“Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)”

This makes me feel hopeful. What a cool thing to do.

If you haven’t seen the white guy doing his goofy dance all over the world, often accompanied by others – from Australians to Huli Wigmen, Rwandan children, or Bollywood dancers – do yourself a favor and check it out. It’s less than 5 minutes.

And if you love it like I do, check out his website, for older versions, outtakes, and a great FAQ. He also has a book coming out, stories behind each location: Where the Hell is Matt?: Dancing Badly Around the World.

I think it has to do with feline dignity. They are small animals, but they have a big sense of themselves. Dogs are pack animals, used to submitting. Cats are more self-reliant. That makes some people hate them, but it’s one of the things I love most about them. And that self-reliance, and the accident of a face that, to us, looks dignified and aloof (or smug and snobbish, depending on who you are) makes for better comedy.

I’m not ready to quit, either.

I’m not ashamed of this, though I am a little embarrassed to add that I have devoted hours of my all-too-brief and precious lifetime, to making my way steadily through the archives at http://icanhascheezburger.com/.

Time spent laughing is time well spent. And in honor of that, here are some of my favorite LOLs.

That’s enough for now. More later.