CAT. K A T. I'm outta here.
(I know there's two Ts)

Oh... That's a hard rule

Honestly, if you’ve got a sense for when it applies (of the words in the blurb, only Keith and counterfeit are actually exceptions), it can be pretty helpful. I learned this:

I before e except after c

Or when sounding like a as in neighbor and weigh

And weird’s weird!

And it applies only to words with an e sound that isn’t a diphthong, and not to words that are recent arrivals from other languages. If you’re using it to try to spell “hacienda,” it’s worthless. If you’re using it to figure out “conceited,” it’ll help.

I mean DARE was right up there.

Which part of the rule covers foreign or Keith? Counterfeit? Caffeinated? Feisty?

I before E except after C

And when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh

And on weekends and holidays and all throughout May

And you'll always be wrong no matter WHAT YOU SAY

Rules for English that aren't absolute.

I before e except after c. Which obviously is not totally accurate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_before_E_except_after_C

Weirdo