Discourse Analysis: "Meow!" v. "Meow Meow Meow"

Alex Balk: Hey
 Balk: Can you explain something to me?
 Choire Sicha: DID YOU JUST “HEY” ME?
 Balk: What exactly does “meow meow” signify?
 Choire: asdlfkasdf;
 Choire: That’s a complicated one
 Choire: Because
 Choire: “Meow!” means “CATTY!”
 Choire: But MEOW MEOW MEOW
 Choire: Or just MEOW MEOW
 Choire: Means “LA LA FINGERS IN MY EARS I CAN’T HEAR YOU”
 Balk: Okay, that’s what I was working with, but I just wanted to make sure.
 Choire: Annnnd this is a blog post now.