Getting the joke

I was first exposed to lolcats (although I didn't know they had a name) in the error pages of Twitter. Here's their 404 file not found error page. But what's up with that syntax?

It turns out that cat pictures with kitty pidgin captions is a phenomenon. Anil Dash of Six Apart explains that Cats Can Has Grammar. The largest collection appears to be at I Can Has Cheezburger? Not all are safe for work, or at least not safe to read at the reference desk. At first they seem really stupid, but as I see more, and get the joke better, I keep laughing harder.

There is a guide to creating this grammar on the I Can Has Cheezburger site. Although, I think I was more confused after reading it and the end result in the example is much more complicated than anything I've seen on the photos. Also, it's missing the overlay of l33t speak that I've been seeing.

Why is this of any interest to librarians? Because there is now a mini-phenomenon of lolbrarians!     #

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