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		11 Things You Didn't Know About Garfield for Garfield's Anniversary. No 12: Some people still find Garfield funny and read newspapers (thefw.com)		209
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Somacandra		2012-06-19 03:48:42 PM

ManateeGag: I don't know, I think he's on some kind of "enjoy life while you're young" story line, and it was gay rights before that.

You people follow goddamn STORYLINES in Garfield?

/Garfield has storylines?

Tumbleweed Garden		2012-06-19 03:49:16 PM

I still find the old strips amusing. It all became dull once Davis started milling out the strips with a whole frickin' team.

The_Sponge		2012-06-19 03:49:18 PM

CSB:

I loved the Garfield Halloween special when I was a kid.

/Still do.

HailRobonia		2012-06-19 03:50:27 PM

Somacandra: You people follow goddamn STORYLINES in Garfield?

You don't recall the "Ross & Rebecca/Will they or won't they?" thread between Jon and Lyman?

ChipNASA		2012-06-19 03:51:24 PM

Gunny Highway		2012-06-19 03:52:02 PM

I am a huge fan of the Funnies and I still read them every day. As a kid Garfield was a favorite of mine and so he still has a place in my heart. I dont read him much anymore and I am not sure why Jim doesnt end it, but if we feels he still has a story to tell then go for it.

theorellior		2012-06-19 03:52:04 PM

It's funny how many people remember Lyman, since he was in maybe about ten total strips.

As a kid I always wondered why he got thrown under a bus. Especially since Odie was technically his dog.

styckx		2012-06-19 03:52:21 PM

Mike_LowELL: ha-ha-guy: Also Nermal was underrated. The Garfield vs Nermal strips were some of the better work.

[images.ucomics.com image 600x173]

Back when the cartoon was genuinely funny.

Agreed. Nermal strips were usually the best and legit funny.

Misplaced yat		2012-06-19 03:52:30 PM

Always remembered Lyman as a roommate, not the neighbor. Made more sense as to why Odie was around all of the time. Oh, well, makes no difference in the list's crappiness.

The voice of 'Garfield' starred on 'Rhoda' and 'The Real Ghostbusters'

I for one am shocked that Lorenzo Music had the gall to take jobs other than being the voice of Garfield. Also, that Venkman, who only sounded exactly like Garfield, might have had the same voice actor. Had no idea. Thanks, article writer guy!

/RIP L.Music

ha-ha-guy		2012-06-19 03:52:41 PM

Mike_LowELL: ha-ha-guy: Also Nermal was underrated. The Garfield vs Nermal strips were some of the better work.

[images.ucomics.com image 600x173]

Back when the cartoon was genuinely funny.

Ah the good days, when Garfield had the casual cruelty you expect out of a cat.

LeroyBourne		2012-06-19 03:53:40 PM

As children my siblings and I would use Garfield as leverage to get our mother to make lasagna, so there's that.

ChipNASA		2012-06-19 03:54:50 PM

the_sidewinder		2012-06-19 03:54:57 PM

ChipNASA: POST PON-EYES
[img.ponibooru.org image 300x364]

Okay, but only cause you said

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HailRobonia		2012-06-19 03:55:42 PM

LeroyBourne: As children my siblings and I would use Garfield as leverage to get our mother to make lasagna, so there's that.

Lucky you! All she gave me was a bag of catfood with a whistle at the bottom.

ChipNASA		2012-06-19 03:55:54 PM

/I know a few are repeats but.....

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HeartBurnKid		2012-06-19 03:57:24 PM

Andromeda: Loved Garfield as a kid- the TV show was a favorite, read all the comic book compilations, you name it, and hence I feel awful mentioning how bad it is now. Sort of like my relationship with the Simpsons.

Funny thing is I still have a few of the older books, and when I pick them up I still chuckle at a few of the comics. Makes me feel better knowing that Garfield actually was a good comic when I was a kid, and it's not just my tastes changing for these things.

/been on the "Garfield's Nightmare" ride in Kennywood mentioned in the article
//sorry to mention it sucks

I used to really love the old Garfield strips and cartoons and whatnot. My favorite of the cartoons was "Garfield: His 9 Lives"; it just gets really weird and surreal and kind of touching at points. I just watched it again a few days ago, after it got features on io9, and ironically (or not, depending on your POV), the best two stories from that one were the two that had the least to do with Garfield: "Diana's Piano" and "Lab Animal".

ChipNASA		2012-06-19 03:58:51 PM

Harry Freakstorm		2012-06-19 03:59:34 PM

So when does he get shot by a disgruntled federal office-seeker? Because I can totally see Jon yelling "I am a Stalwart of the Stalwarts! I did it and I want to be arrested! Arthur is President now!"

ChipNASA		2012-06-19 04:00:17 PM

PNSFW Garfield.

(go ahead....clicky...you know you want to.

smask		2012-06-19 04:02:21 PM

The obligatory random Garfield generator

NutWrench		2012-06-19 04:02:40 PM

urban.derelict		2012-06-19 04:03:21 PM

"Do you have any regrets?"

"Garfield..." -Bill Murray, Zombieland

ChipNASA		2012-06-19 04:03:49 PM

ChipNASA		2012-06-19 04:04:26 PM

leonel		2012-06-19 04:05:48 PM

5. The Chicago Sun Times cancelled the strip but a massive reader protest brought it back

So that's who I blame for taking 9 Chickweed Lane from my news paper. Yes, let's take away a comic about a ballet dancer in very form fitting clothing but heaven forbid we take away a comic about an obese cat with an irresponsible owner!

Leeds		2012-06-19 04:06:03 PM

styckx: Mike_LowELL: ha-ha-guy: Also Nermal was underrated. The Garfield vs Nermal strips were some of the better work.

[images.ucomics.com image 600x173]

Back when the cartoon was genuinely funny.

Agreed. Nermal strips were usually the best and legit funny.

[images.ucomics.com image 600x174]

I didn't know they killed off Nermal- I had to learn it from the linked article!

// But I do remember when Lyman stopped showing up and Odie started hanging around more...

JohnCarter		2012-06-19 04:08:07 PM

I do kinda like Odie - he seems very doggesque

ChipNASA		2012-06-19 04:08:24 PM

Garfield was never funny..

Now this....THIS is FUNNY!!!

thelaughbag.files.wordpress.com

gunther_bumpass		2012-06-19 04:08:32 PM

ChipNASA: POST PON-EYES
[img.ponibooru.org image 300x364]

fark off, you mincing deviant.

Odd Bird		2012-06-19 04:09:55 PM

tillerman35		2012-06-19 04:10:55 PM

Here's #12 for you: Odie never "speaks" (or uses thought-bubble telepathy). Except for in ONE strip, in which he says "I'm Hungry."

moops		2012-06-19 04:11:02 PM

I remember the one Garfield comic where Odie spoke. Anyone else remember what Odie said?

Jocundry		2012-06-19 04:11:02 PM

ha-ha-guy: I remember Lyman *feels older*.

Also Nermal was underrated. The Garfield vs Nermal strips were some of the better work.

I'm old enough that I still think Lyman is a main character.

Nermal was great. I wanted to name one of our cats Nermal.

The My Little Pony Killer		2012-06-19 04:11:48 PM

Nickster79: Anyone who still actually thinks Garfield is funny needs to read Maddox's explanation for why they are wrong.

Garfield Sucks

Anybody who reads Maddox has no room to talk about people who read Garfield.

MagSeven		2012-06-19 04:11:50 PM

All I know is that the Garfield Halloween Special with the ghost pirates scared the shiat out of me when I was a kid.

ph0rk		2012-06-19 04:11:51 PM

I enjoyed garfield minus garfield, but mostly because of Jon's angst.

trappedspirit		2012-06-19 04:13:03 PM

ph0rk		2012-06-19 04:16:24 PM

The My Little Pony Killer		2012-06-19 04:18:03 PM

ChipNASA: PNSFW Garfield.

(go ahead....clicky...you know you want to.

FunnyJunk? Seriously?

mama2tnt		2012-06-19 04:19:08 PM

BeesNuts: Extra funny cause a friend of mine has a big fat male tabby cat that likes a good belly rub... and he recently contracted an inner ear infection and had a serious case of the Dizzy-cats for about 4 weeks.

And that's roughly what his eyes looked like for that month.

/He's better now, totally harmless once he got his antibiotics.

"Better" now that his eyes no longer look like that?

Speak for yourself.

Abe Vigoda's Ghost		2012-06-19 04:21:00 PM

A Garfield I created inspired by CK2005

Old Man Winter		2012-06-19 04:21:03 PM

meat0918: Is it just me, or has this run up to this 12th anniversary been rather pointed and mean spirited?

I've heard Jim Davis hates Garfield, but it's kinda showing this past few weeks.

Guess you missed the strips back when Davis had Garfield starve and die after he was abandoned by Jon and Odie.
Here a summary of that fun Week of Hell.

ChipNASA		2012-06-19 04:21:05 PM

gunther_bumpass: ChipNASA: POST PON-EYES
[img.ponibooru.org image 300x364]

fark off, you mincing deviant.

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poot_rootbeer		2012-06-19 04:23:13 PM

Oh no... I'M USING THE CAT BRUSH!!!

dj_spanmaster		2012-06-19 04:23:35 PM

urban.derelict: "Do you have any regrets?"

"Garfield..." -Bill Murray, Zombieland

Technically, "Garfield, maybe?" Also, I'm waiting for Jim Davis to say this.

blazemongr		2012-06-19 04:25:21 PM

8. A staff of cartoonists now helps put together the 'Garfield' strips

I think this one was self-evident, even if we didn't already know it.

Gunderson		2012-06-19 04:25:52 PM

12. The Garfield TV show was better than the Dilbert one.

theorellior		2012-06-19 04:26:45 PM

meat0918: I've heard Jim Davis hates Garfield, but it's kinda showing this past few weeks.

Jim Davis can wallow in a tub of shredded $100 bills any time he wants to because of his 1978 brainfart, so forgive me if my tears are hard to come by.