In October, I jokingly predicted that Image Macros, previously confined to LiveJournal-Land, would soon emigrate into Blogland-Proper. I'd like to say that I consequently feel way vindicated by the recent LOLCATZ epidemic. I picture it as a chaotic procession of strangely-captioned felines migrating outward from LJ across xkcd's map of the internet on their invisible bicycles.

Of course, it's also possible I'm just inaccurately perceiving the trend's chronology.

Footnote: Great post from Anil considering it all w/r/t Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics. I am, as always, a sucker for academic examinations of internet silliness. Lest we begin to think such things may be unimportant.