the complexities and nuances of lolcat

Doomeru Woebashi of The Resigned Gamer recently discussed the intricacies of lolcat with me and felt it'd be instructive to share them. Please pardon the pedantic nature of this entry; I feel such a subject should not be so carelessly passed over. Mr. Woebashi used this recent icanhascheezbuger entry to illustrate his point.
Where the layperson sees only a wet, unhappy cat, the student of lolcat sees a complex philosophical rumination.

The more you know...