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[[Image:470089252 0edc71099b o d.jpg|thumb|right|A typical cat image macro.]] |
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'''Lolcats''', a [[compound (linguistics)|compound]] of [[LOL (Internet slang)|lol]] and [[cat]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radioopensource.org/i-can-has-talking-animals/ |title=I Can Has Talking Animals? |accessdate=2007-04-29|work=[[Open Source (radio show)]]}}</ref><ref name="Silverman">{{cite web |
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| title = I'M IN UR NEWSPAPER WRITIN MAH COLUM |
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| date = 2007-6-6 |
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</ref> are [[Photograph|photos]] of cats with [[humorous]] captions. They are a type of [[image macro]], and are thus also referred to as '''cat macros'''. Lolcats are created for the purpose of [[Photo sharing|sharing them]] with others on [[imageboard]]s and other [[internet forum]]s, especially on Saturdays ("Caturdays"). |
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Lolcat images usually consist of a photo of a cat with a caption characteristically formatted in a [[sans serif]] font such as [[Impact (typeface)|Impact]] or [[Arial Black]]. The image is, on occasion, [[Photo editing|photoshopped]] for effect. The caption generally acts as a [[speech balloon]] encompassing a [[cat communication|comment from the cat]], or is a simple description of the depicted scene. The caption is intentionally written with deviations from standard English spelling and syntax<ref name= "cats has grammar" /> featuring "strangely-conjugated verbs, but [a tendency] to converge to a new set of rules in spelling and grammar." These altered rules of English have been referred to as a type of [[Pidgin English|pidgin]] or [[Baby talk#Baby talk with pets|baby talk]]. The text is frequently in the form of a [[snowclone]] parodying the grammar-poor [[patois]] stereotypically attributed to [[internet slang]]. |
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Lolcats are similar to other animal-based image macros, such as the [[O RLY?]] [[owl]] and captioned pictures of various animals such as dogs and bees. <ref name="slate"> |
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| title = Cat power: You cannot resist lolcats |
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| publisher = [[Slate (magazine)|Slate Magazine]] |
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| date = 2007-05-21 |
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==Recurring structures== |
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Frequently, lolcat captions take the form of snowclones where nouns and verbs are replaced in a phrase. Some phrases have a known source while others seem to be specific to the lolcat form. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Cuteness]] |
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* [[List of snowclones]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Internet memes]] |
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[[Category:Internet slang]] |
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[[Category:Web humor]] |
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[[Category:Photography by genre]] |
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[[Category:Cats in popular culture]] |
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