After all, he comes with bongos. If Bongo Cat’s rise proves anything, it’s that cats’ domination of the internet never truly faded. Instead, cat memes evolved.

Back in May, the web artist @StrayRogue posted a GIF of a cat on their Twitter feed. The GIF, only two frames long, showed a cat smacking a table with deadpan intensity. It was very cute.

The cat-like blob's creator was surprised that their absentminded doodle became so widely shared. "I never expected it to take off this far," StrayRogue said over Twitter DM.