16 Lazy Cats Auditioning To Be On The Cover Of An Agatha Christie Novel

By  Travis Greenwood Updated
16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @SketchesbyBoze / Twitter

Emotional outbursts from unstable politicians and actresses aside, Twitter truly is the social media gift that keeps on giving.

The latest evidence of the platform's power for LOL comes from a now viral thread bridging two distinct online communities: Murder mystery aficionados and kitty connoisseurs.

And it all started with an unlikely observation about snoozing felines:

"My new favorite genre of photography is 'cats who are auditioning for the role of the body in an Agatha Christie novel'", shared writer and journalist Boze Herrington with his 25,000+ followers.

cat stretched out on floor @SketchesbyBoze via Twitter

cat stretched out on floor@SketchesbyBoze via Twitter
cat stretched out on floor@SketchesbyBoze via Twitter
cat stretched out on floor@SketchesbyBoze via Twitter

The hilarious photoset of overdramatic floofs quickly caught fire with hundreds of commenters volunteering images of their own cats deep in slumber, the best of which came, in keeping with the literary theme, bookworm-flavored captions.

Check out the best of the bunch below!

1. "Mine get very into the dramatic face-down positions."

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @theMalstrom / Twitter

2. "Cagney doing a good job of trying to frame me for her murder."

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @sunshinesdaily / Twitter

3. "When would you like her to start?"

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @midnighteyes / Twitter

4. "It was a double homicide."

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @KwanTi / Twitter

5. "My cat is constantly auditioning. Here's 'Arsenic In The Bedroom.'"

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @aprilist / Twitter

6. "'Done in By the Nip', a little known Christie tale but a good one to be sure."

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @FatalAmelia / Twitter

7. "Please consider Clooney, he has no acting experience but does come w the name." 😂 😂 😂

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @sarambsimon / Twitter

8. "My cat definitely should have been a contender."

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @beth_parker / Twitter

9. "I pant, I sink, I tremble, I expire!"

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @2ManyNapoleons / Twitter

10. "I came to the comments for cat pictures and I was not disappointed."

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @MommaNerdypants / Twitter

11. "He never saw it coming."

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @LouiseMiconi / Twitter

12. "Death by carrot 🥕"

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @ZaryanovaXo / Twitter

13. "Very seriously, even learning from professional mannequins 😬 Couldn't avoid, she lives for that role 😅"

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @txo_elurmaluta / Twitter

14. "Dix has secretly been training for this for the past thirteen years."

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @saraduthie_x / Twitter

15. "Wakaba gave literally a twist, both in plot and body."

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @regina_krisna / Twitter

16. "Cocoa’s time to shine has arrived"

16 cats auditioning to be the cover model for Agatha Christie's next whodunit @catherinetinker / Twitter

Naturally, the thread also prompted some terrific takes.

"Could this get an official hashtag. I could look at these all day," quipped one commenter.

"* draws chalk outline *," added another.

cat stretched out on floor @BipolarBlogger via Twitter

Others found it very, very relatable: "Ohhh I am very familiar with that genre #overdramaticcats".

cat sleeping on floor @anadlavega8 via Twitter

Before we, well, turn the page on this trend, let's enjoy one last topical meme. 🤣

cat sleeping on floor waiting to be fed @snowyjo1 via Twitter

​For more sleeping cats contorted into model-like positions, bounce on over to Twitter Moments.​

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