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Tropecat found teh Idiot Ball, but she did not eated it.

"Oh, oh, and you know what else I found on the web? It's these pictures of cats and they write these -- Oh, look at this one. "Invisible cheeseburger!" No, huh? Well, it's not for everyone. I just think they're funny."

—Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, Phineas and Ferb

Lolcats are an internet meme which is best described as the lovechild of Cute Kittens and Memetic Mutation. Lolcats are Image Macros that combine photos of cats with humorous captions, usually in a form of broken english known as "kitty pidgin" or "lolspeak." It should be noted that using bad spelling as humour is hardly a new phenomenon. And the practice of combining cats with funny captions, goes back even further. However, the modern-day phenomenon of Lolcats originates from the Image Board 4chan, where every Saturday users posted funny pictures of kitties, a practice called "Caturday". This didn't become a sensation until the launching of the website I Can Has Cheezburger?, which takes its name from this popular image.

However, the Lolcat phenomenon extends further than just Image Macros. It also spawned "Kitty Pidgin" (a.k.a "Lolspeak"), which is widely regarded as being "the first language born of teh intertubes", along with a programming language and even a kitty theology, complete with its own Bible translation and blasphemers. Just don't do it in real life. There's been an article on them in Time magazine.

They have spawned spinoffs like Loldogs, Lolruses, Lolbunnies, Lolbirds, Lolhamsters, Lolowls, Lolpigs, Lolthulhu, and even Lolhumans like Lolpresidents.

Tropes used in Lolcats include:

Ascended Meme: Adult Swim created a game on their website called "Meowcenaries", which uses LOLcats. It was so popular it gained a sequel.
Being Watched: Ceiling Cat is watching you trope.
Big Eater: NOM NOM NOM.
Bio Augmentation: Mah Genetic Code Is Bein Re Writ!
Cat Scare: You Make Kitty Scared
Cats Hate Water On occasion.
Caught with Your Pants Down: Ceiling Cat is watching you masturbate.
Companion Cube: The Lolrus' Bukkit.
Crystal Dragon Jesus: Happy Cat.
Cute Kitten
Defictionalization: The San Francisco artist who painted a Three-story tall LOLcat mural on the side of his building.
Evil Counterpart: Tacgnol, to Longcat
God: Ceiling Cat / Longcat
Fauxtivational Poster
Flanderization: The pidgin English wasn't always obligatory. Ceiling Cat is probably the most well-known remnant of the proper-English days.
Funetik Aksent
Invisibility: Invisible Bicycle.
I Taste Delicious: I Has A Flavor.
Memetic Mutation: This is the whole point.
Older Than Television: As seen here.
Overly Long Gag: I HAS A BUKKIT! HAS U SEEN MAH BUKKIT? BEETINS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LOLCASHUN OF BUKKIT IS REVEELED. MAH ASSOCIATES HAS INFORMED MEH YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF MAH BUKKIT!
Precision F-Strike: FUCK YOU, I'M AN ANTEATER!
Retraux: Captions of older photos sometimes go for this. Also, the "Laugh Out Loud Cats", an entire comic devoted to the premise.
Rouge Angles of Satin
Satan: Basement Cat / Tacgnol.
Sdrawkcab Name: Tacgnol. This makes sense, as it's "Longcat" in Theban, a made-up language consisting entirely of backwards English used by Satanists.
Serious Business: "I are serious cat. This is serious thread."
Shaped Like Itself: Longcat is looooong.
Stop Helping Me!: The implied Human response to a statement ending in "no need to thank me".
Surprise Buttsecks
The End of the World as We Know It: Catnarok
Trademark Favorite Food: cheezburgers (yes, with a "z")
Worst News Judgment Ever: You can now make your own "Breaking news."
Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe: "Canst thine hath milk curd and minced beef sandwich?"
You No Take Candle: You No Can Haz Candle.

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-[[File:Tropecat2.jpg|link=Idiot Ball|right|Tropecat found teh [[Idiot Ball]], but she did not eated it.]]
+[[File:Tropecat2.jpg|link=Idiot Ball|frame|Tropecat found teh [[Idiot Ball]], but she did not eated it.]]
 {{quote|''"Oh, oh, and you know what else I found on the web? It's these pictures of cats and they write these -- Oh, look at this one. "Invisible cheeseburger!" No, huh? Well, it's not for everyone. I just think they're funny."''|'''Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz''', ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''}}
-Lolcats are are an internet meme which is best described as the lovechild of [[Cute Kitten|Cute Kittens]] and [[Memetic Mutation]]. Lolcats are [[Image Macro|Image Macros]] that combine photos of cats with humorous captions, usually in a form of [[You No Take Candle|broken english]] known as "kitty pidgin" or "lolspeak." It should be noted that using bad spelling as humour is [[Older Than They Think|hardly a new phenomenon]]. And the practice of combining [http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/12/01/funny-pictures-oldest-ever-lolcat-found/ cats with funny captions], goes back even further. However, the modern-day phenomenon of Lolcats originates from the [[Image Board]] 4chan, where every Saturday users posted funny pictures of kitties, a practice called "Caturday". This didn't become a sensation until the launching of the website [http://icanhascheezburger.com I Can Has Cheezburger?], which takes its name from [http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/01/11/i-can-has-cheezburger-3/ this popular image].
+'''Lolcats''' are an internet meme which is best described as the lovechild of [[Cute Kitten|Cute Kittens]] and [[Memetic Mutation]]. Lolcats are [[Image Macro|Image Macros]] that combine photos of cats with humorous captions, usually in a form of [[You No Take Candle|broken english]] known as "kitty pidgin" or "lolspeak." It should be noted that using bad spelling as humour is [[Older Than They Think|hardly a new phenomenon]]. And the practice of combining [http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/12/01/funny-pictures-oldest-ever-lolcat-found/ cats with funny captions], goes back even further. However, the modern-day phenomenon of Lolcats originates from the [[Image Board]] 4chan, where every Saturday users posted funny pictures of kitties, a practice called "Caturday". This didn't become a sensation until the launching of the website [http://icanhascheezburger.com I Can Has Cheezburger?], which takes its name from [http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/01/11/i-can-has-cheezburger-3/ this popular image].
-However, the Lolcat phenomenon extends further than just [[Image Macro|Image Macros]]. It also spawned "[http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Constructed/Fictional/Kitty_Pidgin/ Kitty Pidgin]" (a.k.a "[http://speaklolspeak.com/?t=anon Lolspeak]"), which is widely regarded as being "the first language born of teh intertubes", along with a [http://lolcode.com/ programming language] and even a [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|kitty theology]], complete with its own [http://www.lolcatbible.com/ Bible translation] and [http://www.loltheist.com blasphemers]. [http://xkcd.com/262/ Just don't do it in real life]. There's been an [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1642897,00.html article on them] in ''Time'' magazine.
+However, the Lolcat phenomenon extends further than just [[Image Macro]]s. It also spawned "[http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Constructed/Fictional/Kitty_Pidgin/ Kitty Pidgin]" (a.k.a "[http://speaklolspeak.com/?t=anon Lolspeak]"), which is widely regarded as being "the first language born of teh intertubes", along with a [https://web.archive.org/web/20130304224313/http://lolcode.com/ programming language] and even a [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|kitty theology]], complete with its own [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106110458/http://lolcatbible.com/ Bible translation] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20161012034825/https://loltheist.com/ blasphemers]. [http://xkcd.com/262/ Just don't do it in real life]. There's been an [https://web.archive.org/web/20070716080708/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1642897,00.html article on them] in [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]].
-They have spawned spinoffs like [http://ihasahotdog.com Loldogs], [http://www.walrusbucketsaga.com/ Lolruses], [[Everythings Better With Bunnies|Lolbunnies]], Lolbirds, Lolhamsters, Lolowls, Lolpigs, [http://lolthulhu.com/ Lolthulhu], and even Lolhumans like [[Our Presidents Are Different|Lolpresidents]].
+They have spawned spinoffs like [https://web.archive.org/web/20160819060312/http://ihasahotdog.com/ Loldogs], [http://www.walrusbucketsaga.com/ Lolruses], Lolbunnies, Lolbirds, Lolhamsters, Lolowls, Lolpigs, [http://lolthulhu.com/ Lolthulhu], and even Lolhumans like [[Our Presidents Are Different|Lolpresidents]].
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-==== Tropes associated with Lolcats: ====
+{{tropelist|page=Lolcats}}
-* [[Ascended Meme]]: [[Adult Swim]] created a game on their website called "Meowcenaries", which uses [[LO Lcats]]. It was so popular it gained a sequel.
+* [[Ascended Meme]]: [[Adult Swim]] created a game on their website called "Meowcenaries", which uses [[LOLcats]]. It was so popular it gained a sequel.
 * [[Being Watched]]: Ceiling Cat is watching you [[Unusual Euphemism|trope]].
 * [[Big Eater]]: NOM NOM NOM.
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 * [[Cat Scare]]: You Make Kitty Scared
 * [[Cats Hate Water]] On occasion.
-* [[Caught With Your Pants Down]]: Ceiling Cat is watching you masturbate.
+* [[Caught with Your Pants Down]]: Ceiling Cat is watching you masturbate.
 * [[Companion Cube]]: The Lolrus' Bukkit.
 * [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]: Happy Cat.
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 * [[I Taste Delicious]]: I Has A Flavor.
 * [[Memetic Mutation]]:  This is the whole point.
-* [[Older Than Television]]: As seen {{media|sepia_lolcat.jpg| here}}.
+* [[Older Than Television]]: As seen [[media:sepia_lolcat.jpg|here]].
 * [[Overly Long Gag]]: I HAS A BUKKIT! HAS U SEEN MAH BUKKIT? BEETINS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LOLCASHUN OF BUKKIT IS REVEELED. MAH ASSOCIATES HAS INFORMED MEH YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF MAH BUKKIT!
-* [[Precision F Strike]]: FUCK YOU, I'M AN ANTEATER!
+* [[Precision F-Strike]]: FUCK YOU, I'M AN ANTEATER!
 * [[Retraux]]: Captions of older photos sometimes go for this. Also, the "Laugh Out Loud Cats", an entire comic devoted to the premise.
 * [[Rouge Angles of Satin]]
 * [[Satan]]: Basement Cat / Tacgnol.
-* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Tacgnol. This makes sense, as it's "Longcat" in Theban, a [[Fictionary|made-up language]] consisting entirely of backwards english used by satanists.
+* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Tacgnol. This makes sense, as it's "Longcat" in Theban, a [[Fictionary|made-up language]] consisting entirely of backwards English used by Satanists.
 * [[Serious Business]]: "I are serious cat. This is serious thread."
 * [[Shaped Like Itself]]: Longcat is looooong.
-* [[Stop Helping Me]]: The implied Human response to a statement ending in "no need to thank me".
+* [[Stop Helping Me!]]: The implied Human response to a statement ending in "no need to thank me".
 * [[Black Comedy Rape|Surprise Buttsecks]]
-* [[The End of the World As We Know It]]: Catnarok
+* [[The End of the World as We Know It]]: Catnarok
 * [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: cheezburgers (yes, with a "z")
 * [[Worst News Judgment Ever]]: You can now make your own "Breaking news."
 * [[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe]]: "Canst thine hath milk curd and minced beef sandwich?"
-* [[You No Take Candle]]: You No Can Has Candle.
+* [[You No Take Candle]]: You No Can Haz Candle.
 {{reflist}}
-[[Category:LO Lcats]]
+[[Category:LOLcats]]
-[[Category:Trope]]
+[[Category:Web Original]]
+[[Category:Image Macro]]
+[[Category:Memetic Works]]