2007-06-17

Now it's lolbots

This meme just keeps spreading. One day I'll look back and cringe. But right now I'm laughing my head off.
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2007-06-12

Search your lolcats

I Can Has Cheezburger has a search feature. Why? The spelling-correction isn't good enough to mangle English into Kitteh well enough to find anything. I only found the noo it are my birthday cat by searching for no "it are my" birthday.
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