Cats That Look Like Hitler!

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Cats That Look Like Hitler!
Type of site
Satirical
Available inEnglish
Country of originPoland
OwnerPaul Neve
Founder(s) Koos Plegt
Paul Neve
URL www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
CommercialNo
Launched2006
A cat with a black splotch underneath its nose that somewhat resembles Hitler's toothbrush mustache KITLER.jpg
A cat with a black splotch underneath its nose that somewhat resembles Hitler's toothbrush mustache

Cats That Look Like Hitler! is a satirical website featuring photographs of cats resembling Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945. [1] Such cats are often referred to as kitler on the Internet. [2] The majority of the cats are piebald, with a large black splotch underneath their noses, much like the dictator's toothbrush moustache, and other features that suggest a typically stern expression. Some have diagonal black patches on their heads resembling Hitler's fringe. The site was founded by Koos Plegt and Paul Neve in 2006 [3] and became widely known after being featured on several television programmes across Europe [3] [4] [5] and Australia. [6] The site was later run only by Neve. By February 2013 he had approved photographs of over 7,500 cats. [7] The website has not been updated since April 2014.

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Cats are a popular staple of Internet culture, and Cats That Look Like Hitler! can be considered an offshoot of a broader cultural fascination with cats on the Internet. Stephen Colbert mentioned the site on The Colbert Report in July 2010. [8]

The Times writer Ben Machell has interviewed the owners of sensational cats such as those on the site. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Finkelstein, Daniel (26 February 2007). "Cats That Look Like Hitler". The Times . Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
  2. ↑ "Researchers Find Why Some Cats Look Like Hitler". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 Brottman, Mikita (7 February 2007). "Mein Kat". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  4. ↑ Ross, Jonathan (2006). The Jonathan Ross Show (TV-series). UK: BBC.
  5. ↑ The Graham Norton Show (TV-series). UK: BBC. 2008.
  6. ↑ Walmsley, Dan (2006). The Breakfast Show Live: A History of the Web (TV-series). Australia.
  7. ↑ Neve, Paul. "Frequently Asked Questions". CatsThatLookLikeHitler.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  8. ↑ Moos, Jeanne (28 July 2010). "Cats That Look Like Hitler". CNN. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  9. ↑ Machell, Ben (6 October 2012). "What Is It About Cats?". The Times . Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
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