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[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 46 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Ah, the classic Egyptian Eye pose.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 40 points 4 days 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 4 points 3 days ago

The Eye of Horus I believe

[–] Shaper@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I think it's one of these...

First thing I thought of as well

[–] ButteredBread@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

i would say it's the fourth

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] AlfalFaFail@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago
[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

Cat hat hook.

[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 15 points 3 days ago
[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That shape is called a "cat".

[–] qwank@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

The true answer here

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 3 days ago
[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Catenary curve.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago

Reticulated sp(l)ine.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 8 points 3 days ago
[–] tetrachromacy@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Purr-abola.

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 days ago

Bezier purrve.

[–] Foofighter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago

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

[–] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

Catatellogram.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 days ago

Cat-shape #8.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 4 days ago

Tilde

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

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

It's a trap.

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

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 6 points 4 days ago

Flat.

All shadows are flat.

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

Hoooogarfield curve.

[–] matelt@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago

Either good kitten or sausage

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

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

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

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

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 3 days ago
[–] tomiant@piefed.social 3 points 3 days 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.

[–] OhmeHose@feddit.org 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago
[–] Matombo@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

Jigglypuff seen from above!

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Better fix that hole in the floor.

[–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

Classic yawning pose. Arching pose?