See for yourself at Garfield Minus Garfield, where some clever Internet person posts "Garfield" comic strips with Garfield himself removed. The results are poignant, post-modern, and occasionally hilarious. April 14th and April 17th made me laugh so hard I teared up a little.

Even "Garfield" creator Jim Davis finds the concept entertaining, although he has no plans to do away with America’s favorite overweight cat. Which is a good thing, because then the millions of cat owners who talk to their cats might realize how neurotic we they really are.

Excuse me. I have to go call home and and talk on the answering machine for a few minutes to make sure my kitty doesn’t get lonely.