The "kotofot" (kittypic) controversy over a billboard in Ukraine of an elderly woman proposing to bequeath her belongings to her cat instead of a grandson who voted for the ruling Party of Regions unleashed a slew of satirical imagery on social networks. Here's a sample, with hat tips to Korrespondent.net's Tatiana Kozak and internetUA.com's Natalia Kilyushik.
Ukraine's Granny And Cat Meme
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One Facebook user poached an iconic scene from "Pulp Fiction" to ask menacingly whether readers were Party of Regions supporters: "Regional? So Bye."
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Ukrainian First Lady Lyudmila Yanukovych's face was photoshopped in as the granny, warning, "If you don't go back to Yenakiyeve, I'll bequeath my cottage to the cat."
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After lawyer Timur Kryukov contributed an article on the legality of transferring property to a cat, this image emerged of mock Soviet-style paperwork in the form of an "order" giving a cat the right to reside in the cottage.
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This image shows Prime Minister Azarov saying, "I learned that my son wants to be a deputy. He advised me to list a cat."
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Russia's Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev mockingly urge Yanukovych to "pet the cat." "Which one?" "This one!"
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Cats shown "queing up outside the Donetsk property office."
![Yanukovych says, "I came to know my wife didn't vote for Regions, so I transferred [presidential residence] Mezhigoria to a cat."](https://gdb.rferl.org/e6242b31-0691-42a1-beb6-1774277eb75b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Yanukovych says, "I came to know my wife didn't vote for Regions, so I transferred [presidential residence] Mezhigoria to a cat."
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Who's for castration? this image asks rhetorically, adding, "Hey Lady, not castration but lustration."
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"And did your grandson vote? I simply wonder who'll be last to get a cottage."
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A mock "Wanted" poster warns of the formation of a very dangerous gang, dubbed "Babussy Cat."
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"Grandson, we're waiting for your choice."
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A mock "Forbes Magazine" cover
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Yanukovych: "Cat? No. No, haven't seen it."
