Cat Summoned for Jury Duty

Jury duty letter came addressed to my cat. Not a mistake. "Felix Martinez" - that's his full name according to his vet records. My last name. His first name. Somehow he's a registered voter now. Called the county clerk. Me: My cat got summoned for jury duty. Clerk: Is the name correct on the summons? Me: Yes, but he's a cat. Clerk: Is Felix Martinez a legal resident of this county? Me: He's a legal cat. Clerk: Sir, if the name matches our records, he needs to appear or file an exemption. Me: He can't file anything. He has paws. Clerk: You can file on his behalf. Me: Under what exemption? There's no box for "is a cat."

A text post tells the story of a cat named Felix Martinez receiving a jury duty summons because the owner’s last name and the cat’s first name were entered into official records. The joke comes from treating the cat as a registered voter and legal resident while applying bureaucratic rules literally, ending with the absurd problem that there is no exemption for being a cat. It is used as a reaction to ridiculous bureaucracy, administrative mistakes, or situations where formal systems ignore common sense. EN: A text post tells the story of a cat named Felix Martinez receiving a jury duty summons because the owner’s last name and the cat’s first name were entered into official records. The joke comes from treating the cat as a registered voter and legal resident while applying bureaucratic rules literally, ending with the absurd problem that there is no exemption for being a cat. It is used as a reaction to ridiculous bureaucracy, administrative mistakes, or situations where formal systems ignore common sense.

• @memetutorial / 20812 2026-07-08