Garfi
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About
Garfi is the name of the cat who gained internet fame after pictures of him was posted to Flickr. Its extremely angry expression has caused his rise to fame, leading him to be compared to Grumpy Cat.
Origin
On December 6th, 2010, Flickr[2] user lov-ela posted a picture of her angry looking cat, Garfi. As of September 2014, the photo has gained over 30,000 views.
On October 2nd, Bored Panda[5] published a collection of the photos titled "Meet Garfi, The World’s Angriest Cat," which identified his owner as Turkish woman Hulya Ozkok.
Spread
On October 7th, 2014, Redditor Dre2k posted a set of images of Garfi to the r/funny[1] subreddit, titling them "Grumpy cat…move over! There's a new sheriff in town! Meet Garfi!" Within 48 hours the post gained over 3,000 points.
The same day the pictures were covered by The Daily Mail[3], and the following day the pictures were covered by several sites including The Huffington Post.[4]
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Reddit – Grumpy cat…move over! There's a new sheriff in town! Meet Garfi!
[3] The Daily Mail – Is this the new Grumpy Cat? Meet Garfi, the fluffy feline whose furrowed brow makes him look permanently angry
[4] The Huffington Post – Meet Garfi, The Angriest Cat On The Internet
[5] Bored Panda – Meet Garfi, The Angriest Cat On The Internet
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