Being Jim Davis

    Confusing nomenclature abounds in this, the sixth ever Garfield comic strip. The boys discuss just what in the hell a 'catburger' is and why we should care, and then gush over the strip's historic first use of onomatopoeia. At no point does anyone make reference to this strip running on 'Caturday'.Today's stripCatburgerUsage of 'nonplussed':http://grammarist.com/usage/nonplussed/ http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=453http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2015/08/nonplussed.html

    Today's strip appears at first glance to be about three panels wherein absolutely nothing happens, but the boys take a closer look and eventually discover something that will shatter the comic chrono-casting community to the core. Listen to find out! Today's strip1960 Peanuts comicThis old chestnut

Today we find out exactly what percent of a full-sized steak Garfield can fit in his mouth at any given time. Plus, more weird shadows and disappearing furniture!Today's strip

Mo' mice, mo' problems. What's a self-respecting semi-anthropomorphic-cat owner to do? Today's installment officially brings us the third living organism we have seen inhabit the Garfield universe (GarfVerse). Although theologians and natural philosophers alike would continue to debate the precise nature of the GarfVerse for many years to come, this was the final nail in the coffin for the two-organism theory of Garfield cosmology.Today's stripPrimer on Zen Buddhism

It's only the second strip and already we have another first! Yes, that's right, this is the first ever Garfield strip to run on a Tuesday! This strip is notable for establishing Garfield's birthday as June 20th, and not really much else.Today's StripColor-blindness in Star Trek: TAS

Here it is, the episode that started it all about the strip that started it all. These three unpretentious panels became the germ of an empire. Join us as we bathe in all the multi-faceted glory that is the very first Garfield comic.Today's strip