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Here, kitty kitty! Are any cat lovers out there? We’re sure there are a lot of you around, so stick with us for a while. Especially if you’re a cat parent, you might have a good laugh going through this post that we’ve created especially for you. If you’re looking for a space where only real cat enthusiasts will understand you, this is the right place.
We’d like to share some relatable cartoons by an artist you might already be familiar with if you follow the comic content shared on Bored Panda. None other than Mark Parisi, best known for his series ‘Off the Mark’, wanted to share some more details about his work dedicated to cats. Trust us, this is a significant part of his overall work, so we knew there must be something special about felines that inspired him to create these brilliant strips about owning a cat and the common behaviors we all observe in our kitties. We weren’t wrong! We actually got in touch with Mark and found out about his precious 14-year-old cat, Purrsy. Parisi says his ginger companion “is the sweetest guy and inspires me daily, especially when it comes to shedding cartoons.”
Scroll down to explore the ‘cat edition’ of the ‘Off the Mark’ series and find out more about them from the artist himself.
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Danish Susanne 1 year ago
It appears weird but cats really are long sighted. I read somewhere that they cannot really focus well on anything less than ½ meter away.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Half the time, when I throw a mouse for Audi, he can't find the fool thing. Then he thinks I'm holding out on him.
laura lee 1 year ago (edited)
Pretty much, but they're good noticing movement at close it's just kind of blurry
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Bored something 1 year ago
They focus on movement. I always tap on the floor next to the treat if they missed seeing it fall.
Mark told us the reason cats are so prominently present in his cartoons are: “Cats are great and have so many fun quirks. I'll never run out of cat ideas.”
We also asked some questions related to his whole artistic work. For instance, we wanted to know how the works of Charles Schulz, MAD Magazine, and Gary Larson influenced Parisi’s unique style and approach to creating cartoons. The artist shared with us: “Schulz taught me the simplicity of line and expression. MAD showed how fun it was to be subversive. Larson combined both and was wickedly funny.”
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
They're very loving creatures. Not that they're making me write this. Absolutely not.
LadyHermit 1 year ago
Was staying overnight at a friend's place when, while sleeping, got woken up by feeling something off and like being watched. I just reacted instinctively and threw a punch, therefore catapulting one of her cats straight into the opposite wall if the room. Kitty was perfectly ok, but still feel guilty about it sometimes. But most other times I just lmfao.... hard 🤣
The cartoonist also shared with us what specific moments from his life as a cat owner sparked an idea for one of his feline-themed comics: “Many of my cat cartoons come from personal experience, but what comes to mind is a recent one (April 18) shows a man seeing his cat in the perfect pose, and just as he gets ready to take a pic, the cat licks its butt. That happens all the time.”
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Milady Blue 1 year ago
I call whatever "song" they are playing on that cello "Concerto Number 2"
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
We have to keep up appearances. Otherwise, we'd be Bucket rather than Bouquet.
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Asked how some of the current events and everyday occurrences, like pop culture and pandemics, have influenced the themes and humor in his cat cartoons, Mark said: “With the pandemic, I did a lot of Work at Home cartoons, which were heavy with cats. With politics, I've shown cats as Election Support Pets. As far as pop culture, there's the Floof Fighters. There is always an angle.”
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
It's a law! No moving until the cat gets up! Why do they want him to break the law?
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Lastly, we were curious what the cartoonist hopes his readers take away from his cat-themed works. The author of the ‘Off the Mark’ series told us: “I love cats but hope my cat cartoons appeal to both cat lovers and cat dislikers. I hope I can turn a disliker into a lover, but doubt it!”
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
So we like to do things the easy way. Who doesn't?
StankleBerry 1 year ago (edited)
I knew this already. My long haired cat jettisons fur when he is hungry, angry, excited………
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StankleBerry 1 year ago
And better for luring the silly humans. Roll over to expose the belly……then bear trap of death
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Bouche is very artistic. She loves to walk in the paint.
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Silver vine is the only thing Bouche will stand up to Audi about.
WindySwede 1 year ago
One cat here thinks one pair of slippers is far more interesting than vine or catnip🤷♂️
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
We are entitled to change our minds without notice. It's in the contract.
TheReader19 1 year ago
Yes, mine want to refuse the five x 92 pouches of Sheba they said they liked until they didn't 😤
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MyWeird “WolvesGoTo” DailyLife 1 year ago
“Beardless Santa isn’t real, he can’t hurt you!” Beardless Santa:
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Zoe's Mom 1 year ago
Dog also cover but not as well. That "back kicking' they do once they finished with their business; that's their attempt.
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StankleBerry 1 year ago
But how else can the help feed the dumb human that doesn’t know how to hunt
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
I have a feeling she's not going to like her present.
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
My alley cat Ragamuffin was quite the huntress when she was indoor/outdoor. She brought back chipmunks, lizards, mice, baby birds; and in warm weather she specialized in frogs.
Gail Wilson Webb 1 year ago
Had Hubby's kitty deposit a cold, dead mouse in the bedroom doorway. I stepped on it in bare feet. It was so gross. Cold, crunchy and squishy.
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Danish Susanne 1 year ago (edited)
I read that they start bringing you live mice when you have proven that you know how to handle dead ones.
WFH Forever 1 year ago
Yup, I can confirm. I always check the bathtub first thing when I get up to see who left me a present.....
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
We don't shed like that. We don't leave fur absolutely everywhere. Soft can-openers are just jealous.
DragonofMordor 1 year ago
It is a high honor for a human to be covered in cat fur. It proves who we belong to.
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Serena Myers 1 year ago
Our little rescue kitten wouldn't/didn't purr at all for a couple of weeks after we got him, so I played him some motivational video clips of purring cats. He soon learned.
StankleBerry 1 year ago
Mine love watching videos of birds at birdbaths and mice running about
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Plenty more to knock off where that skull came from.
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StankleBerry 1 year ago
This is me. A pure white rescued Turkish van, and a mostly white rescued tabby and white moggy. I’m just a giant fur ball
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
We prefer when the soft can-openers wear light colors. We're both grey tabbies.
Tabitha 1 year ago
We know you selectively eject your light-colored fur on our dark-colored clothes and upholstery, and your dark-colored fur on our light-colored clothes and upholstery. Multi-colored clothes and upholstery get the full treatment.
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Danish Susanne 1 year ago
I always know when my sister comes because my eldest cat Felix races to the door to greet her. He doesn't do so for anyone else.
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Bubs (he/they) 1 year ago
I adore the way this artist draws cats, it's so simple and silly, super charming!!
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Tabitha 1 year ago (edited)
Just give him some catnip. He’ll get over it quick.
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Nina Soltwedel 1 year ago
Most cats I know are excellent at portraying boredom. I think it is a ploy to get more attention.
GenuineJen 1 year ago
At this point, something they're not supposed to have usually does the trick. Feet under the blanket, shoelaces...
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tee-lena 1 year ago
I don't know who kept down voting you but I fixed it for now.
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ElfVibratorGlitter 1 year ago
I know this is a joke but cats don't go outside the litter box to be mean, it's usually a sign of a medical problem and should be seen by a veterinarian.
Fern 1 year ago
Yep. My little old lady has arthritis, IBD, possibly dementia, and dizziness due to medication. I'm happy if she even gets close to the litter box 😆
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
It can also be a territorial issue. Sometimes it's just discomfort.
Christie Pegoda 1 year ago
In my boy's case, he just occasionally likes to hang his butt over the edge of the litter box. He's just a little peculiar- like me.
49 reasons 1 year ago
Ummm, I hope that doesn't mean what it sounds like...
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
I love it when Audi is on zoomies, and he suddenly stops to wash one little spot, and off he zooms again.
DragonofMordor 1 year ago
My Joanna does that too. Also when we're playing. She's going after the string toy and then she's bathing and then she's back to the hunt.
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Ah, yes. Why do some cats do that when one has new friends over for dinner? The cat plops himself smack dab in front of a guest and proceeds with its "bath".
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Nina Soltwedel 1 year ago
Yep...happened to my family when I was a kid. That darned cat would climb anything.
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Danish Susanne 1 year ago
Cats are so different yet so much of this I recognize from my own cats. Lovely cartoon.
Nancy Banister 1 year ago
What a fantastic and accurate take on kitties. You are right on on every one of your cartoons. Nancy Banister
Nel Cameron 1 year ago
Absolutely accurate. I have two of those beasts. Couldn't love them more but they are everything in the cartoons.
Jess Smith 1 year ago
I missed the "owner" part of the headline and was very confused as to how a cat was drawing.
Jeanie Coolahan 1 year ago
Hilarious; gives a great perspective on the things those kitties do to everyone! Loved it!
Danish Susanne 1 year ago
Cats are so different yet so much of this I recognize from my own cats. Lovely cartoon.
Nancy Banister 1 year ago
What a fantastic and accurate take on kitties. You are right on on every one of your cartoons. Nancy Banister
Nel Cameron 1 year ago
Absolutely accurate. I have two of those beasts. Couldn't love them more but they are everything in the cartoons.
Jess Smith 1 year ago
I missed the "owner" part of the headline and was very confused as to how a cat was drawing.
Jeanie Coolahan 1 year ago
Hilarious; gives a great perspective on the things those kitties do to everyone! Loved it!
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