Guide to LOLcats – Introduction
LOLCAT – OH HAI THERE
Are you ready to learn about LOLcats?
LOLcats are an internet phenomenon where people anthropomorphicize [sic] cats by putting a word or phrase on the image and pretend it’s what the cat is thinking or saying.
Good then I’ll begin.
LOLcat pictures are also known as cat macros. The origins of which began most likely on an image board known as ’4chan’. Despite generally being populated by narcissists and paedophiles 4chan members had a soft spot for cats, resulting in the creation of Caturday. This soon made it’s way onto The Something Awful forums where ‘I can has cheezburger’ catapulted these cats into the mainstream.
Yes.
Despite being conceived on a board full of degenerates the awesome power of cats has washed away all sin associated with the origins of them. Now lolcats are something you can share with all the family. Indeed some may say cat’s are quite holy.
There is even a translation of the bible in cat speak – Lolcat bible.
The only real danger of lolcats are when the power to caption is abused.
From XKCD
An slightly more detailed description of lolcats can be found on wiki – lolcat, alternatively continue reading about lolcat grammar.
But I’m sure you’ll agree it’s a change for the better.
July 25th, 2008 at 11:59 am
nice collection, thanks for sharing.
July 25th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
can i has lolcode?
http://lolcode.com/
April 8th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Again with the swiping of comics from xkcd. Please link them.
April 8th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Done, apologies
March 16th, 2011 at 2:45 am
lolololololoolololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 16th, 2011 at 2:46 am
i have a cat that does that stuff
April 13th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
those r cute pics
March 5th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Back in the early 2000′s, there was a collection of car fanatics who started posting pictures of their pets (usually cats), and other members of the forums would attach quirky or witty captions and repost them. This is the earliest documented lolcat forum I’ve seen and am proud to have been a part of it.
It was called VADriven.
Check it out for yourselves! >^.^<