{"slug":"i-can-has-cheezburger","name":"I Can Has Cheezburger (LOLcat)","url":"/templates/i-can-has-cheezburger.jpg","w":273,"h":398,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"A gray British Shorthair cat stands on all fours, mouth slightly open, looking directly at the camera with wide amber eyes. The background is a blurry floral pattern. The classic LOLcat format places text in broken internet-speak above and below the photo.","keywords":"i can has cheezburger, lolcat, cheezburger cat, british shorthair, lol cat meme, classic internet meme, cat meme, 2000s meme","year":2007,"origin":"The original I Can Has Cheezburger image posted by Eric Nakagawa in 2007 launched an entire meme genre. The site icanhascheezburger.com became one of the most visited pages on the internet, and the format defined early meme culture.","format":"classic","howToMake":["Write top text as a demand, question, or declaration in classic LOLcat broken grammar.","Write bottom text as the punchline, permission, or absurd escalation.","Misspellings and simplified grammar are part of the charm of this format.","Works for any scenario where a cat character might plead, demand, or make unreasonable requests.","Keep text short and in all caps for the most authentic LOLcat look."],"exampleCaptions":["I CAN HAS","CHEEZBURGER?"],"exampleAltText":"Gray British Shorthair cat staring at camera with captions: I CAN HAS / CHEEZBURGER?","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-09","seo":{"aliases":["LOLcat","Cheezburger Cat","Original Meme Cat","British Shorthair Meme","Classic Internet Cat"],"description":"The original internet cat meme. Add your own LOLcat captions to this classic gray British Shorthair photo that launched a thousand meme sites.","definition":"The original LOLcat staring directly at the camera. The meme that launched a thousand cat pictures and an entire website.","useCases":[{"category":"Food Requests","examples":["I CAN HAS / JUST ONE MORE SLICE","I IS HUNGRY / BUT ALSO FULL / BUT ALSO HUNGRY","PLEES CAN I / HAV TEH LAST COOKIE","I CAN HAS / BREAKFAST FOR DINNER","IT IS LUNCHTIME / ALSO IT IS 10AM","I REQUIRE / SECOND BREAKFAST IMMEDIATELY"]},{"category":"Sleep and Rest","examples":["I CAN HAS / FIVE MORE MINUTES","NAP TIME? / NAP TIME","I HAZ DECIDED / TODAY IS FOR SLEEPING","BED IS WARM / I SHALL NOT LEAVE","ALARM CLOCK? / I DOES NOT KNOW HER","I HAS COZY BLANKET / I AM NOT AVAILABLE"]},{"category":"Pets and Animals","examples":["I CAN HAS / SECOND BREAKFAST AND ALSO YOURS","I SITTED ON YOUR LAPTOP / IT WAS WARM","ATTENTION PLEASE / I REQUIRES IT NOW","YOUR SANDWICH? / IT BELONGS TO ME NOW","I WAS SLEEPING / YOU MOVED AND NOW I AM AWAKE AND UPSET","I KNOCKED IT OVER / YOU ARE WELCOME"]},{"category":"Work and Productivity","examples":["I CAN HAS / FRIDAY ALREADY","MEETING CANCELLED? / I APPROVES","I HEARS \"OPTIONAL ATTENDANCE\" / I DOES NOT ATTEND","WORK FROM HOME FOREVER / PLEES","I CAN HAS / INBOX ZERO BY PRETENDING INBOX NOT EXIST","DEADLINE TOMORROW / I IS STILL WATCHING VIDEOS"]},{"category":"Weekend and Leisure","examples":["I CAN HAS / WEEKEND NOW PLEASE","RESPONSIBILITIES? / TOMORROW RESPONSIBILITIES","I HAZ NO PLANS / IT IS PERFECT","I CAN HAS / ENTIRE DAY OF DOING NOTHING","SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS? / I DOES NOT SEE THEM","I HIDES IN BED / WORLD WILL NOT NOTICE"]},{"category":"Nostalgia and Internet History","examples":["I REMEMBERS / THE OLD INTERNET","WE COMED FAR / BUT ALSO BACK TO CATS","I CAN HAS / 2007 BACK PLEASE","EARLY INTERNET MEMES / THEY WAS SIMPLER","LOL CATS FOREVER / FOREVER AND ALWAYS","I IS ORIGINAL / MEME TEMPLATE"]}]}}