2 meows:3

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int wtf (int a, int b) {
     if (a >= b) {
      return a;
     } else {
      return b;
     }
  }

int main ()
{
  int a = 1538;
  int b = 1223;

  int *meow1 = &a;
  int *meow2 = &b;


  int max = wtf (*meow1, *meow2);

  cout << max << endl;

  return 0;
}