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| Devil’s Advo-Cat: Zoom filter turns Texas lawyer into kitten, hilarity ensues (VIDEO) | Devil’s Advo-Cat: Zoom filter turns Texas lawyer into kitten, hilarity ensues (VIDEO) |
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| A Texas lawyer was left embarrassed, and the internet left laughing, after he addressed a remote court hearing while transformed by a Zoom filter into a cuddly, adorable kitten. | A Texas lawyer was left embarrassed, and the internet left laughing, after he addressed a remote court hearing while transformed by a Zoom filter into a cuddly, adorable kitten. |
| A hearing at the 394th District Court in Brewster County, Texas, was briefly halted after one lawyer seemingly transformed into a saucer-eyed kitten. Video footage of the hearing, which apparently took place on Tuesday, showed the lawyer struggling to turn off the Zoom filter responsible for his whiskered appearance. | A hearing at the 394th District Court in Brewster County, Texas, was briefly halted after one lawyer seemingly transformed into a saucer-eyed kitten. Video footage of the hearing, which apparently took place on Tuesday, showed the lawyer struggling to turn off the Zoom filter responsible for his whiskered appearance. |
| “Uh, we’re trying to,” he said, after Judge Roy Ferguson asked him to remove the filter. “I’m here live,” he added, as the cat’s eyes moved with his own. | “Uh, we’re trying to,” he said, after Judge Roy Ferguson asked him to remove the filter. “I’m here live,” he added, as the cat’s eyes moved with his own. |
| “I can see that,” fellow lawyer H. Gibbs Bauer responds. | “I can see that,” fellow lawyer H. Gibbs Bauer responds. |
| Judge Ferguson used the mistake to warn anyone appearing before his court to “be sure filters are off.” Ferguson called the mix-up “a by-product of the legal profession's dedication to ensuring that the justice system continues to function in these tough times,” and praised the “professionalism” of all involved. | Judge Ferguson used the mistake to warn anyone appearing before his court to “be sure filters are off.” Ferguson called the mix-up “a by-product of the legal profession's dedication to ensuring that the justice system continues to function in these tough times,” and praised the “professionalism” of all involved. |
| While Ferguson said that everyone present handled the accident “with dignity,” the video caused an outpouring of laughter online. | While Ferguson said that everyone present handled the accident “with dignity,” the video caused an outpouring of laughter online. |
| However, the lawyer isn’t the first professional caught with his cat ears on. Back in 2019, the provincial government of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa live-streamed a press conference on Facebook with a cat filter enabled. After a deluge of comments, the filter was disabled, with the mistake blamed on a social media volunteer. | However, the lawyer isn’t the first professional caught with his cat ears on. Back in 2019, the provincial government of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa live-streamed a press conference on Facebook with a cat filter enabled. After a deluge of comments, the filter was disabled, with the mistake blamed on a social media volunteer. |
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