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"I has a shuvel" is lolspeak for "I have a shovel."

Statements concerning the posession of basic objectss is a common feature of many image macros, especially where the lolspeak word "has" is concerned; such as the Lolrus' declaration "I has a bukkit" and of course, Happy Cat's request of a cheezburger.

Origin

The image originated from the book "Muppet Babies Classic Nursery Rhymes" it was in the image for tongue twister "She Sells Seashells" pictured below.

Special thanks to user Redspear for the picture.

Spread

The first YTMND was created in March 2006 it states the image source is 4chan. The image was posted in the eBaum's World Forums in July 2006. The ED article was created in September 2006.

One of the earliest archived 4chan threads featuring "I can has shovel" is from December of 2006, entitled "I has…"

The meme's first appearance on I Can Has Cheezburger was in January 2007.

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