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Peter the Cat (The King of /b/)
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About
Peter is a calico Scottish Fold cat who is known on 4chan as The King of /b/ due to a 10,000 post thread.[1] When his photo is posted, people tend to respond with "Hello, Peter." He is often confused with Starecat.[2]
Origin
Peter, whose real name is Sesame[3], first appeared online in early 2006[4] in a photo that would be used as the base image for Lenin Cat. His owner, YouTuber gomaneshi[5], has referred to him as Peter in a few videos.
Peter first appeared on 4chan on April 9th, 2009, when someone posted Peter's photo to 4chan's /b/ (random) board with an unrelated post seeking romantic advice. The thread was not archived.
![Originalpeter.jpg ile 1239313441 ipg-(90 KB, 640x480) □ Anonymous 04/09/09(Thu)17:44:01 No.130198230 [Reply] 24-year-old virgin here. Never even kissed a girl Not ugly either. Just have no game Am I alone here? Pic is my cat Peter 216 posts and 25 image replies omitted. Click Reply to view Anonymous 04/09/09(Thu)18:05:21 No. 130202645 PETER IS A BEAST Anonymous 04/09/09(Thu)18:05:35 No. 130202710 130198230 I don't believe that is your cat judging by your pictures file name. Also by your description of yourself. Peter is too cool to hang out with a loser like you Anonymous 04/09/09(Thu)18:05:45 No.130202731 Peter Peter Pumpkin eater ile 1239314316 ipg-(43 KB, 640x480) □Anonymous 04/09/09(Thu)17:58:36 No.13020 1227 Reply] Anvone know this cat's name? 25 posts and 1 image reply omitted. Click Reply to view Anonymous 04/09/09(Thu)18:05:17 No. 130202638 if this post ends in 8, peter shall forever be a meme cs Anonymous 04/09/09(Thu)18:05:31 No. 130202690 Peter, you should shave yourself, it's more attractive to the ladies Anonymous 04/09/09(Thu)18:05:45 No.130202728 PETER YOUR MY GOD](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/038/907/Originalpeter.jpg)
Spread
Many 4chan users immediately saw the resemblance to Lenin Cat and argued over whether or not they were the same animal, due to Peter's lack of left eyebrow markings.
![8f9.bmp File 123953591 jpg-(43 KB, 639x47) discuss 74 posts and 11 image replies omitted. Click Reply to view. □ Anonymous 04/13/09(Mon)11 :39:16 No.131 167323 PF 64 general = army asdfasfd coincidence? □ Anonymous 04/13/09(Mon)11 :39:42 No. 131 167419 arent the same cats! eyes are different □ Anonymous 04/13/09(Mon)11 :39:45 No.1 31167424 File :1239637185.ipg-(28 KB, 500x363) PETER<3](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/266/769/8f9.bmp)
In May 2009, a Twitter[6] for Peter was created and abandoned later that month. In September, Peter appeared on the Giant Bomb[12] forums as a method of derailing a serious thread. On December 21st, 2009, a Hello Peter thread was made and within nine hours reached 10,000 posts. The next day, it was covered by the French newspaper Le Post.[13]
![peter.png BFile 1261388083.jpg-(43 KB, 640x480) 매 Anonymous 12/21/09(Mon04:34:43 No. 182742126乡 It is now 4chan policy that you say Hello to Peter Hello Peter Reply1Quick Reply)OO 9999 posts and 151 image replies omitted. Click Reply to view. Anonymous 12/21/09(Mon)13 2800 No.182819798B 10,000 GET!! For peters sake... Hello Peter](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/044/212/peter.png)
Between January and August 2010, 4chan user Signe[7] published six galleries of Peter related screencaps and images. That year, three 4chan threads were archived featuring Peter from /b/[9], /r9k/[10] (Robot9000), and /an/[11] (animals). He was also spotted on My[confined]Space[8]
Notable Examples
![peter.jpg PETE HATES YOU](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/042/971/peter.jpg)
![peter3.jpg THIS IS PETER Your Life Is Now Better](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/042/973/peter3.jpg)
![DG75445SGD75555.jpg ilove Peter, the Cat](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/038/904/DG75445SGD75555.jpg)
![cb4.jpg](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/266/783/cb4.jpg)
![d27.jpg SEAL OF APPROVAL](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/266/781/d27.jpg)
![4df.jpg](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/266/782/4df.jpg)
Search Interest
Search for Peter the Cat peaked in April 2009 and, overall, has been on the decline.
External References
[1] Chanarchive – "the first time peter the cat showed up, that thread got fucking 10k posts."
[2] Chanarchive – Hello Peter (Starecat)
[3] Yahoo! Japan – Sesame's profile
[4] Pookey's Gallery – 1160859760495
[5] YouTube – Gomaneshi's YouTube channel
[6] Twitter – @PeterTheCat
[7] The Mega Awesum Awesomness Blog of Awsom – Peter the Cat galleries 1-6
[8] My[confined]Space – All Hail King Peter!
[9] Chanarchive – Cat hookup thread
[10] Chanarchive – Most pathetic person on r9k contest
[11] Chanarchive – Cat reaction faces
[12] Giant Bomb – How would you react?
[13] Le Post.fr – L'irrésistible ascension de Peter le chat, roi de l'internet
Top Comment
Vanitas
Mar 13, 2012 at 12:43AM EDT