Just Don't Post It on FB, Please
The inspiration for Take a Picture of a Cat Not in a Box Day comes from all the pictures of cats in boxes that gamers post on Board Game Geek (BGG).
People may post such pictures elsewhere too, but there's just an overwhelming number of them at BGG.
And that makes sense. If you have a cat and leave an open game box lying around while you're playing a game, the cat is going to take you up on the invitation.
Since posting a picture of people playing the game is usually pretty boring, people like to think that the picture of the cat in the box is relatively interesting.
It's not, but that's how they think.
We don't own a cat. We never will. So we aren't tempted to think like that.
You're welcome.
Now, cat owners, go get your camera/phone and click away.