If there is any predictor of what will become a successful Internet meme, it’s probably whether cute animals (or kids) are involved. So, it’s probably no surprise that LOLcats has become so popular. LOLcats are images of cats in various poses with text placed over them in broken English known as lolspeak. While LOLcats became widely popular in 2007 from the website, Icanhascheezburger.com, the pop culture roots in a famous “Hang in there, baby” motivational poster from the 1970s.