Our Favorite Cat Memes Of Cats Airplane Ears
Another week, another new Facebook page to obsess over.
u/m-pikkle via Imgur
And this one, a so-called tag group titled "this IS an airport, please announce your departure", is anchored around an adorable cat tic — ears pressed flat against the head — the internet has collectively dubbed airplane ears.
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While the images the group's members are posting are plenty cute on their own, what has really elevated the group into the social web stratosphere are its ridiculous and creative captions which are filtered through a shared and ever-mutating glossary of pilot jargon and aircraft acronyms.
But enough of the cockpit chatter: Scroll below for the funniest examples of this decidedly First Class meme.
1. "This is Ear Traffic Control. Initiate attack. Bite protocol approved."
Hen Tempest-Roe via Facebook
2. "Pilots and ground crew be advised student earcraft NY000M from the flight school will be practicing touch-and-gos on runway 3 throughout the afternoon so please give this guy some room, he spooks easily especially on approaches (we're working on it!)."
Sarah Riedel via Facebook
3. "This is Earproach Control. We have visual of the earcraft. You are clear for earproach to the runway. Follow the red dot to hangar 3 for refuelling of noms and warm blankies."
Oska von Ruhland via Facebook
4. [tcchhhh] "Tower 1, this is Yuna the Tortie requesting flyby! I repeat, Yuna the Tortie is requesting flyby! ✈️✈️✈️"
Yunathetortie via Facebook
5. "This is your Captain. We have reached our cruising altitude. Please stay seated with your seatbelt fastened as we may encounter unexpected hissiness."
Liz O'Morrissey Jarnagin via Facebook
6. "This pilot looks too young to fly solo. The pilot must have an older pilot present to engage in zoomies. Glider work is permitted."
Catherine Elizabeth via Facebook
7. "Center, request flight level below 10,000 feet, we may be prone to icing."
Kethery Haber via Facebook
8. "All flights canceled due to unscheduled tower maintenance."
Tom Polous via Facebook
9. "That awkward moment when the pilot demands to inspect your luggage 🤔🤔🤔"
Sukaina Kay Imam via Facebook
10. "Sensors seem to be in fine working order, transfer to flight deck and continue sortie."
Elizabeth Christina Chavez via Facebook
11. Tower: "Flight 3.1415 please move off the active runway." F3.1415: "Sorry, unable can't taxi, there are cones in the way." Tower: "...You said CONES? Ahh okay then, we'll get someone out there to take care of it."
Sarah Riedel via Facebook
12. "Checkout my wingspan, I hope there's enough clearance"
u/VergeHodle via Reddit
13. "🚨🚨JUMBO JET APPROACHING FOR LANDING, PLEASE CLEAR THE >ENTIRE< RUNWAY AND READY THE SNACCS 🚨🚨"
Rob J Wilson via Facebook
14. "Tower this is M4RM, mike four romeo mike can you get me radar tracking? I'm feeling a little ~turned~ around here."
Sarah Riedel via Facebook
15. "In case of turbulence the mlem will deploy automatically"
Megan Sarah via Facebook
16. "AirMarmalade Flight 33⅓, visibility is uhhh...very poor."
Sarah Riedel via Facebook
17. "EMERGENCY crews to the tarmac immediately! We have a flipped earcraft."
Sarah Riedel via Facebook