I Can Has Notecards?

April 24, 2009 1:09 PM

Artist and musician Gen Obata photographs unique places around the US, inserts his cat Lilly into them, and sells them as greeting cards. Lilly can be spotted doing everything from zooming on a trolley car in San Francisco to attacking the St. Louis Arch.
posted by wundermint (20 comments total)

This one is on my desk. Cracks me up every time I look at it.
posted by wundermint at 1:11 PM on April 24

lol wut
posted by thescientificmethhead at 1:27 PM on April 24

OH HAI
posted by GuyZero at 1:30 PM on April 24

I'm questioning capitalism's two-dimensional linear view of progress while uniting these "great works" with a common theme
posted by The Whelk at 1:39 PM on April 24 [2 favorites]

Gen Obata stole ColdChef's idea.
posted by gman at 1:42 PM on April 24 [1 favorite]

Yes! My fiance and our cat are moving to San Francisco soon. Receiving the Lilly in SF cards in the mail during our apartness would definitely crack him up.
posted by collocation at 1:56 PM on April 24

Greeting and note, but not post? :(((
posted by DU at 1:59 PM on April 24

Gen Obata is the son of architect Gyo Obata.
posted by zsazsa at 2:04 PM on April 24

Architect Gyo Obata is the father of noted photographic artist , cat owner, and entrepreneur Gen Obata.
posted by longsleeves at 2:11 PM on April 24 [2 favorites]

Gyo Obata (born February 28, 1923) is the son of renowned painter Chiura Obata.
posted by R. Mutt at 2:13 PM on April 24 [1 favorite]

fake, definitely photoshopped
posted by Pronoiac at 2:18 PM on April 24 [4 favorites]

Damn, Pronoiac beat me to it.
posted by Xoebe at 2:49 PM on April 24

definitely photoshopped

No way! I was totally there and that cat was really doing those things. I took a picture too, but it didn't come out really well, so you'll just have to trust me.
posted by quin at 2:59 PM on April 24

It can be Caturday nao?
posted by Joey Michaels at 3:03 PM on April 24

That isn't a trolley car. It's a cable car.
posted by gyusan at 3:28 PM on April 24 [1 favorite]

And if you prefer giant women...
posted by not_on_display at 4:00 PM on April 24

I think you've just inspired a new photo series.....
posted by arishaun at 7:44 PM on April 24

Oh, I get it now. Not enough funny cat pics on the Interwebs, so we need more. Geez, I didn't realize before that there was a shortage of that. Oh, OK.
posted by Seekerofsplendor at 9:57 PM on April 24

Not enough funny cat pics on the Interwebs, so we need more.

Exactly.
posted by longsleeves at 10:35 PM on April 24

There's Pecorino too, but he really gets to travel!
posted by trillian at 1:55 PM on April 25