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LOLcat Bible: In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez an da Erfs n stuffs

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One may wonder why the author of the book is reviewing the book. Normally, I would shy away from any such thing, but the fact is that the LOLCat Bible is something that was a collective effort. I started the website, and along side thousands of other people, we translated the Bible into LOLSpeak.

So much of this book was not, in fact, written exclusively by me (though I edited the entire book and made sure the lolspeak was consistent, and even wrote some of it for the book exclusively). Editing the book made me realize that it is, in fact, hilarious.

Some people may feel daunted by the amount of text in this book that is in lolspeak, but once you get used to it, it is actually a breeze to read. Also, the book actually contains more pictures than the actual website (as a proportion of text) and all of the images were handpicked for this book from scratch.

If you are a fan of LOLCats, you'll enjoy this. You'll get all the inside jokes and all of the references to your favorite LOLCat memes. From John 11:25-26,

"25. But Happy Cat was all, 'No no no, I can has bukkit. An if yu beleev, yu too can has bukkit. 26. An if yu can has bukkit, yu can has no ded, if yu can has a beleef in Happy Cat. Srsly.'"

How about Mark 14:22

"22. Wen dey wer nommin Happy Cat taek teh cheezburger an brek it, an he sez, 'Taek dis cheezburger an eet it, cuz dis liek mah bodi. But dun reely nom me. Just nom teh cheezburger an pretend it mah bodi. K?'"

The pictures are also great. For example, one pictures shows two cats laying in the sun in a garden, and the caption reads:

"Oh hai, yu can has frend. She liek yu but missin somefings."

If you were someone who grew up with the Bible, you may appreciate the fresh angle this book gives the scriptures. Sometimes it even illuminates what the text may actually mean, which is really cool. I've had one seminary student tell me the LOLCat Bible helped him remember some of Bible for a test he was taking!

The book itself is very well made. it is fully colored, glossy, and the images look crisp. The compact size makes it comfortable to carry around and show your friends, neighbors, co-workers, and maybe even your preacher. One of the coolest things is seeing how various people react to it. In addition, Happy Cat's words are printed in red, for easy reference.

Overall, it's well put together and was a blast to both put together and read. I think every time I pick it up I discover a tidbit that really, honestly, makes me laugh. It's awesome seeing how creative people were in this effort, and it is a pleasure to see it in book form.

Fundamentalists and literalists everywhere would do well to avoid "LOLcat Bible: In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez an da Erfs n stuff." Somehow, a retelling of the Bible in lolcat would probably offend them, especially when they learn that the Jesus character is "Happy Cat."

This retelling is not exactly faithful to the original works, but there is a seed of the Bible, e.g. Exodus 6: "28Itz so nise, da Bible say it twise: Ceiling Cat sez to Moses, 29`Tawk wif Pharo teh stuf Iz tellin yu.' 30Moses sez, `I no can! I just m-m-m-meow like dis. Pharo no lissen to meh. He just covur eers and sing "Lalalala! Iz no heer yu!" (In the King James Version, Exodus 6:28-30 is: "28And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt, 29That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. 30And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?" Since I am not terribly familiar with the language of KJV, I'll assume that "of uncircumcised lips" translate to "a stutterer," since Moses has been reported to have been so afflicted.)

Those more interested in the New Testament will find parables told by "Happy Cat," as well as other biblical events. "The Parable ov teh Niec Samaritan Dood" begins, "Happy Cat sez, `Wuns upon a tiem, a dood go from Jerusalem to Jericho. But OH NOES! Him get beeted up an robbed an stuf, an him almost ded. Srsly!" Of course, Happy Cat's words are printed in red.
It might seem that a book like "LOLcat Bible" would appeal primarily to non-believers, but that assumption is erroneous. Those who have some familiarity with the Bible (and I am not saying non-believers don't) will get more enjoyment out of translations of stories with which they are already familiar. The humor is in the comparison.

Pictures of cats and kittens illustrate "LOLcat Bible," and in the lolcat tradition, they all bear captions. A white cat climbing a wall is accompanied by the words, "Dat nite, Pharo sez to Moses an Aaron, `Awl Israel GTFO uv Egypt nao. Srsly.'" Like most versions of the Bible, Lolcat Bible contains an awful lot of things that are meant to be taken seriously.

"LOLcat Bible: In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez an da Erfs n stuffs" is a lot of fun, and--surprisingly--it may inspire many to dust off their Bibles, just to see the original texts BCLC (before the creation of LOLcat). It is unquestionably irreverent, especially the OMGs and WTFs, and not many churches will be tossing their traditional versions in favor of "LOLcat Bible: In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez an da Erfs n stuffs."

Bottom Line: Would I buy "LOLcat Bible: In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez an da Erfs n stuffs"? Yes. Having four cats, I obviously enjoy looking at cats (especially when they are still), and I find the text to be humorous, inoffensive (I know many will not agree), and a reminder of things I'd read so many years ago.

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I must say, I bought this book with an accidental click on my kindle, BUT, the second I started reading I was laughing my head off. It is hysterical... srsly! if you like lolcats it'll be funny - if you like lolcats and are even the least bit familiar with any of the bible stories (genesis, noah,etc) it'll be even funnier.

I ordered this as a present for my niece who just turned 11 years old. As soon as she opened it, she was caught reading some of the bible stories for the next 10 minutes! No one in the room could put it down! When you first get it, it seems very short with a lack of information. However, the amount of stories exceeded much over what I expected!

Pros -

Hilarious!
You can make references to the real bible and compare, which is fun
It makes religion a little bit more fun when reading this, and then their minds are refreshed with the real story!
Compact, but a lot of information!

Cons -

It takes a little getting used to when you first start reading it because of how it is written, but this isn't a big problem!

When it comes to The Bible, good humour is hard to come by. So many people take religion way too seriously, so the LOLcat translation is a breath of fresh air. If there is a God, and He can't laugh, I don't want to believe in Him.

My sole complaint is LOLspeak itself, which is just a little TOO unreadable at times. If only some words were intentionally misspelled, that would be fine, but a lot of LOLcats seem to misspell EVERY WORD. When it takes twice as long to read as it maybe should, ur doin it rong.

Overall, an unbelievable effort, and there should be a copy of the LOLcat Bible translation in every hotel room.

Well done. Quite fun.

For those looking to get a protective cover for it the dimensions are:

7.5 inches tall
5 inches wide
0.25 inches thick

As long as you have a sense of humor and don't take offense to the Bible being written in the eye's of a LOLcat.. you'll love this. I bought this as a gift for my boyfriend and he was laughing so hard he had tears!

Not the whole bible, but genesis and excerpts of the new testament are sweetly parodied using lolspeak. Featuring Ceiling cat as God, Basement Cat as Satan and Happy Cat as Jesus. Probably not intelligible if you do not already understand lolspeak.

Being devoutly Christian, I was a little apprehensive when I first saw this. I'm a nerd at heart, so sure I wanted to see this, but how was it handled? Is it a thinly veiled sarcastic retelling of Biblical stories? Is it just a silly "no offense intended" meme-based joke? Turns out, neither. If LOLcat was a legit language, this would be (at least partially) the legit Bible. It's missing a lot (for example, the story of Joseph cuts off after his brothers sell him into slavery), but the author's note in the back says the project is still well under way. But as far as handling the actual topic, if you're a nerd and a believer (or at least a believer who knows how to smile), I think you'll enjoy this. It's not for those who think God has no sense of humor, but for those who can sit back and appreciate the off-beat humor in life, you'll find a (more or less) accurate translation of the Bible into internet lingo. There a few points where people miss the mark, so I wouldn't use this as your only translation of choice, but it definitely makes the Bible a more exciting read-through and may even cause you to consider some new things. I know I'm gonna be using the LOLcat Bible to illustrate some points in my own messages in the future.

I love looking at the LOL cats stuff on the web, but this was very "wordy" with not nearly as many photos of cats as I expected. The humor is ok but not as clever as some of the other books in the series seem to be.


I can't borrow the books from the local library (at least not where I live, since they don't carry any.) SO I took a chance and bought one without having a chance to look in it first (such is life without a bookstore within 15 miles.)

If what you want is something entertaining you can put in the bathroom and get a laugh out of quickly, now and then, this is NOT the book for you. This book involves much more reading (and translating, since, of course, things are spelled phonetically, and in "cat" jargon.)

Kinda cute, but too involved for what I was expecting based on other similar books.