Garkov

Why yes, it is yet another take on Garfield [1] (it's not like I'm not obsessed with Garfield [2] or anything), this time with the dialog automatically generated using a Markov chain [3].

[Garfield: “OH BOY, DO I KNOW?!”] [4][Garfield: “I'M GOING HOME”] [5][Jon: “GUESS WHAT,” Garfield: “IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT”] [6]

While maybe not quite as good as some of the [7] other [8] takes, it has the potential to be quite amusing:

[Odie enters state right, carrying something in his mouth. Jon and Garfield look on] [9][Jon: “DARN YOU GARFIELD! NOW I”] [10][Joh: “DOESN'T LOOK” Garfield: “THE WOLFMAN IS HEADED THIS WAY!”] [11]

Then again, it could be argued that Jim Davis [12] has always generated the strip's diaglog using a Markov chain.

[1] http://www.joshmillard.com/garkov/

[2] http://clusty.com/search?query=Garfield&host=boston.conman.org&tb=sitesearch-site&sa=+Search+

[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markov_chain

[4] /boston/2008/07/30/g21.png

[5] /boston/2008/07/30/g22.png

[6] /boston/2008/07/30/g23.png

[7] /boston/2006/02/08.1

[8] /boston/2008/02/26.2

[9] /boston/2008/07/30/g31.png

[10] /boston/2008/07/30/g32.png

[11] /boston/2008/07/30/g33.png

[12] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Davis_(cartoonist)

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