Garfield and other orange cats
6:33 p.m. on 2003-12-21
I found this quote in an issue of Cat Fancy Magazine (June 2003). In the Editor's Note section, the whole page was dedicated to Garfield. He's one of my favorite fictional cats. Did you know he celebrated a b-day this year? He's 25 years old. I read the comicstrip, have seen at least one of the animated specials, and I think I've read one of those books that collect the strips, but in black-and-white format.
It's true that cats are orange. One of my neighbor owns a friendly orange cat. His name is Cleo. If I move my fingers, Cleo will meow and come to me. I then do some petting, scratch his ears, then move my fingers again. Once, I convinced Cleo to come to my yaro, using this method. Things were fine, 'til Whiskers (an outdoor feral cat my parents and I attempted to make a pet) got angry about a strange cat entering HIS territory! I don't know where Whiskers is currently. Some tigers are orange too. I've never owned a orange cat though, or a calico, or a cat with points (dark markings in the ears, muzzle, feet, and tail; light coloration on the rest of the body).
Now I know why Garfield is an orange cat. Speaking of this cat, I want to see the upcoming movie! The movie is live-action, with a CGI Garfield. He doesn't look bad at all, IMO, and has a good voice. I can't wait to see it! My mom and I saw a preview when we watched "Stuck on you". It was the only preview that appealed to both of us.
Does anyone know if Heathcliff is still around anywhere? He used to have a comicstrip in the Sunday Funnies, but the strip isn't part of the lineup anymore. I miss it. I don't think the cartoon airs anymore. I wish I had both orange cats around so I could compare them, see who I like better.
The first two orange characters I became familiar with were cartoon (and comicstrip) cats. No biggie there! The third orange character I became familiar with though wasn't a cat. He's a fictional human, though I didn't know that when I first saw him. What about him appealed to me. Why didn't I turn away, and never look back? How did I become a fan of the Fantastic Four?
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