Cats as a memetic medium have infinite plasticity which has lent to their popularity and longevity in the world of internet visual humor. Here are the best of the best cat memes from 2011 and 2012.

1. Ceiling Cat, circa 2006
OLDIE BUT GOODIE
The State of Cat
Memes
2011-2012
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2. Why Do Memes Matter?
Because even if you’re not actively mining memes you should at least actively
understand them. Or else this happens and the whole internet laughs at you.
Pedobear, circa 2003
OLDIE BUT... ER...
On July 19th 2012, Kit Kat posted this photo to Instagram and Facebook.
Does that bear look familiar? If not, you’re part of the problem.
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3. Because cats as a memetic medium have infinite plasticity which has
lent to their popularity and longevity in the world of internet visual humor.
CATS! CATS!
CATS!
CATS! CATS!
CATS! CATS!
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4. NONONONO Cat
NONONONO Cat is a Russian housecat named Marquis known for his
unique, humorous meow. The video was shot in 2004 and uploaded to
Youtube in 2011.
Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKI-tD0L18A
Remix: #1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XdJJBoKcNU
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5. Skifcha
Skifcha is a siamese cat in paper craft glasses most famous for dancing to the
dubstep song “Swag Music” in the video “Stereo Skifcha”. This video was uploaded
to Vimeo in 2012.
Original: http://vimeo.com/36820781
Remix #1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlVK_cwV464
Remix #2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsvKvg-Qh0M
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6. Breading Cats
Breading Cats is a photo fad that involves taking pictures of cats with slices of
bread placed around the neck. The name of the series is meant to be a pun for
“inbred” or “breeding” cats. Like most awful things on the internet this came from
Reddit.
You know it counts as a meme when it’s on South Park http://
youtu.be/CE3Pr2_ZXZU
http://www.breadedcats.com/
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7. The Kitten Covers
The Kitten Covers is a tumblr devoted to recreating famous album covers with cats.
It was started by designer and musician Alfra Martini in late 2011.
http://thekittencovers.tumblr.com/
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8. Copter Cat
Copter Cat, otherwise know as Orvillecopter, is a conceptual art piece by Danish
artist Bart Jansen. Jansen’s cat Orville (named after the aviator) was hit by a car
and his body turned into a taxidermied quadcopter. The internet did not like this.
Original: http://youtu.be/6c4nZJ4ryFE
Theme Song: http://tinyurl.com/6pd8bmp
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9. eHarmony Video Bio
The eHarmony Video Bio is a YouTube video featuring “Debbie”
who really, really likes cats. In reality it’s a sketch by actress Cara
Hartman. The video was first uploaded in June 2011.
Original: http://youtu.be/mTTwcCVajAc
Remix #1: http://youtu.be/sP4NMoJcFd4
Remix #2: http://youtu.be/cspGmWwBEPk
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10. If It Fits, I Sits
A pun on the USPS slogan “If it fits, it ships” this photo fad, born in late 2011,
features cats sitting in impossibly small containers.
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11. Grumpy Cat
Grumpy Cat is a very angry looking snowshoe cat from Arizona named Tard
(short for Tarder Sauce). Tard’s photos were posted to Reddit in September
2012 where they gained over 25,000 upvotes within 24 hours.
Videos: http://youtu.be/INscMGmhmX4 and http://youtu.be/DhjLBmZqJKU
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12. Chemistry Cat
Chemistry Cat is an advice animal image macro featuring a stock photo of
a stereotypically nerdy cat surrounded by beakers and a blackboard full of
science equations.
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13. Business Cat
Business Cat is an advice animal image macro featuring a cat in a tie.
The cat’s name is Emilio, the tie is from the Etsy shop Whisker Kisses,
and the pic was taken on Christmas in 2010.
From This To This
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14. Of course the most popular cat macro of all time is...
HIPSTER KITTY!!!
Technically this meme is from 2009 and was more relevant before you heard of it.
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15. And the most popular overall cat meme of 2011/2012 is...
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16. Nyan Cat
Nyan Cat is an 8-bit animation of a half cat, half pop tart flying through
space pooping rainbows. The animation was made by Chris Torres
and is based off his Russian Blue cat, Marty.
Original: http://youtu.be/QH2-TGUlwu4
http://youtu.be/AaEmCFiNqP0
Remix #1:
Remix #2: http://youtu.be/2wdw64aHYXA
Remix #3: http://youtu.be/3KT_89gi2Dk
Remix #4: http://youtu.be/502xxCTRfxo
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17. And this is how you know a meme has REALLY made
it - when it’s featured in BAD brogrammer advertising.
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18. Teh Endz
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