Many-legged and Famous

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Let us all take a breather looking at animal celebrities known to this day before moving onto the world of criminals. It's an interesting sight to see that even animals can be as popular as Picasso don't you think?

In our world today, anything that entertains the audience can be called celebrity, for good or bad, it doesn't matter because celebrities are audience-dependant . So animals definitely aren't an exception.

PS: This entry aims to broaden perception on celebrity.

Such blog, much simple, very celebritish, wow.

#1 Shibe the Doge
Originally a female Shiba Inu dog named Kabosu, her owner, Atsuko Sato, also a Japanese kindergarten teacher (I hope I'm not filling you too much information) posted a photo of Kabosu on her blog in 2010.

Surprisingly, the photo was heavily used to spam on Reddit and Tumblr, each flooded with short sentences and modifiers that go in this order: such (...) much (...) very (...). Oh, it ends with a wow! (Woof). 

In 3 years' time, the newly conceived 'Shibe meme' proliferated like a sickness that has no cure, crawling all the way to the top and ranked number 1 on the internet by Know Your Memes in November of 2013. Thanks to that, many internet users now find supreme enjoyment in misspelling words. Doubtlessly speaking, animals can be a part of the clan. 

"If you were a vegetable, you'd be a cabbitch."

#2 Grumpy Cat
Grown up with feline dwarfism and an under bite that makes you wonder if it is a mistake that should be erased, Tardar Sauce is actually really nice and friendly despite that... face. 

In year 2013, she was voted as the Meme of the Year before Shibe the Doge arose. Photos of her evoked so much comedy that TV shows including Today, Good Morning, America were hosted for an interview with her.

Lines associated with her photos usually involves rude remarks towards us because they fit well with that grumpy face of hers. Nevertheless, Grumpy Cat can still be seen on the internet today, tomorrow, and forever. Probably.

Definitely a star.


"I've ate enough mussels to tell where is this game going!"

#3 Paul the 'Clairvoyant' 
Out of 13 world cup matches 4 years ago, Paul the Great had 11 correct predictions. 85% success rate has brought Paul worldwide attention, imagine if we had that kind luck when we buy Magnum and Toto. 

Before the game began, two boxes representing different countries, both with mussels within were placed into the aquarium so Paul could start working his magic. Ironically, it is said that Paul's choices were purely luck-based. Others say the mussels smelled better in another box. Who cares?

Paul was so popular that he was featured in Google doodle during 2014's FIFA world cup after passing away. Kind of a big deal.

" He was represented as in heaven, perched on a billowy bed of clouds and adorned with a halo; when animated, he appeared to vacillate in his predictions for the day's matches." (S. Curtis, 2004)


Reading Materials:

Wickman. F (2013) 'How Do You Pronounce 'Doge'?' Slate. Available online: 

Fleming. M. Jr (2013) 'Grumpy Cat Gets Garfield-Like Movie Deal' Deadline | Hollywood. Available online:
http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/if-this-doesnt-make-her-smile-nothing-will-grumpy-cat-gets-movie-deal/
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'About Grumpy Cat' The World Grumpiest Cat. Available online: http://www.grumpycats.com/about-grumpy-cat 
[Accessed on 30th of June, 2014]

Vernon. A (2013) 'I Met Grumpy Cat, and My Life is Now Complete!' Catster. Available online:
http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/i-met-grumpy-cat-sxsw-my-life-is-complete [Accessed on 30th of June, 2014]

Chaturvedi. N (2014) 'Octopus Beats 'Vampire Squid' as Goldman Falls Short in World Cup' The Wall Street Journal. Available online:
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/06/27/goldman-sachs-loses-in-vampire-squid-vs-octopus/ [Accessed on 30th of June, 2014]

Garbett. P (2010) 'World Cup 2010: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Paul the Psychic Octopus' The Telegraph.
Available online: 
[Accessed on 30th of June, 2014]