The Latest Internet Cat Thing
What is it with the Internet and cats??
For years we've been entertained by lolcats - the image of a cat combined with text that is supposed to be what the cat is thinking. As we all know, cats are devious and tricksy, and lolcats reveal, in lolspeak, or kitty pidgin, the innermost workings of their devilish brains. If you haven't seen one, and wonder what I'm talking about, imagine the picture of a, er, large kitty, the caption reading, "I can has cheezeburger?" and you'll get the idea.
These images are all over the place, but one of the most famous websites for sharing is http://icanhas.cheezburger.com/.
In fact, as is typically the case, lolcats weren't invented on the Internet. The idea is an old one, but just caught fire because of the ease of online sharing. In fact, the earliest recorded silly kitty photos were a series of postcards created by British portrait photographer Harry Pointer. In the 1870s, he posed kitties in silly situations, and then added text to further frustrate the felines.
Other photographers picked up on the idea, and while it wasn't exactly a craze, it certainly predated the 2006 first known appearance of a lolcat online.
Now welcome Sushi Cats, captioned as "a cute collection of magical felines resting on sushi rice" by Japanese company Tange & Nakimushi Peanuts. In this case, the poor cats - and they do look both patient and annoyed - are dressed in eccentric but edible oddities, then seated on a bed of rice and secure there with a strip of what looks like seaweed. Their official name is Neko-Sushi.
According to the official history, the cats are magical, and have been influencing human behavior since the beginning of time. Sort of like Ceiling Cat, the God cat of lolcats (as opposed to Basement Cat who is, well... you know).
Again, according to the official history, "Neko-Sushi is an extremely unusual life-form consisting of a cat on top of a portion of sushi rice. Although several references have come down to us through history from various researchers and witnesses, their existence is still shrouded in mystery and actual sightings remain rare. There are several academics who have devoted their lives to the study of these creatures. According to a number of these, Neko-Sushi make use of gaps in space to come to us from an alternate dimension. Beyond these “gaps” lies the world of the Neko-Sushi in which, it is recently understood, lies the true identity of the cats that dwell with us here in the human dimension."
Well, given that I'm not a sushi fan, I'm in no danger of mistaking one of these for smoked eel sushi and chowing down. But you sushi eaters, beware the revenge of Neko-Sushi if you do try to eat one. You know how kitties can behave!
For years we've been entertained by lolcats - the image of a cat combined with text that is supposed to be what the cat is thinking. As we all know, cats are devious and tricksy, and lolcats reveal, in lolspeak, or kitty pidgin, the innermost workings of their devilish brains. If you haven't seen one, and wonder what I'm talking about, imagine the picture of a, er, large kitty, the caption reading, "I can has cheezeburger?" and you'll get the idea.
These images are all over the place, but one of the most famous websites for sharing is http://icanhas.cheezburger.com/.
In fact, as is typically the case, lolcats weren't invented on the Internet. The idea is an old one, but just caught fire because of the ease of online sharing. In fact, the earliest recorded silly kitty photos were a series of postcards created by British portrait photographer Harry Pointer. In the 1870s, he posed kitties in silly situations, and then added text to further frustrate the felines.
Other photographers picked up on the idea, and while it wasn't exactly a craze, it certainly predated the 2006 first known appearance of a lolcat online.
Now welcome Sushi Cats, captioned as "a cute collection of magical felines resting on sushi rice" by Japanese company Tange & Nakimushi Peanuts. In this case, the poor cats - and they do look both patient and annoyed - are dressed in eccentric but edible oddities, then seated on a bed of rice and secure there with a strip of what looks like seaweed. Their official name is Neko-Sushi.
According to the official history, the cats are magical, and have been influencing human behavior since the beginning of time. Sort of like Ceiling Cat, the God cat of lolcats (as opposed to Basement Cat who is, well... you know).
Again, according to the official history, "Neko-Sushi is an extremely unusual life-form consisting of a cat on top of a portion of sushi rice. Although several references have come down to us through history from various researchers and witnesses, their existence is still shrouded in mystery and actual sightings remain rare. There are several academics who have devoted their lives to the study of these creatures. According to a number of these, Neko-Sushi make use of gaps in space to come to us from an alternate dimension. Beyond these “gaps” lies the world of the Neko-Sushi in which, it is recently understood, lies the true identity of the cats that dwell with us here in the human dimension."
Well, given that I'm not a sushi fan, I'm in no danger of mistaking one of these for smoked eel sushi and chowing down. But you sushi eaters, beware the revenge of Neko-Sushi if you do try to eat one. You know how kitties can behave!
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