Why This is Funny #3: Michael Cera LOLcat
The LOLcat below was voted to the homepage of I Can Has Cheezburger? recently. (Yes, I say “voted” because it’s the community who chooses which LOLs make it to the homepage. Just click the Vote link at the top of the page and you can vote too!)
Anyhow, this LOL struck me, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on why, so I thought I’d ask a few people around I Can Has Cheezburger? World HQ what they thought…
Sonya
I like the full sentence lols—it’s funny because of the hoity toity cat attitude. (Also, you should do a blog post about how so many lols are full sentences now instead of lolspeak. Interesting transition.)
Martin
a. LOL, but not ROFL
b. It has a sort if Rain-Man vibe to it. With the “Definitely”
d. The distinction the cat has made between himself and nature is cute, even if it has been overdone lately (I’m looking at you, Dreamworks Animation Studio).
It would also be funnier if the cat were speaking LOLspeak. “Cow poopz. I haz definitely stepdeded in cow poopz. I hates nature.”
Jay
This photo is hilarious. It’s funny because everyone has stepped in poop at least once in their life. The part that really makes it funny though is the juxtaposition of the cat hating the outdoors since cats are usually outdoor animals. We don’t get prima donna LOLs either, so it’s kind of a fresh take.
Kiki
He looks like people. also he has too many toes, also: tuxedo cats are very urbane and fastidious.
Stefan
It is alright.
The concept it excellent, the delivery is ok.
It falls in the category of lols that I find disappointing.
After listening to what everyone else had to say, I finally figured out what it was that touched me about this LOL. This cat is Michael Cera, or at least, every character that Michael Cera has played recently. If Michael Cera stepped in cow poo, this is exactly what he would say!!
With that in mind, I headed over to the Look-Alike Builder to create a TLL of a cat and Michael Cera. But, while Googling for a picture of Michael Cera I came across the video below. Seriously, I couldn’t make this up even if I tried.
Now, one last thing: while digging around about Michael Cera I noticed that his web site, http://www.michaelcera.com is redirecting to his Twitter page.
Do you think I should tweet him with this post?
Oh, no…wait, a better idea! Why don’t you do it for me? We can flood Michael Cera with tweets about being a LOLcat. Click here to send a tweet to Michael Cera!
This all amuses me so much. I’m just not sure why. I guess sometimes it’s best not to ask such questions.
Karen Lawrence
28 Apr 09 at 4:23 pm
In addition to all the reasons listed here, this lolcat is funny because you know that poor kitty has to lick the paw clean. Ewwwww!
Lisa
28 Apr 09 at 4:29 pm
[...] and bumped into an I Can Has Cheezburger? post. Apparently, this photoshopped picture made blogger Scott Porad (also the CTO of the company behind I Can Has Cheezburger? and Failblog.org) go into serious [...]
Michael Cera and Cats | Purr Magazine
28 Apr 09 at 4:37 pm
ri⋅dic⋅u⋅lous /rɪˈdɪkyələs/ Pronunciation [ri-dik-yuh-luhs]
–adjective causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable
molly
28 Apr 09 at 11:59 pm
I love that picture, I have put it in my favourites as it’s brilliant! It’s really funny as you can literally imagine him saying that!
I think over-analysing such things ruins the fun that they bring by viewing them to be honest.
Katania/Shin
29 Apr 09 at 10:22 am
It’s cute on many levels but what stood out to me is … kitteh seemz to haz thumbz!
Em
29 Apr 09 at 9:14 pm
The video is inaccessible to non-US viewers. Can’t you use a Youtube link/embed instead?
Luc
30 Apr 09 at 2:14 pm
Umm according to http://michaelcerablog.com/ Michael doesn’t have a Twitter account:
“It has come to our attention that we have been deceived by someone who is claiming to be Michael Cera.”
Might want to clarify that in the OP.
Kissa
20 Jun 09 at 11:01 pm
Oh and..
“michaelcera.com isn’t owned or controlled by Michael Cera.”
Thank you for clearing that up, Jacob. Looks like michaelcera.com AND the Twitter account are the work of the same Cera impersonator.
Kissa
20 Jun 09 at 11:05 pm
That’s a bummer for Michael Cera. I am not an attorney, but my understanding is that when it comes to owning your online identity, the law is on your side: domain squatting is illegal and Twitter has started a verified accounts procedure for cases like these.
scottporad
21 Jun 09 at 10:34 am