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

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

"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,” 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

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

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.

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

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

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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.”

"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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Here’s how people online reacted

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Monday 4 years ago

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.

37points

Stille20 4 years ago (edited)

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.

23points

Oathbraker 4 years ago

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.

22points

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Xandra 4 years ago

Subtitles instead of talking over can help with both literacy and learning English (or the language the cartoons/movies are in). My mom used to teach English and told the younger kids to watch cartoons as homework.

3points

GirlFriday 4 years ago

I have a coworker who says that subtitles was how he learned English before he moved here. I think that is a brilliant way to learn!

1point

Caridina Japonica 4 years ago

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0points

Raine Soo 4 years ago

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

11points

giovanna 4 years ago

It makes me die the fact that he asks the cat to put his tail down "please" ahahah

5points

Gabby3 4 years ago

I love seeing adults have joyful moments like this. Being an adult is hard and I think we take ourselves too seriously at times.

5points

Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago

I have a cat, and she has insisted on appearing in a few of my Zoom meetings. One of my friends has a conure (a small parrot) that nearly always sits on her head when she does video conferencing.

5points

giovanna 4 years ago

Ahahah I'd love to see the parrot

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glowworm2 4 years ago

This gave me a much needed laugh this morning. Rojo is adorable.

5points

Phoebe Bean 4 years ago

That is hilarious!

5points

Nora 4 years ago

The little Scottish heart on the collar is really what makes it for me!

4points

Pretty Pangolin 4 years ago

Knowing cats, he's lucky Rojo only showed his tail and not his butt!

4points

Dorothy Parker 4 years ago

Politicians with pets are much better humans than those without, IF they treat then well. For instance, putting the dog in the dog carrier on top of the car is not okay.

4points

K.Kobayashi 4 years ago

Trump is the first president since James K. Polk to not have a presidential pet while in office.

3points

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Kristen Houston 4 years ago

This made me smile :) . I think the CC is a great idea. When i was young i never liked the captions being on-they got in the way, Now, i never turn them off.

2points

Rissie 4 years ago

Rojo is terribly unimpressed but glad the message got some traction because of his gorgeous red tail.

2points

Russian Otaku 4 years ago

I do agree with the subtitle but as it's important and very convenient too at times when you must watch quietly or missed what someone said

1point

Helen Haley 4 years ago

My cat sat over the mic on several calls purring. Great way to keep a call mellow.

1point

Curious Cat 4 years ago

yeh.. rabid kitty!

0points

23AClark 4 years ago

Love it.

0points

shadowserpenz 4 years ago

23AClark like

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Robyn Wilson 4 years ago

Rojo now needs he own personal twitter account.

0points

Rubee Tubesteak 4 years ago

This is the most cat-ish thing ever.

0points

Faramir10 4 years ago

Cute! I like the humor.

0points

El Dee 4 years ago

We should DEFINTELY have more pets in politics. Could countries go to war if they had their opposite number's dog to pet at peace summits??

0points

Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago

Was expecting a Scottish Fold.

0points

Finn Gaming 4 years ago

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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

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Monday 4 years ago

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.

37points

Stille20 4 years ago (edited)

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.

23points

Oathbraker 4 years ago

22points

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Xandra 4 years ago

3points

GirlFriday 4 years ago

I have a coworker who says that subtitles was how he learned English before he moved here. I think that is a brilliant way to learn!

1point

Caridina Japonica 4 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Raine Soo 4 years ago

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

11points

giovanna 4 years ago

It makes me die the fact that he asks the cat to put his tail down "please" ahahah

5points

Gabby3 4 years ago

I love seeing adults have joyful moments like this. Being an adult is hard and I think we take ourselves too seriously at times.

5points

Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago

I have a cat, and she has insisted on appearing in a few of my Zoom meetings. One of my friends has a conure (a small parrot) that nearly always sits on her head when she does video conferencing.

5points

giovanna 4 years ago

Ahahah I'd love to see the parrot

2points

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glowworm2 4 years ago

This gave me a much needed laugh this morning. Rojo is adorable.

5points

Phoebe Bean 4 years ago

That is hilarious!

5points

Nora 4 years ago

The little Scottish heart on the collar is really what makes it for me!

4points

Pretty Pangolin 4 years ago

Knowing cats, he's lucky Rojo only showed his tail and not his butt!

4points

Dorothy Parker 4 years ago

Politicians with pets are much better humans than those without, IF they treat then well. For instance, putting the dog in the dog carrier on top of the car is not okay.

4points

K.Kobayashi 4 years ago

Trump is the first president since James K. Polk to not have a presidential pet while in office.

3points

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Kristen Houston 4 years ago

This made me smile :) . I think the CC is a great idea. When i was young i never liked the captions being on-they got in the way, Now, i never turn them off.

2points

Rissie 4 years ago

Rojo is terribly unimpressed but glad the message got some traction because of his gorgeous red tail.

2points

Russian Otaku 4 years ago

I do agree with the subtitle but as it's important and very convenient too at times when you must watch quietly or missed what someone said

1point

Helen Haley 4 years ago

My cat sat over the mic on several calls purring. Great way to keep a call mellow.

1point

Curious Cat 4 years ago

yeh.. rabid kitty!

0points

23AClark 4 years ago

Love it.

0points

shadowserpenz 4 years ago

23AClark like

0points

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Robyn Wilson 4 years ago

Rojo now needs he own personal twitter account.

0points

Rubee Tubesteak 4 years ago

This is the most cat-ish thing ever.

0points

Faramir10 4 years ago

Cute! I like the humor.

0points

El Dee 4 years ago

We should DEFINTELY have more pets in politics. Could countries go to war if they had their opposite number's dog to pet at peace summits??

0points

Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago

Was expecting a Scottish Fold.

0points

Finn Gaming 4 years ago

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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

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

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

The video almost instantly went viral

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

Here’s how people online reacted

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