Gizmo Has A Complaint

Russ Cooper
1 min readApr 22, 2020

Again.

(art by moi)

GIZMO: meerrow growwl meooow

ME: What’s up buddy? You hungry?

GIZMO: grumble mummble mewwww

ME: You want some treats? I can get you some treats. (gets treats)

GIZMO: mmmewww mreerww merrrw grummble

ME: What? You don’t want treats? What then — attention? You want attention?

GIZMO: rrewww grummmble meow

ME: How ‘bout some attention? Yeah! (picks Gizmo up, gives him ear scratches and belly rubs)

GIZMO: mrrrww yeew meeow

ME: What? You don’t want attention? Playtime, then? Is that what you want?

GIZMO: mrremrrr grooowl meeow

ME: (gets a crapload of sticks with string and feathers and fake mice) Here you go! Playtime! You like playtime! (waves one stick after another)

GIZMO: grrrRRRrr rumble moan mweeew

ME: What? What then? What is it you want! TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ALREADY! I’M GOING CRAZY HERE! C-R-AAAA-Z-Z-Y!!! (runs around banging his head against various walls like a cocoanut)

GIZMO: purrrrrrRrRrRrRrrrrrrr-zzz-zz-zzzzzz-zz

(Gizmo purrs contentedly, mission accomplished. He curls up on the couch and takes the first of many happy, happy naps)

~ Ciao ~

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