i like lolcats

you know, in these difficult times, one of the only things that can comfort me when i see the hopes of millions sink with our titanic of an economy is the fact that we as a country can still laugh at a fat cat who likes cheeseburgers and isn't too great at spelling. no, not garfield. no one has laughed at garfield since 1992.

LOLCATS.

lolcats are great, because now i know that secretly everyone has imagined personalities for their cats and laughed at their adventures... not just me.



once you start thinking about it, it's actually kind of cool how lolcats have evolved. cats have always been a big part of pop culture, whether or not the public has been consciously aware of it. right off the top of my head i can think of three cartoon cats that i grew up with (sylvester the cat, tom of tom and jerry, and felix, and snagglepuss), and what's interesting is to note how different each of their personalities have been. felines are mysterious and i'm bored thinking about this paragraph now so let's just see a cat playing the keyboard:

LOL