I moved in with roommates who had a cat. I guess it was very quiet at and I taught it to talk by meowing at daily - as a normal, sane person does when they encounter a cat.
The owner hated it because once the cat learned "I can make a noise that gets me attention!", he was now woken up every day 10 minutes before the automatic feeder went off by a cat who didn't want to wait 10 minutes for food.