As I recall from my adventures in Postal 2, a simple house cat is a pretty effective silencer. You still get the Meow, but not much of a bang...

I used to be a huge Mellencamp fan in my younger years.

@Wafflemao: Hey! Nobody's shading my phong, except my wife. At least she used to...

In related news:

@itchytooth: Or... it may be from last year's Gizmodo coverage:

@Thomas Lawn: Hmm... Is it only wonderful? I was hoping for magical and amazing, too.

As perfectly summetric that dull-looking last face is, the primary question has still not been answered:

@Nathan Obbards: English started to sound a lot like (old) Danish after a few 'visits' by vikings.