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When does social media star of the nonhuman kind get a mainstream media obituary?

Grumpy Cat.
Though her real name is Tardar Sauce, she earned the notorious moniker in 2012 when a photo of her scowl was posted to Reddit. (Her small size and frown were likely due to feline dwarfism, her family later revealed.)

Endless memes—and success—followed. In addition to nabbing MSNBC's Most Influential Cat Award, she also scored campaigns with Purina and Cheerios. She had guest spots on Today, Good Morning America, American Idol, Sesame Street and even The Bachelorette.... And in 2014, she starred in Lifetime's Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever.
Grumpy Cat was 7.

३० टिप्पण्या:

David Begley म्हणाले...

An IP goldmine for the owners.

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

My own cat is 19. Some days spunky, some days not. The long slow decline to death is not a direct straight line. Saw that with Dad too

Fernandinande म्हणाले...

Bitchy resting face cat goes viral.

whitney म्हणाले...

She had some kind of feline dwarfism which is why she look like that. It's always sad when a beloved pet dies and she did become everyone's pet in a way

Ray - SoCal म्हणाले...

Nice Tweet on her passing by her account.

“Some days are grumpier than others...”

Ignorance is Bliss म्हणाले...

So the tag is actually celebritneys?!?

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"So the tag is actually celebritneys?"

Yes, and has been for a long time.

You know you can click on those tags and read. It's good reading, and you may understand the category.

(CAT-e-gory)

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

The category "celebritneys" is not about cats.

It's a subcategory of something I don't have a tag for (celebrities). You can see why I don't have a tag for "celebrities." Why would I? It would be on every other post, for every famous person.

Phil 314 म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
Phil 314 म्हणाले...

“Her small size and frown were likely due to feline dwarfism, her family later revealed.”

Uh, don’t you mean “her owner’s family”?

I’m not sure how much cats can reveal (other than their crotch when licking themselves)

Curious George म्हणाले...

Meh. She was no Keyboard Cat.

chuck म्हणाले...

My own cat is 19. Some days spunky, some days not.

Same age as mine, her decline really started about two years ago and she teeters on the edge of kidney problems. So it goes...

Browndog म्हणाले...

Grumpy Cat, owned by Tabatha Bundesen from Morristown, Arizona shot to fame in 2012 in a YouTube video that got 15.7 million views, and earned more than Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz and Matthew McConaughey during her time in the spotlight.

Even amassing a reported $100M fortune was not enough to put a smile on the face of the internet sensation – real name Tardar Sauce - who was born with dwarfism and an underbite, giving her a disgruntled expression.


Cat people.
Ugh.

n.n म्हणाले...

Emotional conflation of species.

robother म्हणाले...

The owners blew a good thing needlessly. On the internet, no one knows you're a dead cat.

rehajm म्हणाले...

She wasn't grumpy it was just her face...

Made me smile. That name, though...

MD Greene म्हणाले...

MSNBC has a Most Influential Cat Award?

We are not serious people.

Ignorance is Bliss म्हणाले...

robother said...

On the internet, no one knows you're a dead cat.

Somewhere, Schrödinger is smiling. And not smiling. At the same time.

Seeing Red म्हणाले...

I’m so old I remember Johnny Carson’s eulogy to Morris the Cat.

Ralph L म्हणाले...

I still prefer Angry Cat.

J. Farmer म्हणाले...

Tardar Sauce?

tcrosse म्हणाले...

This cat stuff is trivia which distracts from discussion of Game of Thrones.

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves म्हणाले...

sAd. 7 is young.

Ingachuck'stoothlessARM म्हणाले...

"I was a star, so I grabbed them back!"

Darrell म्हणाले...

7 is young.

She must have been seen regularly by vets.

William म्हणाले...

I'm not inconsolable, but Grumpy did not have his fair share of cat years. I doubt very much if the fame and added attention in any way compensated for his shortened life. Perhaps he has gone to a better place.

Michael K म्हणाले...

I prefer Pinky.

Achilles म्हणाले...

J. Farmer said...
Tardar Sauce?

They created a truly unique name.

Mark म्हणाले...

Saw the episode of The Office last night where Dwight puts Sprinkles in the freezer.

Big Mike म्हणाले...

The wild Pallas' Cat is always grumpy.