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The Conversation This Woman Had With A Cat Next Door Is Going Viral And It’s Too Cute
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The Conversation This Woman Had With A Cat Next Door Is Going Viral And It’s Too Cute

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Recently, a handsome boy named Marshall made his way to internet fame. Being the beautiful cat that he is, he caught the attention of Erika Strong, an employee at Shopify’s office in Toronto. Her office windows face another building, and in one of its apartments lives Marshall.

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This post, tweeted by Erika Strong, an employee at Shopify Toronto, has recently gone viral

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In her tweet Erika wrote that she stares out the office’s window at a cat that likes to sit on a windowsill. One day, she and her co-worker decided to ask the cat’s name by putting post it notes on the window with the question: “What is your cat’s name?”

Before the winter holidays, she and her colleague asked for the name of the cat that sits on a windowsill in the next building

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And the cat’s family responded!

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“I died,” Erika said to the media. “I freaked out. Everyone was so excited because they all knew we’d been waiting.”

Erika and her co-worker waited approximately 6 weeks for the answer

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Just after the tweet went viral, Erika wanted to let Marshall and his family know that he’s officially internet-famous now

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And is now actively thinking about what should be the next question for Marshall

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Of course, Twitter came to help

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Erika made a poll for Twitter users, asking what the next question should be

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Neringa Utaraitė

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Neringa is a proud writer at Bored Panda who used to study English and French linguistics. Although she has many different interests, she's particularly drawn to covering stories about pop culture as well as history. While not at the office, this Panda enjoys creepy movies, poetry, photography and learning how to play the piano.

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Neringa Utaraitė

Neringa Utaraitė

Author, Community member

Neringa is a proud writer at Bored Panda who used to study English and French linguistics. Although she has many different interests, she's particularly drawn to covering stories about pop culture as well as history. While not at the office, this Panda enjoys creepy movies, poetry, photography and learning how to play the piano.

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Valerie Fawn
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Marshall is so floofy and pretty. I hope to see more of this and learn the secrets of the kitty

Reilly Beryll
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Marshall, tell us your kitty secrets! What are your names? What do you do for a living? How do you keep your fur so soft??

RU Sirius
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

cats don't need to do anything for living. They need just to be for living )))

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

Haha the cat name thing is true, we have cat called Dumpling but her full name is McCatty Fat Cat Mask Dumpling, of course we don't know her third cat name.

Nikki D
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this! When I was younger my friends and I would carry poster board when riding in their moms car and write signs to people on the road like "you're pretty", "slow down" and "nice car" "hey candsome" haha. We were like, 10 or 11.

Lizzie the Crayon
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If that were me, all of the sticky notes would have fallen within 5 minutes.

Dani
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That hits waaaaay too close to home for me... drawings I made on a sticky when I was 8 stuck to my closet door until I was 12 and a sticky reminding me to bring something to school will fall in like 5 minutes

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Amery
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our cat is Pikerston Rothschild vonHuber. We call him Pike.

RU Sirius
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see some lack of logic here: the first question was definitely addressed NOT to Marshall but to his human slaves. Now all of a sudden everybody wonders what question they may ask Marshall as if he ever responded and would care.

FatBaby
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ask Marshall why all cats stare at a dark corner when there's nothing in the corner. My guess is that cat's can see our demons.

Gregory Latondress
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would you you please give Marshall a few gentle strokes from us over here for making are day more pleasant .

Jodi Ellis
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would love to see the conversation keep going with updates.

CrazyCatLady
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd want to know if Marshall has a brother or sister, or if he fancies a 'job' as an office cat.

Kitty Katty
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love the "Sorry, I thought you were somebody else" suggestion

Whatevers not taken
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s it...that’s the dumbest s**t story I have read on bored panda

TJler
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5 years ago

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That cat looks like it wants to slit its own throat. Is there any suspicion of animal abuse?

Full Name
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ever eat finger foods that are kinda messy, then you lick your fingers clean and then go to type on the keyboard and realize how gross that is? That's what happens when you knit your own toques into a pair of scissors.

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Valerie Fawn
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Marshall is so floofy and pretty. I hope to see more of this and learn the secrets of the kitty

Reilly Beryll
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Marshall, tell us your kitty secrets! What are your names? What do you do for a living? How do you keep your fur so soft??

RU Sirius
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

cats don't need to do anything for living. They need just to be for living )))

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HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Haha the cat name thing is true, we have cat called Dumpling but her full name is McCatty Fat Cat Mask Dumpling, of course we don't know her third cat name.

Nikki D
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this! When I was younger my friends and I would carry poster board when riding in their moms car and write signs to people on the road like "you're pretty", "slow down" and "nice car" "hey candsome" haha. We were like, 10 or 11.

Lizzie the Crayon
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If that were me, all of the sticky notes would have fallen within 5 minutes.

Dani
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That hits waaaaay too close to home for me... drawings I made on a sticky when I was 8 stuck to my closet door until I was 12 and a sticky reminding me to bring something to school will fall in like 5 minutes

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Amery
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our cat is Pikerston Rothschild vonHuber. We call him Pike.

RU Sirius
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see some lack of logic here: the first question was definitely addressed NOT to Marshall but to his human slaves. Now all of a sudden everybody wonders what question they may ask Marshall as if he ever responded and would care.

FatBaby
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ask Marshall why all cats stare at a dark corner when there's nothing in the corner. My guess is that cat's can see our demons.

Gregory Latondress
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would you you please give Marshall a few gentle strokes from us over here for making are day more pleasant .

Jodi Ellis
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would love to see the conversation keep going with updates.

CrazyCatLady
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd want to know if Marshall has a brother or sister, or if he fancies a 'job' as an office cat.

Kitty Katty
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love the "Sorry, I thought you were somebody else" suggestion

Whatevers not taken
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s it...that’s the dumbest s**t story I have read on bored panda

TJler
Community Member
5 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

That cat looks like it wants to slit its own throat. Is there any suspicion of animal abuse?

Full Name
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ever eat finger foods that are kinda messy, then you lick your fingers clean and then go to type on the keyboard and realize how gross that is? That's what happens when you knit your own toques into a pair of scissors.

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