Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy! - ThreadSky

judgefergusontx.bsky.social • 13 days ago

Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!

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duerpress.com•12 days ago

I still love that he felt he had to say "I'm not a cat."

corvid.bsky.social•12 days ago

and that the judge felt compelled to say, "I, uh, can see that."

duerpress.com•11 days ago

😅

llm1965.bsky.social•12 days ago

High point of the pandemic!!!!!

nannagin.bsky.social•12 days ago

Thankyou for the smiles. The world needs this.

lilianedwards.bsky.social•12 days ago

Thank you for your service, judge 😼

diamondlifeca.bsky.social•13 days ago

This is so hilarious 🤣. This made the world laugh during trying times.

lovinglife1000.bsky.social•12 days ago

It did.
And what a time it was.

fionadolman.bsky.social•13 days ago

Still just as funny! Thank you for sharing

janaturner.bsky.social•11 days ago

🙌🏼

megateer.bsky.social•13 days ago

One of the best things on the internet. Thanks for sharing it here! ❤️

judgefergusontx.bsky.social•13 days ago

cathynodramas.bsky.social•12 days ago

📌

wildplumbay.bsky.social•12 days ago

✨⭐️👍🏻💖

wandaallard.bsky.social•12 days ago

📌😊

wandaallard.bsky.social•12 days ago

😂❤️

petree09.bsky.social•13 days ago

A great day on lawtwitter (RIP)

jeffreypschultz.bsky.social•11 days ago

One favorite part - when the attorney says "I'm not a cat" and opposing counsel (who's only been half-listening) suddenly looks up and a big smile breaks out on his face.

joshuajfriedman.com•13 days ago

Happy meowniversary, your honor! If only Blackstone had lived long enough to enjoy this moment

gwpattie.bsky.social•12 days ago

Oh no! Did he pass?

cripdyke.bsky.social•12 days ago

245 years ago this week.

gwpattie.bsky.social•11 days ago

Ahh. Missed the joke. 🤦‍♂️

gwpattie.bsky.social•11 days ago

I assumed it was referencing the CAT lawyer.

missblank01.bsky.social•12 days ago

Still makes me chuckle 😆

halfwaycontent.bsky.social•12 days ago

I wish I could say I'd never looked this silly in court.

kayzy.bsky.social•11 days ago

I’ll never get tired of this!

runnjen.bsky.social•13 days ago

Credit to everyone for keeping a straight face at “I’m here live… I’m not a cat”

Also, poor Mr. Ponton sounds so distressed

ricediver.bsky.social•12 days ago

I hope he is doing well and has a good sense of humor. He brought me joy when I needed it.

runnjen.bsky.social•12 days ago

I guessing (hoping?) that it was obviously very stressful in the moment but given that it was corrected prior to the case actually starting & there were no real major consequences (that we know of), it eventually became a funny story for him too

magenta-blu.bsky.social•13 days ago

I'm a cat! 😹😹

muddywalters56.bsky.social•12 days ago

🤣 first time I’ve seen that!🤣🤣

annasels.bsky.social•13 days ago

I literally referenced this during work this week. No idea it was so close to the anniversary. Thanks for sharing the joy with us all.

judgefergusontx.bsky.social•13 days ago

patfarren.bsky.social•12 days ago

Classic: "I'm not a cat."

lawyerlady.bsky.social•12 days ago

Thank you for this much needed moment of levity, all over again. This is one of my all-time favorites.

kt-didnt.bsky.social•12 days ago

I swear I sent this clip to my sister yesterday to explain why I would not Zoom with her this week

cattanoogacat.bsky.social•13 days ago

I definitely celebrate. I needed the chuckle

searcy514.bsky.social•13 days ago

It's a sad day when we can no longer rely on our American allies. The Democrats have left us vulnerable and isolated in the face of aggression.

208vandal.bsky.social•12 days ago

📌

smurf101.bsky.social•12 days ago

Still makes me laugh.

bikeengineer.bsky.social•12 days ago

📌

uofagrad97.bsky.social•12 days ago

I will always stop and watch this. 😂😂😂😂😂

bthjf1.bsky.social•12 days ago

They must have this video if they ever make a comedy around the Covid lockdown- go hand in hand with the BBC journalists in Korea with his kids.

iwillrememberu.bsky.social•12 days ago

The panicked eyes get me *every* time. Thank you for posting this and making us laugh again.

snarkygnome.bsky.social•12 days ago

Yes! It's the eyes that do me in every time 🤣🤣🤣

tarastelluto.bsky.social•12 days ago

I very literally own the T-shirt

benonilass.bsky.social•12 days ago

This will never not be funny “I’m not a cat” 😹

judgefergusontx.bsky.social•13 days ago

And here is part two of the #Lawyercat hearing (which some of you may not have seen) that I released on the 1st Anniversary of the original, showing our faces. I hope it gave you a much-needed chuckle!

slcrane.bsky.social•12 days ago

Are we sure this wasn't a cat who just activated a "human" filter? 😜

(Thanks for reminding me of this hilarious moment! This will never not be funny!)

wandaallard.bsky.social•12 days ago

📌😊

mairestar.bsky.social•7 days ago

As a retired judicial assistant I can see where this could have happened to my boss. A truly wonderful man and great Judge, he was not totally computer literate. I always seemed to be getting him out of a jam. Nice seeing you, Judge Ferguson, on BlueSky. I’m a FB follower too.

thecomputrix.bsky.social•12 days ago

I have a brooch set! (from an Australian designer)

thecomputrix.bsky.social•11 days ago

Here it is in action (from 2023)

judgefergusontx.bsky.social•11 days ago

That is absolutely amazing. I love it!

thecomputrix.bsky.social•11 days ago

Here is the maker https://www.instagram.com/frankiepeggotty?igsh=dmdzdmducGhwc3pw

hapdadiii.bsky.social•12 days ago

Thanks
We needed this !

joprotherough.bsky.social•12 days ago

The best bit gor me is how much he actually looks like the cat when he's finslly revealed.

libbi.bsky.social•12 days ago

'I am not a cat'. Ah, happy memories. Who (whom, whomst?)* among (amongst?) us has not said that while (whilst?) wrangling with online meetings.

Thanks for sharing :)

*just trying to use fancy lawyer words.

fargascollection.bsky.social•13 days ago

To this day, the merest reminder of that worried kitten face is enough to send me off the rails.

bossk538.bsky.social•13 days ago

Happy Cativersary!

hapdadiii.bsky.social•12 days ago

Purrfection

hapdadiii.bsky.social•12 days ago

Thanks
We needed this !!

brianobyrne.me•11 days ago

What gets me about this is the message 'Recording of this hearing or live stream is prohibited'. Did anyone have to pay a $500 fine to share this joy with the world?

judgefergusontx.bsky.social•11 days ago

No, because I'm the one who released it. 😊

sharpshard.bsky.social•13 days ago

📌

mstoodley.bsky.social•13 days ago

Hilarious then. Hilarious now.

chriskri.bsky.social•12 days ago

Classic.

clar75.bsky.social•13 days ago

"I'm not a cat." This will forever crack me up. 😂

hapdadiii.bsky.social•12 days ago

Every so often I think of this video and crack up
(Thankfully while I not in a meeting)

ladynightshade.bsky.social•13 days ago

When I saw this, I was so excited because I thought zoom therapy with kids might work better if I was a cat. But I never figured it out, and just used puppets, which also worked well!

4legsrgood.bsky.social•12 days ago

That will never not make me laugh

yappydagger.bsky.social•12 days ago

This is still funny. Thank you. 🙏🏽😂🤣 #Lawyercat

malshe.bsky.social•13 days ago

This video should be added to the Top 10 Funniest videos ever! I think this is so funny because many people relate to the lawyer who struggled to turn off the filter. Even today I see many among us struggle to unmute themselves 😄😄

emma-pesque.bsky.social•13 days ago

📌

erin-p.bsky.social•12 days ago

Well, your honor, did you fine yourself $500 for recording the stream? 😜

tollerlover05.bsky.social•13 days ago

Now I want to be a Zoom kitten ❤️

jens0331.bsky.social•12 days ago

But dont do a court hearing

magenta-blu.bsky.social•13 days ago

Me too! 😂

tollerlover05.bsky.social•13 days ago

Right?
☺️🇨🇦

jejunco.bsky.social•12 days ago

i was thinking of this earlier today 😄 thanks for the reminder 🐱

clairecopperman.bsky.social•12 days ago

Thank you for sharing this again. It still makes me cry with laughter.

k9rsty.bsky.social•12 days ago

Same!

gwpattie.bsky.social•12 days ago

I must say, I have huge sympathy for the Cat lawyer. The absolute hell of having some feature you didn't enable and trying to stop it in an app you can use but are not a master in. 30+ years in IT and I still get screwed by random changes at times.

mephti.bsky.social•12 days ago

👍

mephti.bsky.social•12 days ago

I think we can all feel "cat lawyer's" pain because we all have experienced something like that.
But the situation was handled well, I think, and I hope they don't feel they're the butt of a joke. It could have been any one of us.

magenta-blu.bsky.social•13 days ago

So cute! 😂😂😂