Every now and then one of these netmemes gets my attention and I have to waste a few hours checking it all out. I’m not sure what is so compelling about these developments. In part, there are just a large number of talented people out there who can generally contribute some really funny material, but in a way its also like a science experiment. You get to see the prototypical forms develop and then evolve and change. LOLcats is the latest of these online phenomena. It’s been pretty well documented already—on wikipedia, of course. This particular netmeme is composed (mostly) of cats doing stupid things, a unique dialect, as well as a slogan structure and the use of the font Impact. And just for your, enjoyment, I’ve posted some here.

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