Comments on: The Original LOL Cat? (UPDATE: An Early LOL Cat)

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:48:27 +0000

The livejournal cat_macros community is having a field day with this one, making modern versions of it.

http://community.livejournal.com/cat_macros/5395235.html

By: Chris Higgins

Chris Higgins — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:50:28 +0000

Note: I have updated this post (and its title) to reflect Jason Scott’s historical notes, as other blogs like BoingBoing are picking it up and apparently not reading the comment thread.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:51:25 +0000

Ha, Ha, Ha, It must be so!

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:58:07 +0000

Harry Whittier Frees started doing this sort of thing around 1900.

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/19/harry-whittier-frees/

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:14:43 +0000

Lol sweet. i can haz it?

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:33:23 +0000

4chan has been wreaking havoc for a long time.

By: D.Billy

D.Billy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:59:28 +0000

I Can Has Cheezburger? points to this contender for Oldest LOL Cat, supposedly from 1905!:
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/12/01/funny-pictures-oldest-ever-lolcat-found/

By: pj

pj — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:29:37 +0000

1920? I call fake. That grain is way too good and uniform for the early 20′s in photography.

By: Jason Scott

Jason Scott — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:22:17 +0000

An early one, but not the first. Last year someone found a 1905 cat postcard which has all the earmarks of LOLcats: a funny photo, and a caption below claiming to be what the cat is thinking.

http://www.mycatwearsclothes.com/2008/11/cat-in-clothes-from-1905.html