First lolcat reference to the New Yorker

I saw the below lolcat
Humorous Pictures
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and realized it was a reference to the New Yorker cartoon linked here.

I think this may be the first lolcat New Yorker reference.

First lolcat reference to the New Yorker

I saw the below lolcat
Humorous Pictures
Enter the ICHC online Poker Cats Contest!

and realized it was a reference to the New Yorker cartoon linked here.

I think this may be the first lolcat New Yorker reference.

View CommentsFirst lolcat reference to the New Yorker

  • J O E

    i wonder how many people actually got that reference. and for the record, i am not one of those people.

  • Rob

    I’d like to know a bit more about the etymology of the phrase before deciding whether that is indeed a New Yorker reference. If Mankoff did indeed invent it in 1993, then fine.

  • You’ve got a point, Rob. It may simply be a meme that someone picked up through the ether. I did some googling and the phrase popped up a lot used by people I doubt have seen the New Yorker comic. I only saw it after it was referenced on NPR, but I’d argue there’s a bit of difference between icanhascheezburger.com and NPR. The former is far more useful.

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