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[–] houndeyes@toast.ooo 98 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] kadotux@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 days ago
[–] darvocet@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago

Failed to load social media 😢

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 110 points 2 days ago
[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 98 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If you talk about your pet on a video call, you must be prepared to introduce them.

[–] blackshirt@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

That's the rule.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 days ago

Better have a pic loaded and ready to post

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 25 points 1 day ago
[–] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 57 points 2 days ago
[–] islandcoda42@lemmy.zip 44 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It’s called a ‘cat tax’. If a cat gets mentioned, said cat must be shown. No exceptions.

[–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought the cat tax was that if you are eating something you must give the cat some of it, even if they absolutely will not like it.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago
[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Cat tax.

Meow.

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Excuse me, but you mentioned a cat.

[–] islandcoda42@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

T to b : Coda, Treble, Yodel, and Ish. Not pictured is Neffy, a tuxedo 💕❤️💕Never a dull moment around here :)

[–] islandcoda42@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 day ago

Cat tax, Neffy

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

My boss’ cat steals the cam every time he’s on. He and I will have a 1:1 and she’ll have her face right in the camera facing me like she’s my boss while my actual boss moves his head to the side so we can see each other. And if she’s not doing that, she’s turning around to show us her butthole with my boss trying to keep her modesty and putting his hand over it lol

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Are you absolutely certain the cat isn't your boss tho????

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

The boss works for the cat, so by the transitive property it's upper management.

[–] sunsofold@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago

A 'Catatouille' situation, if you will.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I really want to see this as sort of a mash up of Flushed Away meets Ratatouille.

Make it a sort of Dickens-like moral about how the upper classes should help the working classes by not hoarding all the wealth and re-distribution comes without a significant loss as to affect the lifestyle of being pampered, going "hunting", eating, and lounging around in the sun; like that which a cat enjoys.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

It's the rules, man. Can't mention cat without showing cat.

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 2 days ago

The hero we all need.

[–] alternategait@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

I once had a professor go on a whole tangent about noodles and was like “yeah if you ever want to send me noods”. The whole class got a case of the giggles and he was just “yeah I did not think that through.”

[–] fedikitty@piefed.social 10 points 2 days ago

They know what is really important here.

[–] nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Hello, is this still available?

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Anchorxiety@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

When you wanted a picture of the cat but she sends you a picture of her vagina

[–] homik@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

"No, I meant show me your kitties!"

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Things that never happened #69

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Yes, but no.