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Friday 3 August 2007
Oscar the Cat of Death
Well it's summer and two of the Internet's preoccupations have collided: Forteana and photos of cats with humorous captions. Today is also Friday, the traditional day for cat blogging.
The story concerns Oscar the grim reaper. I first came across the story in this Guardian article along with the photo of Oscar. According to the Guardian
Perhaps rather ironically, the story was titled "Oscar the rescue cat." It was soon to collide with the Internet juggernaut known as the "lolcat". A lolcat is a "laugh out loud cat photo" which is to say it is a photo of cat with a humorous caption. Naturally, humour is a matter of opinion. The original lolcat seems to be "I can has cheezburger?"
These days its rare website that doesn't feature a lolcat or two somewhere.
The next day I was reading one of my favourite debunking blogs (yes, I know, I find both Forteana and debunking interesting) and who should show up but Oscar the lolcat.
Unsurprisingly, Oscar the lolcat has spread across the net like wildfire. I suspect as well that like the psychic parrot and the cat the chased a bear up a tree, Oscar's due for a long stint on the net. There is of course a long tradition of Forteana about animals with extraordinary perceptions and lolcat has, in a short period of time, become an extremely widely used tag. I suspect that skeptical cat is going to have his work cut out.
The story concerns Oscar the grim reaper. I first came across the story in this Guardian article along with the photo of Oscar. According to the Guardian
Oscar the rescue cat is not simply a welcome feline companion at the Steere nursing home in Providence, Rhode Island. According to a new report in a medical journal he has a remarkable, though morbid talent - predicting when patients will die.
Perhaps rather ironically, the story was titled "Oscar the rescue cat." It was soon to collide with the Internet juggernaut known as the "lolcat". A lolcat is a "laugh out loud cat photo" which is to say it is a photo of cat with a humorous caption. Naturally, humour is a matter of opinion. The original lolcat seems to be "I can has cheezburger?"
These days its rare website that doesn't feature a lolcat or two somewhere.
The next day I was reading one of my favourite debunking blogs (yes, I know, I find both Forteana and debunking interesting) and who should show up but Oscar the lolcat.
Unsurprisingly, Oscar the lolcat has spread across the net like wildfire. I suspect as well that like the psychic parrot and the cat the chased a bear up a tree, Oscar's due for a long stint on the net. There is of course a long tradition of Forteana about animals with extraordinary perceptions and lolcat has, in a short period of time, become an extremely widely used tag. I suspect that skeptical cat is going to have his work cut out.
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