And now, 9 cats with an alcohol problem

Cats and beer go together like … nothing. Don’t ever give your cats beer. If your cat wants a sip of your beer, stop her. Sit her down. Tell her about Skid Row and how cold it is. Tell her about the garbage cans, the 50-pound strays, the dearth of down pillows.

But if your cat happens to wander up to a beer bottle and nuzzle it like a drunk singing “Danny Boy” to a lamp on the sidewalk, you’re permitted to take a picture and post it to Flickr, like these people did.

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we present cats and beer.

Drunk cat 2 by Mike Burns " />

EASY, TIGER. This is cats and beer, not cats and hard liquor. Stop trying to impress the ladies.

Portrait of my cat waiting for a beer by Megathon Charlie" />

Jesus, what does it take to get a beer around here?

My drunk cat by OceanCreep " />

Looks like someone just finished “Danny Boy.”

Chanelle and BC on Natural Beer Mountain by amymyou " />

This is a good start, but we’re gonna need more beer.

Cat & Beer by maxually " />

Portrait of a cat living the high life.

001 by Traveling Mermaid " />

Portrait of a cat defending the high life.

Untitled by donayer" />

Do you ever get the feeling that your cat is imitating you?

Chifa protecting her beer by hollin.elizabeth" />

Oh, you want a another beer? Go ahead, reach in.

Our cat, taking it easy by WorldIslandInfo.com" />

Take your eyes off my tiny beer.