Line #21 WebOriginal/LOLCats


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3	[[quoteright:250:[[IdiotBall https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Tropecat2.jpg]]]]
4	[[caption-width-right:250:Tropecat found teh IdiotBall, but she did not eated it.]]
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6	->''"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."''
7	-->-- '''Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz''', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbAtTheCarWash "At The Car Wash"]]
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9	''[=LOLcats=]'' are an Internet meme which is best described as the lovechild of {{Cute Kitten}}s and MemeticMutation. Lolcats are {{Image Macro}}s that combine photos of cats with humorous captions, usually in a form of [[YouNoTakeCandle broken english]] known as "kitty pidgin" or "lolspeak". It should be noted that using bad spelling as humour is [[OlderThanTheyThink hardly a new phenomenon.]] And the practice of combining [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sepia_lolcat.jpg cats with funny captions]], goes back even further. However, the modern-day phenomenon of [=LOLcats=] originates from the image board Website/FourChan, 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 [[https://thecynicalrobloxranters.wordpress.com/lolcats-the-history/ this popular image.]] (scroll down a little bit)
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11	However, the [=LOLcats=] 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 [[http://lolcode.org/ programming language]] and even a [[CrystalDragonJesus kitty theology]], complete with its own [[http://www.lolcatbible.com/ Bible translation]]. [[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.
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13	They have spawned spinoffs like [[http://ihasahotdog.com Loldogs]], [[http://www.walrusbucketsaga.com/ Lolruses,]] [[BunniesForCuteness Lolbunnies,]] Lolbirds, Lolhamsters, Lolowls, Lolpigs, [[http://lolthulhu.com/ Lolthulhu,]] and even Lolhumans like [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Lolpresidents.]]
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15	[[SelfDemonstrating/LOLCats Self Demonstrating version here.]]
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18	!!Tropes associated with [=LOLcats=]:
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20	* AscendedMeme:
21	** Creator/AdultSwim created a game on their website called "Meowcenaries", which uses [=LOLcats=]. It was so popular it gained a sequel.
22	** [[https://youtu.be/8i2_Eotzh6M?t=120 Gigantamax Meowth]] from ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' is the Longcat...''as a Pokémon.''
23	%%* BeingWatched: Ceiling Cat is watching you [[UnusualEuphemism trope]].
24	%%* BigEater: NOM NOM NOM.
25	%%* BioAugmentation: Mah Genetic Code Is Bein Re Writ!
26	%%* BlackComedyRape: Surprise Buttsecks.
27	* BuffoonishTomcat: The key idea of having goofy, humorous cats in these memetic images, yet not having much relating to slapstick however.
28	%%* CatScare: You Make Kitty Scared
29	%%* CatsHateWater: On occasion.
30	%%* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: Ceiling Cat is watching you masturbate.
31	%%* CompanionCube: The Lolrus' Bukkit.
32	%%* CrystalDragonJesus: Happy Cat.
33	%%* CuteKitten: And also older ones. That's the point of the meme, after all.
34	%%* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Catnarok
35	%%* EvilCounterpart: Tacgnol, to Longcat.
36	%%* FatCat: Includes Happycat.
37	%%* {{God}}: Ceiling Cat/Longcat
38	%%* FauxtivationalPoster
39	* {{Flanderization}}: The pidgin English wasn't always obligatory. Ceiling Cat is probably the most well-known remnant of the proper-English days.
40	* FunetikAksent: The broken English spoken by the cats relies heavily on this trope, with words constantly being spelled phonetically.
41	* TheInternetIsForCats: The TropeCodifier. They're internet memes of cats doing or saying silly things, and are amongst the most well-known memes on the internet overall.
42	%%* {{Invisibility}}: Invisible Bicycle.
43	%%* ITasteDelicious: I Has A Flavor.
44	%%* MemeticMutation: [[invoked]] This is the whole point.
45	%%* OverlyLongGag: 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!
46	%%* PrecisionFStrike: FUCK YOU, I'M AN ANTEATER!
47	* {{Retraux}}: Captions of older photos sometimes go for this. Also, the "Laugh Out Loud Cats", an entire comic devoted to the premise.
48	%%* RougeAnglesOfSatin
49	%%* {{Satan}}: Basement Cat/Tacgnol.
50	* SdrawkcabName: Tacgnol. This makes sense, as it's "Longcat" in Theban, a [[{{Fictionary}} made-up language]] consisting entirely of backwards English used by satanists.
51	%%* SeriousBusiness: "I are serious cat. This is serious thread."
52	* ShapedLikeItself: Longcat is looooong.
53	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: cheezburgers (yes, with a "z"). Many of these memes feature cats asking if they can have (or rather, "has") one to eat.
54	* UnwantedAssistance: "Stop Helping Me" is the implied Human response to a statement ending in "no need to thank me".
55	* WarmHeartedWalrus: Zig-zagged with Lolrus, whose personality and appearance vary DependingOnTheWriter. In the original picture, he was portrayed as a lovable [[InformedSpecies elephant seal]] obsessed with his favorite bucket (or as he calls it, "bukkit.") Whether or not a Lolrus picture is of an actual walrus, the character is still usually portrayed as a benevolent creature looking for bukkits.
56	* WilyWalrus: Lolrus, despite usually leaning more towards WarmHeartedWalrus, is sometimes presented as violent and demanding.
57	%%* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: You can now make your own "Breaking news."
58	%%* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: "Canst thine hath milk curd and minced beef sandwich?"
59	%%* YouNoTakeCandle: You No Can Has Candle.
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