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Over the past few days, we’ve shown you several flavors of LOL Cats. Today’s focus, the famous “I Can Has Cheezburger?” LOL Cats (the premiere LOL Cats blog is named for this image). The cheezburger cats appear to have started with this guy:
Check out many variations and responses to the original cheezburger cat after the jump.
Note how these cats display extreme grammar and spelling issues. What does this mean? I can only assume that LOL Cats haven’t finished grade school yet.
Look, a LOL Dog!
More Cheezburger Cats at the eponymous I Can Has Cheezburger blog.
This article is part of a series. Read the rest:
I assumed the people behind I Can Has Cheezburger were german. Anyway, I always read the text in a german accent. Somehow, it makes sense…
posted by Jane on 4-18-2007 at 12:11 pm
Don’t ask me why, but that original cat gave me the giggles. I’m sitting at my desk trying not to laugh, and I can’t explain what’s so damn funny about that.
posted by EV on 4-18-2007 at 1:18 pm
Jane, why German?? It’s just a pun with “has” and “can”. Really awesome!
posted by Antilos on 4-18-2007 at 3:11 pm
Man, I love this cat’s attitude! I know what I want now. I want a cheeseburger!
posted by Fisher on 4-18-2007 at 4:58 pm
These kinds of memes usually make fun of people with bad grammar, so LOL cats do too. I love ‘em though!
posted by TAE on 4-18-2007 at 10:05 pm
That’s so funny Jane… i was reading w/ a German accent too! You’re right, it just makes sense.
posted by Scarlett on 4-19-2007 at 11:37 am
poor cheeseburger hampster! wait… is that a carnivorous bunny?
posted by Korin on 4-19-2007 at 12:02 pm
No, lolcats do not make fun of people with bad grammar. It’s assumed that if kittens and cats could talk that they would have bad grammar.
posted by Alf on 10-11-2007 at 2:23 am
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I can haz cheezburger, I work an slave for ma Englash degri in spelln, and now I haz cheezburger.
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suck on my comment, please.
posted by Ha ha ha on 11-19-2007 at 1:21 pm
ha ha ha… you are funny! i found it hard to suck on your comment as it was in my computer screen! anyway, the german accent so works…so does an indian one
posted by Mini Florry 02 on 11-19-2007 at 9:49 pm
I am sure that this photo and caption was originally posted by someone who had only a small command of English. I think that should be kept in mind before anyone else levels out some insults. As for German specifically, who knows? They say American English is the most difficult to learn.
posted by acunninglinguist on 7-22-2008 at 12:35 pm
I think the feeling that the cat is speaking with a German accent comes from his resemblance to Heimlich, the fat caterpillar in Bug’s Life who speaks with a German accent!
posted by Russ on 8-16-2008 at 1:13 am
ROFL
posted by Tuure Koivikko on 10-26-2008 at 11:11 am