I’m sure you have seen photos of Grumpy Cat. Since Grumpy Cat, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, first became a meme two years ago, she has brought in $100 million in revenue from books, merchandise, appearances, and even has an Internet meme agent named Ben Lashes! Within days of her cat’s first appearance on social media, Grumpy Cat’s owner, Tabatha Bundesen, was able to quit her job as a waitress. Tardar, as she is known to friends and family, also has her own brand of iced coffee: Grumppuccino, is the “spokescat” for Friskies cat food, AND has been on the cover of New York magazine!
Grumpy shot to fame when Bundesen’s brother posted a photo of her online. With 6.2 million Facebook fans and half a million Instagram followers, Grumpy is fast becoming a social media mogul.
I’m jealous. I’d like to say something intellectual about how wrong it is that a cat is a millionaire, but I’ve got nothing. I’m just jealous.
I need to tell my dog to get busy. We’ve got to earn some money!
I’m thinking “Sleepy Dog.” I could upload photos of him doing what he does BEST--sleep!
If that doesn’t work, EIL’s Production Manager, Terry McCarthy has cat that loves to lick the window blinds! She’s constantly yelling, “Finn, quit licking the blinds!” Now THAT has got to be worth a few mil at least! Maybe she’ll sell him to me.
Now, all I need is an Internet Agent. I can almost smell the money coming in!
Live it up, Grumpy Cat. It won’t be long before your fifteen minutes are up and you’re on some reality show with Morris the Cat and Paris Hilton’s Chihuahuas.
Unfortunately, in those fifteen minutes that cat will make more money than I will in my whole life.
