729: Laser Pointer

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Laser Pointer

Title text: It's a lasing cat-vity!

Explanation

It is common to use a laser pointer as a cat toy because cats are attracted to the dot and attempt (in vain) to catch it in their paws. Only in its dreams can a cat successfully catch and consume the dot. Also, it is only in a dream that this will give it power to shoot lasers from its eyes, and vaporize the taunting human. (It is a common joke that cats have no morals and view their humans as subordinates.)

The title text makes a pun on laser cavity.

Transcript

[Cueball points a laser pointer at the floor. A black cat crouches, staring at the red dot.]

[The cat pounces.]

[The cat lands with its paw on the dot, claws out.]

[The cat tugs on the dot.]

tug tug

[Cueball looks at and tries to use the laser pointer, which is no longer emitting a beam.]

Cueball: ?? click click

[The cat nibbles on the red laser dot.]

Cat: lick? nom nom

[The cat arches, emitting red shock lines.]

[The cat shoots lasers out of its eyes at Cueball, who is covered in a bright red glow.]

FWOOSH

Cueball: AUGH!

[The right side of the panel is the end of a thought bubble...]

[The black cat, sleeping, has dreamed the entire strip.]

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Discussion

My cat still chases this hopeless dream. Sucker. Davidy²²[talk] 13:29, 18 February 2013 (UTC)