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Man tells judge he isn't a cat....

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NotSpaghetti Tue 09-Feb-21 21:46:40

Just that really...

Texas lawyer trapped by cat filter on Zoom call, informs judge he is not a cat

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/09/texas-lawyer-zoom-cat-filter-kitten

Chewbacca Tue 09-Feb-21 23:29:07

I've seen a couple of lockdown howlers this week too. One was a woman who wanted to dye her hair bright ruby red and rather than risk splashing the dye around her bathroom, she got her son to drive her, dressed in bin bags as protection, to the local car wash wash! It looked like an abattoir with red dye all over the place!

The other was a young woman in America who, because of being unable to get to the shops to get strong hold hair spray, used Gorilla Glue spray instead shock She ended up in hospital where they tried to remove it with solvents but that burnt her head. A month later and she's still trying to dig it out of her head! She's hoping to sue the manufacturer because it doesn't actually say that it shouldn't be used as hair spray. <<shakes own head in disbelief>>

NotSpaghetti Wed 10-Feb-21 00:11:01

Oh my goodness! Just googled the gorilla glue girl!!
???

MissAdventure Wed 10-Feb-21 00:14:16

Did anyone ever watch bizarre E.R and the man who got a party hat stuck to his head? grin

Summerlove Wed 10-Feb-21 00:57:49

I can’t stop giggling over this

NotSpaghetti Wed 10-Feb-21 01:52:51

Summerlove I know! It's so nice to find something so silly!
... but why does the judge say "I can see you are not a cat" when he clearly looks like one?

No, MissAdventure - sounds amusing ?

Hetty58 Wed 10-Feb-21 01:57:27

Glue girl would be pretty without the ridiculous lashes and silly hair. Still, the glue will flake off in time - probably taking the hair with it! Some people have to learn the hard way.

Kaimoana Wed 10-Feb-21 02:59:05

Reminds me of the stupid people (yes, heaps of them!) who put superglue in their eyes ^thinking it's eyedrops.

Many google stories if you're interested, it's quite common.

Duh shock

yggdrasil Wed 10-Feb-21 08:35:42

/I/ don't know how to add a filter or change the background.
Everyone seems to be assuming it is common knowledge.
I'd love to do it, especially for the committee meetings I have to do

Alegrias1 Wed 10-Feb-21 09:18:45

NotSpaghetti that is so funny, thank you for posting it!

Parsley3 Wed 10-Feb-21 10:00:39

I am crying with laughter. Thank you for this.

Mollygo Wed 10-Feb-21 10:19:00

So funny! Thanks for a giggle today.
I often wonder why manufacturers put what seem to be unnecessary warnings e.g. ‘may contain nuts’ on a pack of walnuts.

Shinamae Wed 10-Feb-21 10:27:46

Chewbacca

I've seen a couple of lockdown howlers this week too. One was a woman who wanted to dye her hair bright ruby red and rather than risk splashing the dye around her bathroom, she got her son to drive her, dressed in bin bags as protection, to the local car wash wash! It looked like an abattoir with red dye all over the place!

The other was a young woman in America who, because of being unable to get to the shops to get strong hold hair spray, used Gorilla Glue spray instead shock She ended up in hospital where they tried to remove it with solvents but that burnt her head. A month later and she's still trying to dig it out of her head! She's hoping to sue the manufacturer because it doesn't actually say that it shouldn't be used as hair spray. <<shakes own head in disbelief>>

Goodness me, you really couldn’t make it up....??????

Katie59 Wed 10-Feb-21 10:47:03

You can’t cure stupid!.

NotSpaghetti Wed 10-Feb-21 11:37:48

It seems to be all over the news today!

JaneJudge Wed 10-Feb-21 11:42:38

yggdrasil

/I/ don't know how to add a filter or change the background.
Everyone seems to be assuming it is common knowledge.
I'd love to do it, especially for the committee meetings I have to do

I use teams (not zoom) but to change the background you have to download the app, it doesn't work if you just open it in browser

The cat really made me laugh smile he looks so sad too!

Squiffy Wed 10-Feb-21 12:27:54

What made me laugh was the cat's little mouth 'speaking'!

readalot Thu 11-Feb-21 10:20:06

I thought the car one was hilarious. I watched it three times. I am not a cat

Nannapat1 Thu 11-Feb-21 10:25:10

I've watched the Zoom cat several times and it's given me a much needed giggle. Just wish I knew how to apply one of these filters myself!

Growing0ldDisgracefully Thu 11-Feb-21 10:39:43

I've seen the cat incident, it's refreshing that it was actually the judge who had the sense of humour to let it be published in the media. I worked in the courts here in the UK many years ago and generally a sense of humour from the magistrates was not apparent, even for the odd funny occurrence in court. Very entertaining and brightened the day!

Jaxie Thu 11-Feb-21 11:16:53

Not spaghetti: because “see” can have the meaning “understand”.

BusterTank Thu 11-Feb-21 11:24:19

I did laugh , my husband was looking at me as though I was nutty .

GreenGran78 Thu 11-Feb-21 11:30:20

The ‘glue girl’ could well be awarded damages. There have been many such cases, especially in America, which is why manufacturers put stupid warnings against every eventuality on products.
One that comes to mind is the lady who thought that ‘cruise control’ on the motor home she was driving was like autopilot on a plane. She set it, and went into the rear to make a drink. After the subsequent crash she successfully sued the manufacturers for not explaining the controls properly.
Cases like these explain why you are warned that the coffee you have bought could be hot!

Tuckshop Thu 11-Feb-21 11:42:58

Thank heavens for these moments of light relief. Could not stop laughing at the cat one yesterday.

Gwenisgreat1 Thu 11-Feb-21 11:48:21

"Chewbacca". not sure which is funniest, the fact she prayed her hair with the glue, or the fact she thinks she can sue because the glue omits to say don't spray hair with it!!