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ANDREW [[petting his cat]]: Whoozums loves me? WHOOZUMS loves me? Lookit that little face. Lookit that little smile!
DEB: That’s just the shape of her mouth. Cats can’t actually smile.

ANDREW: Dat’s okay. Dat’s okay that a Wiggles can’t actually smile. I know she loves me yes she does!
DEB: How do you know? All you have to go on are anthropomorphized cues. She seems affectionate, she seems friendly, but she is an animal and likely does not understand the concept of love as humans define it.

ANDREW: You said it – she ACTS affectionate and friendly, and I’m satisfied with that. However, her cashew-sized cat brain may be conceptualizing the situation as immaterial, since our existing relationship is perfectly serviceable. Functionally, she loves me!

WIGGLES [[the cat, thinking]]: Man, this reverse-psychology approach is getting me nowhere

{{header: good enough at WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: dear mr malki while I enjoy your work it is incredibly obvious to everybody that you would rather be writing a parody strip titled ‘incredibly verbose garfield’}}

#678; In which a Cat is loved transcribed by in

ANDREW [[petting his cat]]: Whoozums loves me? WHOOZUMS loves me? Lookit that little face. Lookit that little smile!
DEB: That’s just the shape of her mouth. Cats can’t actually smile.

ANDREW: Dat’s okay. Dat’s okay that a Wiggles can’t actually smile. I know she loves me yes she does!
DEB: How do you know? All you have to go on are anthropomorphized cues. She seems affectionate, she seems friendly, but she is an animal and likely does not understand the concept of love as humans define it.

ANDREW: You said it – she ACTS affectionate and friendly, and I’m satisfied with that. However, her cashew-sized cat brain may be conceptualizing the situation as immaterial, since our existing relationship is perfectly serviceable. Functionally, she loves me!

WIGGLES [[the cat, thinking]]: Man, this reverse-psychology approach is getting me nowhere

{{header: good enough at WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: dear mr malki while I enjoy your work it is incredibly obvious to everybody that you would rather be writing a parody strip titled ‘incredibly verbose garfield’}}

#678; In which a Cat is loved transcribed by in

ANDREW [[petting his cat]]: Whoozums loves me? WHOOZUMS loves me? Lookit that little face. Lookit that little smile!
DEB: That's just the shape of her mouth. Cats can't actually smile.

ANDREW: Dat's okay. Dat's okay that a Wiggles can't actually smile. I know she loves me yes she does!
DEB: How do you know? All you have to go on are anthropomorphized cues. She seems affectionate, she seems friendly, but she is an animal and likely does not understand the concept of love as humans define it.

ANDREW: You said it - she ACTS affectionate and friendly, and I'm satisfied with that. However, her cashew-sized cat brain may be conceptualizing the situation as immaterial, since our existing relationship is perfectly serviceable. Functionally, she loves me!

WIGGLES [[the cat, thinking]]: Man, this reverse-psychology approach is getting me nowhere

{{header: good enough at WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: dear mr malki while I enjoy your work it is incredibly obvious to everybody that you would rather be writing a parody strip titled 'incredibly verbose garfield'}}

dear mr malki while I enjoy your work it is incredibly obvious to everybody that you would rather be writing a parody strip titled 'incredibly verbose garfield'

#678; In which a Cat is loved

  — November 19th, 2010

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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