The original Ceiling Cat is one of the oldest and most hallowed memes on the internet, originally appearing sometime around early 2006 before becoming a bona fide LOLCat deity. And while there may never be another quite the same, every now and then there is a contender for a new ceiling cat.
For example, back in 2016 a one-year-old cat named “Gizmo” went viral after actually getting himself trapped in a ceiling when his family was in the middle of renovating their home. Thankfully, after a harrowing 24 hour ordeal, Gizmo was rescued, unharmed, albeit hungry.
In this instance, Ceiling Cat comes to us from Scottish tweeter and self-proclaimed “#1 Cool Cat fan” Emma (@CampbellxEmma), who posted the following photos of a cat that a friend’s mother discovered while visiting an animal welfare league.
My friend’s mum was at the animal welfare league and apparently there's a cat that lives in the ceiling pic.twitter.com/jLl84ahuZX
— Emma (@CampbellxEmma) June 19, 2018
The tweet quickly went viral with others tweeting memes and references, because—as Emma notes—the Ceiling Cat era was “the last time the internet was great.”
— ARandomPersonOnline (@Rand0mpers0n235) June 19, 2018
— ARandomPersonOnline (@Rand0mpers0n235) June 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/strudelcuddy/status/1009060748016922624
GLORY IT IS #CEILINGCAT 😻 https://t.co/9pRC2DufEe
— Nick van der Graaf CiCH 🌐🎥 (@vandergraafly) June 19, 2018
Ceiling cat is watching you masticate. Don't choke. https://t.co/NhesosCkpz
— Your Uncle Beek (@JaimsVanDerBeek) June 19, 2018
We still don’t know why this cat in particular lives in a ceiling, but there are so many unanswered questions. It seems to be okay, at least? At the time of this writing, the poster has not yet responded to a Daily Dot request for comment, but we will update if and when one becomes available.
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