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  2. Maneki-neko - Wikipedia

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    The maneki-neko (招き猫, lit. 'beckoning cat') is a common Japanese figurine which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In modern times, they are usually made of ceramic or plastic. The figurine depicts a cat, traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail, with a paw raised in a beckoning gesture. The figurines are often displayed in ...

  3. ASCII art - Wikipedia

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    An ASCII comic is a form of webcomic which uses ASCII text to create images. In place of images in a regular comic, ASCII art is used, with the text or dialog usually placed underneath. [ 10] During the 1990s, graphical browsing and variable-width fonts became increasingly popular, leading to a decline in ASCII art.

  4. Cheshire Cat - Wikipedia

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    The Cheshire Cat ( / ˈtʃɛʃər, - ɪər / CHESH-ər, -⁠eer) [1] is a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and known for its distinctive mischievous grin. While now most often used in Alice -related contexts, the association of a "Cheshire cat" with grinning predates the 1865 book.

  5. Anarchist symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Black flag. The black flag, a traditional anarchist symbol. The black flag has been associated with anarchism since the 1880s, when several anarchist organizations and journals adopted the name Black Flag. [ 1] Howard J. Ehrlich writes in Reinventing Anarchy, Again : The black flag is the negation of all flags.

  6. List of occult symbols - Wikipedia

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    The eye of God within a triangle, representing the Holy Trinity, and surrounded by holy light, representing His omniscience. Heptagram. Judaism, Islam, Thelema, Paganism, Alchemy. Represents the seven days of creation. In Islam, it represents the first seven verses of the Quran. It is the symbol of Babalon in Thelema.

  7. Chessie (mascot) - Wikipedia

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    Chessie (mascot) Guido Grünewald's original etching of a sleeping kitten, from which Chessie originated. Chessie on a 1940s timetable. A Chessie System locomotive, bearing the simplified Chessie logo. Chessie was a popular cat character used as a symbol of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O). Derived from an etching by Viennese artist Guido ...

  8. What is 'Cat Person'? How the viral short story led to a movie

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    What is 'Cat Person? Kristen Roupenian's short story " Cat Person" was published by The New Yorker in December 2017. Immediately viral, the story was The New Yorker’s second most-read story that ...

  9. List of fictional cats in animation - Wikipedia

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    A black and white alley cat, who made his first appearance in the Tom and Jerry series in the 1943 short, Baby Puss (in which he serves as the secondary villain/main archenemy) alongside Topsy and the already-established Meathead. Cake the cat: Adventure Time: A cat who exists in the Fionna’s world and gender-swapped version of Jake the dog. Cali