Joyce Lionarons

Isidore of Seville is officially the patron saint of the internet. I have no idea why, and I think that's a mistake.

After all, given the number of cat photos and videos we all see every day, the patron saint of the internet should be Saint Gertrude, who is also the patron saint of cats.

Today is her feast day. So happy Saint Gertrude's Day to everyone! And yeah, it's also the day of that guy with the snakes....

#Today #Cats #SaintGertrude #SaintPatrick

Mar 17 at 1:15pmWeb
Show threadAnna MiriamsdochterMar 17
@joyce it’s because he made a proto-encyclopaedia based on many different books. St. Gertrude only became associated with cats in the 1980’s, when the Internet Protocol was already a thing. Alas, too late.
Show threadJoyce LionaronsMar 17

@venite

I figured it was something like that with Isidore. I didn't know that about St. Gertrude. Thanks!

Show threadProto Himbo EuropeanMar 17
@venite @joyce I think if the internet wants Gertrude, we can probably make that happen in a much more socially real way than what's-his-name. And there's apparently also this guy.
Carlo Acutis - Wikipedia

Show threadProto Himbo EuropeanMar 17
@joyce Is there a patron saint of pedantic, patronizing arguments? Probably not. Gertrude is definitely the best choice, then.