Lawyer Enters Virtual Court Hearing With Cat Filter Activated, Clarifies That He Is "Not A Cat"

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Feb 10, 2021 9:00 AM EST

This may be the best thing to happen in 2021 so far. A Texas lawyer entered a court hearing over the popular video conference app, ZOOM, accidentally having activated a cat filter. Of course, the incident soon went viral on Twitter and everyone can't get enough of the hilarious mishap. In the video, Attorney Rod Ponton struggles to deactivate the adorable and silly kitten filter, Judge Roy B. Ferguson can be heard trying to help Ponton saying, "Mr. Ponton, I believe you have a filter turned on in your video settings." 

Upon hearing this, Ponton reassures the judge that he is there to live and that he is in fact *not* a cat. Honestly, you just have to see it because it's simply too good. 

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    Sound on!

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    Font - Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley Replying to @lawrencehurley Judge Roy Ferguson @JudgeFergusonTX · 14h IMPORTANT ZOOM TIP: If a child used your computer, before you join a virtual hearing check the Zoom Video Options to be sure filters are off. This kitten just made a formal announcement on a case in the 394th (sound on). #lawtwitter #OhNo @zoom_us youtu.be/KxIPGPupdd8 Show this thread 8:29 PM · Feb 9, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone 207 Retweets 6 Quote Tweets 3,273 Likes
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    Font - Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley Replying to @lawrencehurley I mean the court itself posted the clip on youtube and the judge tweeted about it, so... Chris Applegate @chrisapplegate · 13h Best thing about this vid is the very visible warning that you might be jailed if you record the Zoom session, and whoever recorded this it went "fuck it, people need to see this" twitter.com/lawrencehurley... Show this thread 9:05 PM · Feb 9, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone 154 Retweets 11 Quote Tweets 3,667 L
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    Nose - Lawrence Hurley O @lawrencehurley ... Replying to @lawrencehurley "everybody's face is supposed to pop up on Zoom. And everybody's face popped up except mine. Mine was a cat" Reuters @Reuters · 7h I'm not a cat,' says lawyer after Zoom filter mishap reut.rs/3rvznUS 394th Judicial District Court Recording of this hearing or live stream is prohibited. Violation may constitute contempt of court and result in a fine of up to $500 and a jail term of up to 180 days. 394th Audicial District Cour
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    Nose - I| $OuRc3 || @_sourceE ... Replying to @lawrencehurley OMG the emotional roller-coaster.. ZOO ZOOn red ponton 200m ZOO d panton rod ponton 9:00 PM Feb 9, 2021 - Twitter Web App 901 Retweets 98 Quote Tweets 9,425 Likes
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    And strangely enough, this isn't the first time this has happened and now we're confident that it'll most likely happen again. Back in June 2019, Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, live-streamed a government meeting on Facebook, with a cat filter activated. I guess it's true what they say, history is doomed to repeat itself! 

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    Forehead - H Hunter ... @_BakedFaith Replying to @_sourceE and @lawrencehurley Jerry's emotions say it best tho Aloof Jerry L Phillips Astonished Amused 10:07 PM · Feb 9, 2021 Twitter for iPhone 74 Retweets 2 Quote Tweets 2,503 Likes
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    Font - Reio; Future Independent MLA @LanceReio Replying to @_sourceE @raincoaster and @lawrencehurley Can we just all assume that "I'm live and I'm not a cat" will be one of the best lines of the 2020 decade even though we're only 14 months into this decade? 1:11 AM Feb 10, 2021 Twitter for Android 17 Retweets 106 Likes
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    Mammal - I Dreamed of You @lariska_prgitay ... Replying to @lawrencehurley "I'm not a cat." That's EXACTLY what a cat would say 9:03 PM - Feb 9, 2021 Twitter for iPhone 80 Retweets 6 Quote Tweets 2,558 Likes
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    Font - Dave's not here man. @iamdave Replying to @lawrencehurley If My Cousin Vinny happened in 2021. "Is that a CAT in your zoom video Mr. Gambini?" "A what y'honah??" "A CAT. Mr. Gambini, a Fee-Line anima-" "I know what a Cat is Y'honah but I don-OH that. Can you see me now?" 8:47 PM Feb 9, 2021 - Twitter Web App 218 Retweets 19 Quote Tweets 2,120 Likes
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    Vertebrate - Nikie Red @TheNikieRed Replying to @lawrencehurley I am crying! This is as good as the manager who could not remove the potato filter and sat through a whole meeting like this aeee 8:57 PM Feb 9, 2021 Twitter for Android 162 Retweets 25 Quote Tweets 2,556 Likes
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    Font - stephen @stephen33492241 Replying to @lawrencehurley I love the bit when he says "I'm not a cat" and the judge says "I can see that " but as there is a cat image which appears to be speaking how does the judge see that? 9:31 PM - Feb 9, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone 10 Retweets 1 Quote Tweet 528 Likes
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    Cat - Christine Corcos @LpcProf Replying to @lawrencehurley "However, the best lawyers are reborn as cats. It's the highest honor." O AND MODERNIST CERA rt SoLOMON & ANDERSON and PROVENCE PENINGTON OTTERY 9:42 PM · Feb 9, 2021 - Twitter Web App 37 Retweets 3 Quote Tweets 892 Likes Yale PELICAN
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    Font - Juan Manuel Ortiz ... @JuanOrtizSe Replying to @lawrencehurley Whoever is in jail for recording and leaking this, let me tell you: it was worth it! Recording of this hearing or live stream is prohibited. Violation may constitute contempt of court and result in a fine of up to $500 and a jail term of up to 180 days. 9:38 PM · Feb 9, 2021 · Twitter for Android 4 Retweets 159 Likes
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    Rectangle - Loren Thompson @LorenThompson1 ... Replying to @Nigeriangrl and @lawrencehurley It's the he's "prepared to go forward" as a cat that kills me 12:27 AM - Feb 10, 2021 - Twitter Web App 16 Retweets 612 Likes
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    Cat - ugly bloke @BlokeUgly ... Replying to @lawrencehurley It's a filter, my assistant is trying to turn it off, honest. on the internet, no one knows you're a cat. 10:09 PM · Feb 9, 2021 · Twitter for Android 79 Retweets 2 Quote Tweets 836 Likes
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