The Miette meme originated from a viral tweet by user @pancakepow in March 2019, recounting a fictionalized dialogue between her and her cat after she accidentally nudged it with her foot. The cat’s supposed response—'You kick Miette? You kick her body like the football? Oh! Jail for mother!'—quickly became a legendary example of internet 'pet speak.' It perfectly captures the hilariously over-the-top indignation pets seem to display over minor slights. Today, the meme is used to describe any situation where someone (usually a pet) reacts with extreme drama to a small inconvenience, often featuring the phrase 'Jail for mother' or 'Jail for a thousand years' to signal the ultimate feline betrayal.