John Frazee (born 1949) is an artist from New York City, New York. Frazee's work as a painter and sculptor is displayed around the world. He is also known for a science humor story he wrote in Omni magazine, the buttered cat paradox. In 1993, Frazee won a contest for a short story that introduced the buttered cat paradox in Omni magazine competition.<ref name"Morris 1993" /> The paradox arises when one considers what would happen if one attached a piece of buttered toast (butter side up) to the back of a cat, then dropped the cat from a large height.<ref name"Morris 1993" />