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pokerfan

(27,677 posts)
Mon Apr 9, 2012, 04:33 PM Apr 2012

LOLcats from the 19th century!

This obsession goes back to the invention of photography!

Even in the 1870s, humans were obsessed with ridiculous photos of cats

If you think the notion to slap cutesy epigrams on top of photographs of kittens originated with the internet, think again. Deranged cat pictures have been around since the early days of photography. Once humans got their hands on cameras, the dignity of the domesticated feline was forever doomed.



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LOLcats from the 19th century! (Original Post) pokerfan Apr 2012 OP
But of course. Scuba Apr 2012 #1
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