lolcats

The "lolcats" - Laugh Out Loud cats - became so popular that one user launched the images on his own blog, icanhazcheezburger. com, a site that has since been acquired for $2 million and spawned at least one book.

Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

JerseyTim: The "lolcats" - Laugh Out Loud cats - became so popular that one user launched the images on his own blog, icanhazcheezburger. com, a site that has since been acquired for $2 million and spawned at least one book.

Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

"lolcats" - has probably cost businesses across the world in wasted time.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

Also in fear, hate and love, which may have pathological expressions such as arachnophobia (Diski's is cured by London Zoo), animal hoarding, or the internet fad for "lolcats": cat photos whose ungrammatical text (we get Genesis chapter one in "lolcat") resembles the dog-speak that Kipling nauseatingly sustains throughout "Thy Servant a Dog".

What I Don't Know About Animals by Jenny Diski – review Ruth Padel 2010

The thing is, this blog appeals to a TON of different people; cake-makers, people who like humor, the 'lolcats' crowd, moms who cook, kids who like delicious things... etc.

Voting Update: This One's For John Jen 2009

I have created my own "lolcats" for the icanhascheezburger website, but I don't know if they'll ever make it to the voting page.

lolcats Calamity Jen 2007

These seem to be spawning nearly infinite variations, and have exploded in popularity since being named "lolcats" instead of the more general "image macro" or "cat macro".

Cats Can Has Grammar - Anil Dash 2007

I have created my own "lolcats" for the icanhascheezburger website, but I don't know if they'll ever make it to the voting page.

Archive 2007-10-01 Calamity Jen 2007

Members of the 4chan image board have been responsible for formulating and popularising internet memes such as lolcats and rickrolling.

The Register 2009

Focus of their attention is a hugely popular collaborative website about "lolcats" (funny animal photos with clever captions) called icanhascheezburger.

How to Save the World 2009