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[[File:Tropecat2.jpg|link=Idiot Ball|rightframe|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]]''}}
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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].
 
However, the Lolcat phenomenon extends further than just [[Image Macro|Image Macros]]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 [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.
 
They have spawned spinoffs like [http://ihasahotdog.com Loldogs], [http://www.walrusbucketsaga.com/ Lolruses], [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Bunnies|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: ====
 
* [[Ascended Meme]]: [[Adult Swim]] created a game on their website called "Meowcenaries", which uses [[LO LcatsLOLcats]]. 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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* [[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!
* [[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 englishEnglish used by satanistsSatanists.
* [[Serious Business]]: "I are serious cat. This is serious thread."
* [[Shaped Like Itself]]: Longcat is looooong.
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* [[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 HasHaz Candle.
 
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[[Category:LO LcatsLOLcats]]
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