When was the first LOL cat 'born'?

Question

What was the original LOL cat (link?)

Also, where might I find the beginning of ceiling cat, basement cat, and monorail kitteh?

I know there are a bunch on icanhaschzbrgr.com but it doesn't identify the origins.

Answer 1

You can find it's history here:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolcat

Icanhascheezburger.com CEO Ben Huh has postulated that the iconic 1970s motivational poster featuring a cat hanging from a rope with the caption Hang in there baby! can be construed as the most direct precursor to the LOLCat phenomenon.

Ceiling Cat is a character spawned by the Lolcat internet meme. The original image was a Lolcat image macro with a picture of a cat looking out of a hole in a ceiling captioned "Ceiling cat is watching you m********e.". In most of the images that involve or reference Ceiling Cat, he is usually referred to as the "God" of the lolcats. In the LOLCat Bible Translation Project, God is portrayed in the LOLCat bible and in lolspeak in general by Ceiling cat (along with Satan, who is represented by "Basement cat". A black cat who lives in the basement.