More dubious fame

God hates shrimp and kittens

While looking for something else (don’t ask) I hit upon the wikipedia page for the internet phenomenon that is a picture of a kitten fleeing domo-kun and the caption “every time you masturbate, god kills a kitten.” I was about to click away when I noticed this:

The phrase originally appeared as the headline “Fact: Every Time You Masturbate, God Kills a Kitten. How Many More Have to Die?” with a kitten photo on the cover of The Gonzo, a satirical publication produced by students at Georgetown University, in 1996

Who knew? Sadly it seems that the online archives of The Gonzo are no longer active. Does anyone know of a live source?

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3 Responses to “More dubious fame”

  1. voteprime Says:

    I can’t even find anything on the Wayback Machine.

  2. mrmoonpie Says:

    Seven years ago, I met the woman who was to become my wife with this CityPaper ad:

    Every time you answer someone else’s ad, God kills a kitten. Tall urban hipster urges you to please, think of the kittens.

    Got ad of the week.

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    [...] When a Burleith listserv user accused Georgetown of killing kittens, Vox and University spokesperson Julie Green Bataille wondered where in the world she got that idea. Well, We Love DC may have found the answer. [...]