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| Cat |
| Created at | IRL + |
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| Has current status | Cat memes are durable and date back to 197 … Cat memes are durable and date back to 1979, when a cat was placed upon a high voltage wire, and a photograph taken of it, captioned: "Hang in there!" This later spawned an internet tradition of placing captions on cats [[Happycat|smiling]], [[invisible|bicycling]], and many other adorable activities. A long standing tradition holds that the day we currently call Saturday is being phased out in favor of [[Caturday]]. Caturday is so sacred that many people have the day off so they can post cats. <br /> <center>[[File:BUSINESS CAT-cheezburger.png|350px|link=Business_Cat]]</center> g|350px|link=Business_Cat]]</center> |
| Has main image | Cat.jpg + |
| Has origin | [[File:Cats before the internet.jpg|thumb| … [[File:Cats before the internet.jpg|thumb|Cats [[Before the internet|BTI]]]] [[File:Pwn Noobs.jpg|thumb]] Felines are earliest seen in the Miocene Epoch, 5-20 million years ago. They have long had a distinct relationship with [[basement dweller|human beings]]. The Egyptians worshiped cats and held them in high order over 2,000 years ago, associating them with the goddess Bastet, officially making the Egyptians the inventors of the cat [[meme|MEME]], along with their other less notable achievements. With the dissolution of the Egyptian empire in its classical state, and subsequent decline of the Roman Empire, the cat meme remained mostly dormant and practiced by a few scattered people throughout the following years. During the Dark Ages, house cats were killed due to their perceived association with witchcraft, evil, and paganism. People eventually realized cats were great at catching rodents (like plague-resistant ones spreading the Black Death through fleas). Thankfully, the Enlightenment and Modernity arrived just in time, and cats were rightfully revived in full in the throes of the [[internet|internet collective]]. s of the [[internet|internet collective]]. |
| Has summary | As long as man has been lonely, the '''cat … As long as man has been lonely, the '''cat''' has been keeping humans as their pets. It follows that the internet would take a liking to these ornamental, four legged fuzzy creatures. There are those that claim that the internet's love of cats stems from the comparison of the cat to the average internet user: furry, lazy, antisocial, self-centered, and easily frightened IRL. As such, the cat is the official animal of the internet. at is the official animal of the internet. |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 1 July 2012 22:45:07 + |
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