Or just walking down the hallway!

Not OP, but the joke is fixable - when death asks the cat IF they have any lives left - and if so, how many - the cat says “nein”.

Still awkward, but at least grammatically correct!

There’s a great artist that sells stuff at our local ren-faire; I bought a fridge magnet that says “I saw thee, and thought my day unwell.” It’s illuminated like an old manuscript and depicts a slim greyhound tossing his cookies.

Or like Foghorn Leghorn said, “nice kid, but about as sharp as a sackful of wet mice!”