The Adventures of Chemistry Cat!

      Being a college student, the internet plays a large role in my everyday life, both as an educational tool and as a form of entertainment.  I have several sites I frequent, including Facebook for finding out what my friends are up to, several sports outlets, a few news sites, and a couple standbys that are always good for a laugh or a smile.  The last group mainly consists of sites in the Failblog network, including I Can Has Cheezburger, which is all about funny and cute pictures of cats (if you're one of those people who like dogs, they have a site for you too), Failbook, which has fails and other funny instances collected from various social networking sites, and Memebase, a collection of the weird and (usually) funny internet fads called "memes".  Memes are a strange beast, varying from people or things photographed in funny situations to people who have gained a larger-than-life reputation for no apparent reason.  They are a sort of inside joke for web junkies, but explanations for particular ones can be found on the aforementioned Memebase, Wikipedia, or by just searching it on the web.  My favorite is Chemistry Cat, a dapperly dressed scientist cat who tells awesomely nerdy jokes.  He can be found on Memebase, other sites across the web, and on the doors of great science professors everywhere.  Below are some of my favorites; you may want a periodic table handy to get some of them.
  

   

      All the above were found here, many more can be found there or by doing an image search for "chemistry cat" through your favorite search engine.  If you are exploring Failblog and its various sites, be warned that while the vast majority of them are family-friendly, some are a little edgy or confusing (Memebase can be both).  Have a fluorine uranium nitrogen day!!