He was very quiet for the first 4 months that I knew him, rarely laughing or even speaking, no matter how many jokes I made at my own expense.

But then came the day that, in a desperate attempt to make our new kitten behave, I slammed a squirt bottle of water down on the table at which we were working. He looked at the bottle, looked at me, and then performed the most perfect straight man double take in the history of humor.

It was at that moment I knew that we were destined to become the very best of friends.