It’s a kitty opium den.

Quote from The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

Artwork credit to EyeCrossAI from Deviantart.

And just a hint of mlem.

That does appear to be a very disdainful cuddle.

Pros:

May be the case. Just that the strands appear larger than normal. Could be via mandolin… or just lack of pixels to be certain.

Upon further inspection, they appear to be smashed potatoes, rather than shredded hash browns.

Close enough and one very lucky Santa.

Yeesh. That’s precarious as is, but it could get worse:

Funny what a few years down the road might bring: