
And then I narrowed those down to what I thought were 14 insightful, probing questions. So, I put on my thinking cap and came up with dozens of things I’d always wanted to ask a talking cat. Just email me back with your questions and I will get Morris to answer them right away.” Because of his very hectic celebrity schedule, Morris is available for email interviews (and an occasional phone or taped video interview for broadcast media). “As a VIC (Very Important Cat), Morris doesn’t grant many interviews,” the pitch began, “but he is making an exception due to his recent ‘reboot’ by the 9Lives brand as a pop culture pundit and ‘charmingly choosy’ foil to famous Internet felines like Grumpy Cat and Lil’ Bub. Someone with the public relations firm PR Hacker wrote to offer me a chance to “speak” with Morris via email. And last November, I was presented with an unparalleled opportunity: Interview Morris the Cat. You remember Morris, don’t you? That famous finicky feline from the 9Lives television commercials? For the past 45 years, he’s been the spokespuss for that particular brand of cat food.

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