberty, equality, and storming giant stone prisons.
For your cat, it’s Tuesday.
Let’s face it — every day is a revolution when you live with a cat. But on Bastille Day, the drama is extra. So buckle up, grab a croissant, and get ready for the overthrow of your household… one paw at a time.
🐾 “Let Them Eat (Cat) Cake!”
Your cat has noticed you’ve been eating fancy food without sharing. You thought they didn’t like cheese, but now they’re perched like Napoleon on the kitchen counter, swatting at your brie like it’s aristocracy.
The Revolution has begun.
⚖️ The Demands of the Feline Republic:
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Unlimited treats. The crunchy kind. No substitutions.
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No more vacuum tyranny. The machine of doom must be dismantled.
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Bedtime? Optional. If the cat wants zoomies at 3 a.m., the revolution supports it.
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All chairs shall be warm and available at all times. Even if you were just sitting there.
🧠 Bastille Day Trivia Break!
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What are we celebrating? Bastille Day (La Fête Nationale) marks the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789 — a symbol of the monarchy’s power. This event kicked off the French Revolution.
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Did cats exist in the French Revolution? Of course! Aristocats, peasants, and everyone in between owned cats. Legend says Marie Antoinette tried to flee France with her Turkish Angora cats, but they staged their own escape instead. (Okay, that part may be apocryphal… but it feels true.)
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What does “chat” mean in French? “Chat” (pronounced like sha) means “cat”! And “château” means “castle.” Coincidence? Cats are royalty. End of story.
⚔️ Reclaiming the Couch: Viva la Meow-volution!
Once the Bastille (aka your laundry basket fort) has fallen, your cat will issue new laws from their throne (aka the warm spot you left on the couch). You may be permitted to pet them — once — if they are in the mood.
And don’t even think about that feather toy. That’s now classified as a “bourgeois distraction.”
🛍️ Show Your Revolutionary Spirit — with Cat Merch
Want to support the uprising? Check out our Bastille Day–approved gear at www.nekopunch.co. From liberty-loving hoodies to t-shirts that scream “Vive le Chat!” — we’ve got the purr-fect pieces for humans who know their place (beneath the cat).