Thanks to the on going COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve had to move a lot of our daily activities such as meetings, classes, workout sessions and even court hearings online.

And sometimes, making a small blunder can make you internet famous within hours.

“I’m not a cat”

A lawyer using Zoom had to let a judge know that he wasn’t a cat after inadvertently activating a face filter pic.twitter.com/vChc14mjM1
— Mikael Thalen (@MikaelThalen) February 9, 2021

A video of a virtual court proceeding went viral recently after what appears to be a formal, no-nonsense session turned into a hilariously cute one.

According to Reuters, county attorney Rod Ponton accidentally had a cat filter on during the 394th Judicial District Court in Texas on Zoom.

The hearing was attended by Judge Roy Ferguson and two other men.

As the poor lawyer accidentally turned on the cat filter, Ponton looks on nervously as his on-screen persona's eyes can be seen darting across the screen.

“Mr Ponton, I believe you have filter turned on in the video settings,” said the judge.

Ponton said his assistant was trying to turn off the filter.

“I’m here live, I’m not a cat,” he said.

Meme-worthy exchange

The funny exchange between the lawyer and judge went viral and has over 100,000 retweets to date.

Netizens wasted no time to make jokes or funny cat puns.

Is there a filter for Zoom that turns cats into lawyers?
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) February 9, 2021

he committed purr-jury
— Fwd: : Exploding Bra (@Z_A_Kline) February 9, 2021

He's not a lawyer. He's an advocat. https://t.co/Ye4q6eePh9
— Tibor Martini (@tibor) February 9, 2021

I like "I *think* it's a filter," like he's leaving open the possibility the lawyer is in fact a cat
— Sarah J (@Trisarahjtops) February 9, 2021

"I'm here live. I'm not a cat."I haven't laughed this hard all pandemic. Thank you, cat lawyer.
— Jennifer N. Victor (@jennifernvictor) February 9, 2021

Cat lawyer may have survived that zoom hearing but good luck with the jury. pic.twitter.com/sGdXmYqSS0
— Vic Vela (@VicVela1) February 9, 2021

Zoom Cat Filter Video is flawless. Makes it all worth it. The internet, everything. Just a guy at the absolute end of his rope saying “I- I’m not a cat.” It's all worth it. I feel alive.
— philip matarese (@philorphilip) February 10, 2021

that guy from the zoom video today should just keep living life as a cat
— Kristen Arnett (@Kristen_Arnett) February 9, 2021

Perhaps all of us should start using Zoom filters in the next meetings to lighten things up?

Cat-astrophic? Lawyer Turns Into A Cat During Virtual Hearing After Accidentally Turning On Filter

“I’m not a cat”

Meme-worthy exchange