231: Cat Proximity - Revision history

FaviFake at 18:28, 22 February 2025

2025-02-22T18:28:18Z

172.71.146.102: Added an exclamation point to the quote of what prints when typing "cat" in UniXKCD.

2025-01-11T23:58:20Z

Added an exclamation point to the quote of what prints when typing "cat" in UniXKCD.

162.158.74.24: punc, if you must

2024-08-13T19:02:50Z

punc, if you must

172.68.192.222: /* Explanation */

2024-08-13T09:14:14Z

‎Explanation

TheusafBOT: Reverted edit 336226 by 108.162.245.166 to 331277

2024-03-01T01:11:18Z

Reverted edit 336226 by 108.162.245.166 to 331277

108.162.245.166 at 01:10, 1 March 2024

2024-03-01T01:10:57Z

172.69.150.106: /* Explanation */

2023-12-21T13:14:06Z

‎Explanation

SomeoneIGuess at 00:57, 5 November 2023

2023-11-05T00:57:09Z

SomeoneIGuess at 23:40, 4 November 2023

2023-11-04T23:40:46Z

FaviFake: /* Trivia */ Updated xkcd store link with Web archive link

2023-09-01T09:36:22Z

‎Trivia: Updated xkcd store link with Web archive link

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic refers to the use of "{{w|baby talk}}" when speaking to pets, especially {{w|cats}}. A person's voice becomes {{w|falsetto}} and {{Wiktionary|cooing}}, vocabulary becomes simplified, and phrases are repeated, such as "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty." The chart shows that a person's apparent intelligence decreases, and that the {{Wiktionary|inanity}} (i.e. uselessness or emptiness) of their statements increases, the closer they get to a cat. Most people act like this when they're playing with cats or trying to call them over to them.
+This comic refers to the use of "{{w|baby talk}}" when speaking to pets, especially {{w|cats}}. A person's voice becomes {{w|falsetto}} and {{Wiktionary|cooing}}, vocabulary becomes simplified, and phrases are repeated, such as "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty." The chart shows that a person's apparent intelligence decreases, and that the {{Wiktionary|inanity}} (i.e. uselessness or emptiness) of their statements increases, the closer they get to a cat. Most people act like this when they're playing with cats or trying to call them over to them. Thankfully, being close to a cat doesn't actually cause any decrease of intelligence in normal circumstances.{{Citation needed}} In [[1535: Words for Pets]], [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] mentions again how people often talk strangely to their pets. Typing "<code>cat</code>" in [[unixkcd]] will print "You're a kitty!", a reference to Cueball's line in the comic.
 The title text continues [[Cueball|Cueball's]] obvious statement (and thus inane/useless point made) from below the graph.
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 *This comic used to be [https://web.archive.org/web/20220125023401/https://store.xkcd.com/products/signed-prints available as a signed print] in the xkcd store before it was [[Store|shut down]].
 *This comic, along with its title text, is the image used for {{tvtropes|CutenessProximity|Cuteness Proximity}} on TV Tropes.
 {{comic discussion}}

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 ==Explanation==
 This comic refers to the use of "{{w|baby talk}}" when speaking to pets, especially {{w|cats}}. A person's voice becomes {{w|falsetto}} and {{Wiktionary|cooing}}, vocabulary becomes simplified, and phrases are repeated, such as "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty." The chart shows that a person's apparent intelligence decreases, and that the {{Wiktionary|inanity}} (i.e. uselessness or emptiness) of their statements increases, the closer they get to a cat. Most people act like this when they're playing with cats or trying to call them over to them.
-Thankfully, being close to a cat doesn't actually cause any decrease of intelligence in normal circumstances.{{Citation needed}} In [[1535: Words for Pets]], [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] mentions again how people often talk strangely to their pets. Typing "cat" in [[UniXKCD]] will print "You're a kitty", a reference to Cueball's line in the comic.
+Thankfully, being close to a cat doesn't actually cause any decrease of intelligence in normal circumstances.{{Citation needed}} In [[1535: Words for Pets]], [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] mentions again how people often talk strangely to their pets. Typing "cat" in [[UniXKCD]] will print "You're a kitty!", a reference to Cueball's line in the comic.
 The title text continues [[Cueball|Cueball's]] obvious statement (and thus inane/useless point made) from below the graph.

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 ==Explanation==
 This comic refers to the use of "{{w|baby talk}}" when speaking to pets, especially {{w|cats}}. A person's voice becomes {{w|falsetto}} and {{Wiktionary|cooing}}, vocabulary becomes simplified, and phrases are repeated, such as "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty." The chart shows that a person's apparent intelligence decreases, and that the {{Wiktionary|inanity}} (i.e. uselessness or emptiness) of their statements increases, the closer they get to a cat. Most people act like this when they're playing with cats or trying to call them over to them.
-Thankfully, being close to a cat doesn't actually cause any decrease of intelligence in normal circumstances{{Citation needed}}. In [[1535: Words for Pets]], [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] mentions again how people often talk strangely to their pets. Typing "cat" in [[UniXKCD]] will print "You're a kitty", a reference to Cueball's line in the comic.
+Thankfully, being close to a cat doesn't actually cause any decrease of intelligence in normal circumstances.{{Citation needed}} In [[1535: Words for Pets]], [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] mentions again how people often talk strangely to their pets. Typing "cat" in [[UniXKCD]] will print "You're a kitty", a reference to Cueball's line in the comic.
 The title text continues [[Cueball|Cueball's]] obvious statement (and thus inane/useless point made) from below the graph.

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 ==Explanation==
 This comic refers to the use of "{{w|baby talk}}" when speaking to pets, especially {{w|cats}}. A person's voice becomes {{w|falsetto}} and {{Wiktionary|cooing}}, vocabulary becomes simplified, and phrases are repeated, such as "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty." The chart shows that a person's apparent intelligence decreases, and that the {{Wiktionary|inanity}} (i.e. uselessness or emptiness) of their statements increases, the closer they get to a cat. Most people act like this when they're playing with cats or trying to call them over to them.
-Thankfully, being close to a cat doesn't actually cause any decrease of intelligence in normal circumstances. In [[1535: Words for Pets]], [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] mentions again how people often talk strangely to their pets. Typing "cat" in [[UniXKCD]] will print "You're a kitty", a reference to Cueball's line in the comic.
+Thankfully, being close to a cat doesn't actually cause any decrease of intelligence in normal circumstances{{Citation needed}}. In [[1535: Words for Pets]], [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] mentions again how people often talk strangely to their pets. Typing "cat" in [[UniXKCD]] will print "You're a kitty", a reference to Cueball's line in the comic.
 The title text continues [[Cueball|Cueball's]] obvious statement (and thus inane/useless point made) from below the graph.

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 | titletext =Yes you are! And you're sitting there! Hi, kitty!
 }}
 ==Explanation==

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic refers to the use of "{{w|baby talk}}" when speaking to pets, especially {{w|cats}}. A person's voice becomes {{w|falsetto}} and {{Wiktionary|cooing}}, vocabulary becomes simplified, and phrases are repeated, such as "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty."
+This comic refers to the use of "{{w|baby talk}}" when speaking to pets, especially {{w|cats}}. A person's voice becomes {{w|falsetto}} and {{Wiktionary|cooing}}, vocabulary becomes simplified, and phrases are repeated, such as "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty." The chart shows that a person's apparent intelligence decreases, and that the {{Wiktionary|inanity}} (i.e. uselessness or emptiness) of their statements increases, the closer they get to a cat. Most people act like this when they're playing with cats or trying to call them over to them.
+Thankfully, being close to a cat doesn't actually cause any decrease of intelligence in normal circumstances; the graph technically refers to ''demonstrated'' intelligence rather than actual IQ levels.{{Citation needed}}. In [[1535: Words for Pets]], [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] mentions again how people often talk strangely to their pets. Typing "cat" in [[UniXKCD]] will print "You're a kitty", a reference to Cueball's line in the comic.
 The title text continues [[Cueball|Cueball's]] obvious statement (and thus inane/useless point made) from below the graph.
 ==Transcript==
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 ==Trivia==
-*This comic is available as a signed print in the [https://store.xkcd.com/products/signed-prints xkcd store].
+This comic used to be [https://web.archive.org/web/20220125023401/https://store.xkcd.com/products/signed-prints available as a signed print] in the xkcd store before it was [[Store|shut down]].
 {{comic discussion}}
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