LOLcats is an internet meme of funny pictures of cats alongside amusing captions, which are often grammatically incorrect, but hilarious nonetheless. Thus the term “LOLcats” which is a combination of LOL (“laughing out loud”) and cats. This term is believed to have originated in 2006. The concept, however, is from a time much earlier.
Enter Harry Whittier Frees (1879-1953), an American photographer “who dressed his cats, Rags and Fluff, as well as the pets of his friends and neighbors, and posed them in human situations with props, often with captions.”
Frees utilized specially designed outfits, sewn by his mother, to hold the animals in standing poses waiting patiently for the shot he wanted. In Mr. Frees' own words, "These unusual photographs of real animals were made possible only by patient, unfailing kindness on the part of the photographer at all times."
Check out the pictures over at the Amusing Planet.
(Image Credit: Amusing Planet)
