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“I Apologize For My Cat’s Tail”: Scottish MP Goes Viral After His Cat Photobombs A Zoom Meeting
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“I Apologize For My Cat’s Tail”: Scottish MP Goes Viral After His Cat Photobombs A Zoom Meeting

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If there’s one thing to love about Zoom meetings, it’s the hilarious interruptions that happen every once in a while. This week, a Scottish member of parliament gained internet fame after his cat Rojo photobombed a virtual meeting.

John Nicolson, a parliament member for Ochil & South Perthshire, was speaking about the advantages of putting subtitles on children’s television when he was suddenly interrupted by his cat’s tail waving across the screen.

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John Nicolson, a Scottish lawmaker, was recently photobombed by his cat during a virtual meeting

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“I apologize for my cat’s tail,” the lawmaker told his colleagues as Rojo casually walked in front of the camera. The others in the meeting started to laugh while John Nicolson was trying hard to keep his composure after his cat stole the spotlight.

The cat named Rojo walked in front of the camera and waved his tail across the screen

Image credits: Global News

The laughter continued as Rojo seemingly refused to step out of the view of the camera. “Rojo, put your tail down, please,” John then told his ginger four-legged friend, much to the amusement of his colleagues.

The video almost instantly went viral

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Eventually, Rojo let the humans continue their virtual meeting of the Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee and moved on, while the video of it almost instantly went viral.

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And the Scottish MP was thrilled about Rojo’s newfound fame

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Following the now-viral meeting, John Nicolson couldn’t help but boast about Rojo’s newfound international fame and tweeted: “For all Rojo’s new fans (thousands across the world it seems) – you’ve seen the tail. Here’s the face.”

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Here’s how people online reacted

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Monday
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think a lot of these policy meetings would go a lot better, and get more attention, if they had pets around to lighten the mood.

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Stille20
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Adorable.... but also it never occurred to me that putting on CC would increase literacy in children. Maybe we can get more info to go viral is we add cute cat content.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know about children, but I always watch movies with subtitles. English isn't my first language and sometimes actors are hard to understand when they whisper or shout. Plus it helps with memorizing the correct spelling. Pot player has this useful feature when you pause and click on a word from the subtitles it googles it.

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As I have always said: You cannot tell a cat what to do. Rojo is adorable, of course.

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Monday
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think a lot of these policy meetings would go a lot better, and get more attention, if they had pets around to lighten the mood.

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Stille20
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Adorable.... but also it never occurred to me that putting on CC would increase literacy in children. Maybe we can get more info to go viral is we add cute cat content.

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Oathbraker
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know about children, but I always watch movies with subtitles. English isn't my first language and sometimes actors are hard to understand when they whisper or shout. Plus it helps with memorizing the correct spelling. Pot player has this useful feature when you pause and click on a word from the subtitles it googles it.

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As I have always said: You cannot tell a cat what to do. Rojo is adorable, of course.

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