'I’m not a cat': lawyer gets stuck on Zoom kitten filter during court case
2021 ж. 8 Ақп.
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A lawyer showed up to virtual court in the 394th district of Texas with a kitten filter turned on, the cat moving its lips and eyes, as Rod Ponton said he and his assistant were attempting to remove the filter during the court case.
The judge later posted the snipped and wrote: '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.'
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The fact that the cat looks worried and mortified just makes it that much more hilarious
I've got tears down my face from laughter. The cats expression really does put it over the top.
@@jxchambI’m now crying laughing at your comment 😂 poor thing!
OMG! Hadn't realized that! True!
The cat sounds and looks genuinely upset 🤣🤣 Too funny 😂
fact youtube comments are funny
Imagine having studied a career as a lawyer and ending up being a nervous kitten while defending your client.
Literally😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
HAHAHAH
I'm deceased 😂😂😂
I think he's almost about to retire. 😂 Before retirement, what an experiment. 😅
"I am prepared to go forward with it." Respect.
This statement got me!!! hahaha
I think it's a cat only. Reality is not what you think
😂
@@6senses1mindhe says 'i'm not a cat', the reply is 'i can see that', while everybody can see clearly that he is indeed a cat. They're both in it, I'm guessing.
@@erhan1255how does “I can see that” makes him in it?
Bro imagine you're fighting a charge and your lawyers shows up as cat.
The court of cats has found you not guilty,all charges are dropped
What a catastrophe! 🙀
Look at my lawyer dawg. I'm going to jail 😂😂
Well actually happened UF you realize this😂😂😂😂😳🤯😳🤯😝😝😝
@@JayJ95Xsir thats a lawyer cat
I appreciate how he needed to clarify that he was not a cat
Just like you're not a little white puppy, huh???
@@crazymusicgrlcheesecake Wow what a edgy comment
@@rodericksutton2983wtf are you talking about
@@crazymusicgrlcheesecake …awkward :/
@@crazymusicgrlcheesecakewell someone's clearly looking for an argument.
The fact that he says "I'm not a cat" in a nervous tone, makes it funnier
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thats what a cat would say
Well done, Arletty.
That makes this entire video😂
"I'm prepared to go forward with it". What an alpha.
Haha
Well he’s a feline so
Dominator move for sure.
I am embarrassed to admit how many times I've watched this. The fact that the cat filter's expression looks panicked and matches perfectly with the attorney's voice just cracks me up every time. Especially when the cat nods and agrees with the judge.
He’s sounds like he’s terrified of his new cat form
Cause he is
He had a dream about this exact situation. And it came true.
He knows what's on the internet
No! It sounds like his assistant is doing other things than Just removing the filter! It sounds like she is resurrecting him if you get what i mean?
Plot twist there was no filter
The voice matches the frightened/confused cat filter perfectly.
Yeees! Haha, it wouldn’t be the same if it were the other way around
Hope rod's doing well
Don't tell anyone, but I m not a real cat, don't wanna upset neighborhood cats if you know... Kidding 😂
He has since become a voice over actor.
Lost? Frightened? Confused?
You know it already. This will never get old. It's forever.
Absolutely
Yes! No matter how many times it appears on my timeline I still find it funny.
N E V E R
"I'm not a cat" sounds like something a cat would say.
Why does "I’m not a cat" sound like he’s trying to convince himself
Like he goes to the mirror, says the phrase “I’m not a cat” multiple times while continuously splashing water on his face
*That cracked me up .*
💀💀💀💀
@@lbarreda 😭😭✋🏾
Yeah😂😂
"*I think* you have a filter." Not totally ruling out that he may be a cat.
No wonder the dude pleaded that he is not a cat 😂😂
Innocent until proven guilty
this had me dying laughing thank you.
It's not beyond reasonable doubt
@@annag707 "cat until proven not cat"
the fact that it said that recording is prohibited
Exactly what I’m thinking
Still hits the spot 3 years later.
Yes, yes it does
💯
I can't believe this was 3 years ago... wow. Still epic!
Right?
"My assistant"....in other words his 14 year old granddaughter
🤣🤣🤣🤣
unnecessary comment moment
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Half true. He was using his assistants work computer, whom has a very young daughter, that she calls from work, using the cat filter to give her child a giggle. It was left on by default. 🤭
who altso turned the filter on 😂
The dodgy eyes and shaky voice just makes this perfect
Because he's an actual cat and got busted 😂
Purrrfect
Totally agree with you, it is a scream to watch. Poor bloke!!
Just found out, it's just how the lawyer speaks in daily basis.
And that helpless face😂
„I‘m not a cat“ was a better plot twist than anything that Hollywood produced the last 15 years.
What a lawyer, he was prepared to go forward with trial as a cat 😂
"I got my assistant here" his five-year-old granddaughter, probably
Lol.😀😆😅😄😃
Well it does say in the description that someone used his laptop before and used that filter lol
@@ammagon4519 It was his son 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It was his pa's daughter who was playing on her laptop
He had the perfect voice for that petrified looking cat. 🤣
I really didnt expect to laugh out loud when I clicked, but when I heard that freaking voice 😂
I thought the voice was through filter too, but it turns out it was the real voice :)))
especially the 0:12 huaaaa 😂
He should be a voice actor for petrified cats in the future
lmbooo
I love how when the judge tells him "I think it's a filter", the kitten nods and he says "it is". The way he says it for some reason has me in stitches!!
Never gets old. I still love this in 2024
Same! 😂
“I’m not a cat.” “I can see that.” No, you can’t.
😂😂
lol
Im crying 🤣🤣🤣
Yes, I can Took off their HUMAN MASKS
I found this really funny
He suspiciously denies being a cat even though no one accused him.
Theres so much fun here
Exactly me and my team are under the opinion that he is most definitely a cat and we will not stand for this dishonest feline making a mockery of our human Court!
kinda sus
@@TrollHiddenCave 😂😂😂
Plot twist: He is actually a dog.
The guy putting on his glasses to make sure he's seeing correctly makes this much funnier
"I'm prepared to go forward with it."😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
He sounds like he’s desperately trying to convince his friends that he is, in fact, not a cat.
Gyro
Morgana
Those people really aren’t his friends but still funny though
Friends?
dont know what its like to be you.
"Assistant" ......7 year old granddaughter
maybe she was the one who put it there in the first place :D
@@maj1395 It's was the assistant's laptop and it was her daughter that had used it.
Hahaha so true
😂
🤣
The sheer look of panic through the eyes of the cat filter face sends me every time.
I love how top right goes from super serious to laughing in about 3 seconds when he says "Im not a cat"
I love how he gets nervous and thinks "I best clarify that I'm not a cat"
Me doing a presentation in class.
That's what a disguised cat would say
Fun fact: he is a cat
"Ah...I can...I can...see that" 😂😂
That's such a lawyer move
Imagine you get the death sentence because your lawyer is stuck with the cat filter on
Lmboooo!!
😂😂
*get nae nae'd*
Oof
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
How do they keep such straight faces? I would have burst out laughing hysterically.
The guy on the left is smirking, probably not laughing to be polite and professional and the guy above wasn't really paying attention till he heard the cat comment and then he looks up and stifles a laugh. If you watch the whole thing he calls a woman over to see it (I think most suspect it's his wife since this was during lock down)
I don’t know how they could not laugh at this. I’d have been gasping for air from all the belly laughs. Everything from the nervous look of the cat to the guy’s panicky voice and to the “I’m not a cat”. This will never not be funny no matter how many times I watch and no matter how much time has passed. 😂🤣
This sincerity of his “I’m not a cat” cured my depression
this
Cringe
@@brokenfinger cringe
@@brokenfinger ur cringe
It did. I'm having a rough female hormone day, this erased all sadness. But then, I used my water pick, started laughing again, and inhaled water. Still happy....just uncomfortable.
"Recording of this hearing or live stream is prohibited" 8 million views
That’s what I was thinking!
This was a special exception that was very necessary
Like the "photography prohibited" signs at Area 51 :)
That's federal prison time! 😏
I believe all court dates are held publicly because a closed courtroom would be seen as unfair and unjust. That's why I thought all these zoom court meetings are being put on public like youtube.
I like how the judge had to keep his video setting turned off to not be seen humorously laughing/smiling during the case.
I just watched this now, and it makes me appreciate the little bits of fun during the pandemic
I love that the cat looks as worried as he sounds.
Yessss😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Panic set in for a moment, for sure 🐈
So true! 😂😂😂😂
It suits him well
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Removing the cat filter is easy, but he first has to find the mouse.
Best comment I’ve heard 🤣🤣🤣
😸😸😸
Underrated
This was the best comment
This was GREAT
"I'm not a cat." "I can see that."
The way the cat does that panicked quick _"left & right"_ look after saying - *_"I'm not a cat..."_* kills me! 😂
The fact he thought he had to tell judge he isn’t a cat had me laughing so much
@@stevensko9153 Wrong!!! The fact that he said it after acknowledging that it’s a filter says otherwise. 🤣
Their politeness makes it all funnier "i think you have a filter on" "im not a cat" and such x)
He is cat tho
Legally, he is required to or else he'd be in contempt of court.
@@stevensko9153 t
“I’m not a cat” That’s exactly what a cat pretending to be a person would say
Shut up Elmo you ruined my childhood
SO true!! 😂😂
@@utopia2134 Elmo?
@@theeleventhdoctor2043 yes you Elmo, you have ruined my life thanks to you I am now in fear of goldfish
@@utopia2134 I’m not élmo
This made the quarantine worth it 😌
Somehow, the voice matched the cats worried face.
"I'm not a cat" That's exactly what a cat would have said If he had forgotten his human filter
Gosh people copying other comments on youtube are something else
@@It9LpBFS37 true
@@It9LpBFS37 gosh people complaning about people "stealing" comments on youtube are something else
@@eh2587 true
@@It9LpBFS37 you dont "steal comments" that literally makes no sense. Everybody says the same things all the time
“I’m prepared to go forward with it.” Dude just accepted his fate 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣
This was the bit that got me the most! 😂😂😂
He's a cat now
By "assistant," I'm assuming that he means that his 5 year old daughter is showing her daddy how to turn the filter off. Or at least that's what I want to think because it's cute.
That kitten looks terrified 😭
This might possibly be the funniest thing I have ever seen! 😂😂
“I’m here live I’m not a cat” Sounds like something a cat would say. You’re not foolin anyone chum.
To the boiling water with it.
🤭
😆😆😆
"I can see that." The judge is either an extremely bad liar, or else a stellar example of "blind justice."
Fortnite tweeted
“I’m not a cat” Exactly something a cat posing as a lawyer would say.
Guilty
Someone give that fluffball a tie
cat me if you can
Purr-fect comment
‘I swear I’m not a cat!’ ‘The evidence says otherwise councillor.’
Ladies and gentlemen of the court, Let us state for the record that he is in fact ... Not a cat .... 🤣 Stenographer: heh i love my job
Truly, every frame is a masterpiece
The lawyer sounds like he was about to cry when he said “I’m not a cat” I feel bad for the guy but the same time, I’m pretty sure he’s a cat
This was a grown man, a lawyer declaring on the record in court that he is not a cat. I love it.
Nek miniute.........OK I am a cat. But I'm really cute. And I always wanted to be a lawyer.
Curious, how that's EXACTLY WHAT A CAT WOULD SAY!
The cat looked like it was about to cry too. Cat confirmed 🐱
@N Exactly! Cats will stare you in the eye and lie to you! He was clearly a cat
I love how the cat filter only magnifies the sheer panic in his eyes
wow no replies?
@MIRAJANE - oh okay
How did they not … I would’ve been in tears
"I'm not a cat" "OBJECTION!!"
😂
He sounds like he's afraid that he might have actually turned into a cat and has no way of reverting back to a human. 🤣
"I'd like to call for recess, your honour" "Why is that, Mr. Ponton?" "I saw something outside and I need to investigate it." "😤 Very well. We'll recommence in fifteen. 🔨" *A few seconds later "Your honour! Your honour! You-" "Yes, Mr. Ponton?" "It was just a leaf. Can we recommence this afternoon's session?"
The fact the other two had a straight face made the cat uncomfortable.
LITERALLY haha
Same energy as the streamer that got stuck with the potato filter.
He did, hahaha.
The cat’s eyes darting around nervously as he realizes he forgot his human filter.
XD 🤣😂🤣
"I'm not a cat...", hopefully these other hoomans believe me.
Hahaha
This made my day ;)
Exactly. First sign of deceit
Every time I see this, I laugh til I cry. This video never gets old. 😂😂😂💀
I am not a cat. That is EXACTLY what a cat would say!
“I’m not a cat” “Objection, your honor. As the jury can see, he is indeed, a cat!”
OVERRULED!!!
It's Natsume Soseki's biggest rival.
@@Watsuda NOT NATSUME SOUSEKI-
😂😂😂
HAHHAHA
He sounds scared, Like he’s actually going to stay in the cats body forever😂
Lololololol
🤣🤣🤣. Brilliant comment!
he’s probably more scared of the fact that he could be held for contempt of court haha
Your comment made my day 😄 thank you 🌸
This makes the situation even funnier
He's nervous trying to explain to a judge that he's not a cat lile he's being accused of being a cat😂
"If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you by the state" The attorney:
What makes this so funny is how distressed and anxious the cat looks, as if it’s channeling the lawyers embarrassment.
Mm ,
LOL
@Dan Orozco Hey look, it’s the guy that always mentions race for no reason whatsoever
7.1k likes and just 6 replies?
@Dan Orozco ?????????
The shaky, deep southern accent of an old man on the worried little face of a kitten as he attempts to plead with the judge that he is in fact, not a cat, is hilarious.
And cute 😂
Hahaha
he isn't a cat
@@CheddarCheeseReturning sounds like something a cat would say
LOL
I'm dying😂😂😂😂😂, but Jerry with the straight face makes it even funnier 😅😅😅😅
"I'm not a cat" is exactly what a cat pretending to be a lawyer would say.
I love it how his personality almost fits exactly with the expression of the cat
Cat-mode is his true form
Purrrsonality**
@@r3b3lvegan89 *Pussynality 🌚
:D his voice isntrembling and the cat is about to cry
I actually thought he was putting on a special cat voice
"I'm not a cat." "I can see that." Wow, two people lying in court. How rare is that.
You mean one person and a cat
@@camillechou4163 Two MAMMALS!
@@camillechou4163Are you insinuating that cats aren’t people? You’d better keep quiet lest they hear about it and decide that you’re their next meal.
I love the long silence after he says "I'm not a cat."
- A cat can't speak - A person can speak - This cat can speak - Therefore this cat is not a cat. he is a person. Easy logic
I love how the cat look worried like his voice.
That first "Agghh" at 0:12 kills me 😂😂😂
😅
"I believe you have a filter" Cat: immediately averts its eyes
LOL 😆, "Ah, yessss, a filter.... Correct."
The hoomans have spotted us! 🙀🙈
It? Hes not a cat!
IM CRYING UAJKAKJ
...And slightly opens it's mouth, in shock!
‘I’m not a cat’ Said the cat and looked pleadingly into the camera, eyes ready to shed tears
Said the cat begging for his life, trying to get justice...
I ruined the perfect 999 and now its 1k
At that moment i thought def a cat
seriously, does it matter what he looks like its all about the content right? hahaha.
"I'm not a cat" is exactly what a cat would say...
Plot twist: Its a real cat
Love how he says “I think it’s a filter” like there’s a possibility that he’s actually a cat😂
Judges often hedge like that so they're never wrong. Source: am a lawyer who has to deal with judges who never say anything definitively
@@supitschillbro i think that makes sense
@@supitschillbro username checks out
Maybe he doesn't know the correct button at Zoom.
Yo 😂😂😂😂
You know you’ve hired the pawfect lawyer when he’s willing to defend you even while using a cat filter.
You mean purrfect?
@@beowulf9878 purrfect pawyer
Who else got this on their recommended... 👇
@poleve540 and dance with me
@Strike The Valstrax UTTP TERRORGANG And you know that the "someone" is not John Wick because you're alive.
He tried to fix it, but he couldn't find the mouse.
Those cat eyes 👁️ 👁️ are hilarious 😂😂
The panicked desperation in his voice, is like a man who has just switched bodies with his pet. Poor thing but he had me in tears 🤣
It matched the sadness of the cat! 🤣
When he said, I'm here live, I'm not a cat, I died 😂😂😂😂
It was the panic that got me too. And the peering eyes of the cat 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I got a 1k like
He saw Disneys “Soul”and thought “this is it” 🤣🤣
I fully believed he isn't a cat until he said "I'm not a cat". Trying way too hard to convince us, very suspicious...
LOLS
sus
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
"I'm not a cat" Just what you'd expect a sneaky cat to say.
😂😂😂
Definitely one of the best Covid era zoom session videos!
I don't know how the other 2 could not laugh after saying I'm not a cat
"I'm not a cat." - A sentence I never thought I'd hear somebody say in a serious context.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
And in a court no less
Hmmm so doulingo does work
😭😂😂
Yeah Like how could people talk like that without laughing 😂
I like how he generally sound concerned about people thinking he was a real cat
Genuinely
Pfp = sus
People can barely even tell if they are male or female anymore, it wouldn't surprise me if this man is worried whether someone can tell if he's a cat or human
@@VYMQGSOH I would be more accepting of someone who turns up on thier first day of work, as a cat.
@@VYMQGSOH 😐
can't get over this video.
"I'm not a cat" that's exactly what a cat would want you to think
"I'm not a cat" - "Well, you should call your lawyer to prove that!"
Smart
Cat moment
SILENCE VERIFIED
He's the lawer!
Very funny grandpa now where did you keep your meds?
"I'm not a cat." Definitely something a cat would say.
Im not allowed to watch this video ever again....asthma attack every time. I laugh and wheeze for days.😂 pure pandemic gold
"I'm not a cat" is the best thing 2021 has delivered so far.
LOL
😭
Maybe google: tennis ball throw against the wall meme
Agreed. Just pure class!
Gorilla glue woman
the silence after he says "i'm not a cat" kills me. and the guy in the top right just chuckling silently.
on rewatch the best part is before he starts chuckling "I'm not a cat" from the cat, split second to process, then the best eyebrow-raise I've seen in a while
For the life of me, I can’t figure out how in the world the judge & the other attorney maintain their composure & don’t totally lose it with uncontrollable laughter!!!!
Top right guy's face just transforms into Jeff Bridges
🤣😂😂
@@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853 Yes!!!!
"My assistant is trying to remove it." his "assistant" is definitely a cat and definitely NOT trying to remove it
The best COVID lockdown blooper!😂😂😂
This is not a trial anymore, this is Try not to laugh challenge.
I lost the challenge. I lost big time!
technically still a trial just a different kind.
HA! NO KIDDING!!!!
I failed hard
Trial not to laugh challenge!