To determine the Daily Weirdness Level of a Heathcliff comic, please note the elements in the comic, consult the chart below and make a sum of points. Although the sum can achieve higher than 100 or below zero, the scale only goes from 0 to 100.
NEGATIVE ELEMENTS (Detractions from the Heathcliff Weirdness level)
A number of elements in a Heathcliff comic can lower the Heathcliff Weirdness Level, and these elements subtract from the Daily Weirdness Level. Note that all elements are cumulative.- Scene occurs inside a home. (-10)
- Scene occurs in a lawn. (-5)
- Scene occurs in an alley. (-2)
- Scene occurs at a park. (-2)
- Scene mentions or refers to a holiday. (-1)
- Mice present. (-3)
- Birds present. (-2)
- Fish present. (-1)
- Raccoons present. (-1)
- Dogs present. (-2)
- Cats present (besides Heathcliff). (-3)
- Heathcliff is the only animal. (-1)
- Heathcliff doing a cat-like activity. (-5)
- Heathcliff’s adult male owner is present. (-3)
- Heathcliff’s adult female owner is present. (-2)
- Heathcliff’s boy owner is present. (-1)
- Human talking about Heathcliff. (-3)
- Dog catcher present. (-1)
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Heathcliff scaring/threatening another animal. (-1)
POSITIVE ELEMENTS (Additions to the Heathcliff Weirdness level)
These elements raise the Daily Heathcliff Weirdness Level of a Heathcliff comic. Note that all elements are cumulative.
- Heathcliff not visibly present. (+5)
- Scene occurs outside the normal suburbs/city (+5)
- Heathcliff in a business. (+15)
- Heathcliff outside a business. (+5)
- Business in the scene that couldn’t possibly be a business. (+20)
- Two animals talking about Heathcliff. (+10)
- Animals present that are not mice, birds, fish, cats or dogs. (+10)
- Specific dog breed mentioned. (+5)
- Total number of animals present (not including Heathcliff, but including any other animal). (+1 per animal)
- One of Heathcliff’s relatives present. (+3 per relative)
- Animals serving/doting on Heathcliff. (+10)
- Total number of times the word Garbage is used. (+2 per mention)
- Total number of times Heathcliff’s name is used. (+1 per mention)
- Garbage Ape’s name used, but Garbage Ape is not present. (+15)
- Garbage Ape’s name used. (+1 per mention)
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- Garbage Ape present, but Garbage Ape not named. (+20)
- Garbage Ape present. (+10)
- Heathcliff shows he knows a human language. (+15)
- Heathcliff not acting like a cat. (+5)
- Heathcliff engaging in a human vice. (+5)
- Heathcliff standing in a non-cat pose. (+5)
- Heathcliff wears a helmet. (+10)
- Heathcliff doing the “off the top rope” leap. (+5)
- Heathcliff wears sunglasses. (+5)
- Heathcliff wears clothes of some kind. (+5)
- Heathcliff performs a musical number. (+10)
- Heathcliff performs, but it is not a musical number. (+15)
- Heathcliff fighting. (+5) Heathcliff playing a sport. (+5)
- Heathcliff running a business. (+10)
- Heathcliff running a business that clearly injures, harms or enslaves another animal. (+15)
- Human feeling threatened/scared by Heathcliff. (+10)
- Human not surprised by Heathcliff’s behavior. (+5)
- Human unassociated with Heathcliff (i.e. not any of his owners) talking about Heathcliff. (+5)
- Human responding to Heathcliff. (+5)
- Trademarked character appears. (+5 per character)
- Trademarked character talks. (+10)
- Heathcliff flies, floats or otherwise defies gravity. (+10)
- Total number of bubbles. (+3 per bubble)
- Heathcliff uses an item or technology that a cat shouldn’t know how to use. (+10)
- Heathcliff uses an item or technology that are unknown to humans. (+15)
- Heathcliff uses magic or a magic item. (+20)
- Another animal using an item, technology or magic that animals shouldn’t know how to use. (+15)
- Another animal wearing clothes, hats or jewelry. (+2 per animal)
- Total number of strange object on characters’ heads. (+5 per object)
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Please note this is a work in progress. More element scores to come.
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