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This captioned cat picture postcard was found by Tracy Angulo in a Seattle antique store. Tracy tells us that the photograph is from 1905, which would make this officially the oldest cat picture with a caption, AKA lolcat, that we’ve seen.

The differences are clear. Proper grammar and a more formal tone was in vogue back then. But the similarities to modern-day kitten struggles and lolcats are amazing. ALL CAPS is still cool, but most importantly, she also no can has cheezburger. More than a hundred years later, all that’s changed is the spelling.

Evekitteh, we hope you got a good dinner.

That's brilliant! I bet in those times people would look at that and never think it would some day be a world wide craze.

Hahahah at the oldest lolcat. Wouldn't be suprised if it was fake, though >_>

and big lol Physco

that typography being from 1905.........not quite believable?

I call fake!

This one is older...
http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Genesis_1

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18 Now, teh burth of teh Christ was liek dis: After Marry and Joseph waz all "We's gonna get marrieded, kthnx", but before dey could had hankiez pankiez Mary was all preggarz from Teh Ceiling Cat.
19 Joseph was liek "I has virjn - NOOOO dey be stealin my virjn! Must hied hur".
20 But when he was tihnkin, zomg, a BirdCat frm Ceiling Cat was liek, "Oh hai! Iz in ur dreemz, givin u messij. Don be scairdy cat. Taek Mary as ur wife - is virjn. But teh Forse is strong in tihs wun, lol! HovrCat is on hur, givn hur feetus, srsly." So Joseph was liek " Oh yey. Iz gonna luv him and squeez him and call him George."
21 But BirdCat was liek "No, you gonna call him bahbeh Jebus, cso George bad name, srsly. cuz he save kittehs frum bein bad kittehs. Kthxbai."
22 So all dis was all did cuz Ceiling Cat had sed it wud be. Him proffit was all liek:
23 "Hay guise, luk! teh virjn is all preggers, and dey gonna call him A-manual", dat be joospeek for "Ceiling Cat wit us"
24 Then Joseph walked up, dun wat teh BirdCat frm Ceiling Cat tolded him too, and was all liek "U wit me now lol" at Mary.
25 And dey didnt has Hankiez Pankiez til affer dey gets a son and calleded him Jebus Christ. Kthnx.

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that typography being from 1905.........not quite believable?

I think it's definitely real - the typeface is really irregular, like it was done with a poor printing method. And it's just like the kind of postcard you would get back then.

I call genuine!

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I call genuine!

What!? Nobody calls genuine, that defeats the whole purpose of having an internet forum.

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I think it's definitely real - the typeface is really irregular, like it was done with a poor printing method. And it's just like the kind of postcard you would get back then.

a kid with a 15min photoshop tutorial under his belt can do that come on.

the typeface is a modern sans serif (which is very rare back in those days)

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a kid with a 15min photoshop tutorial under his belt can do that come on.

One just hopes that a kid had 15 minutes to make something so super-awesome.

the first proper lolcats are actually from 1912
http://www.flickr.com/photos/apelad/sets/72157600296941365/

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This one is older...
http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Genesis_1

That is sheer win in a wiki!

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Question: In the pic 'recognishun' is that a bloke sitting in the back ground or some minger?