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The social dynamics of "Garfield" were ahead of their time

that comic strip debuted in the middle of 1978, at a time wh...
Outnumbered library
  01/07/13
So was http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/
wild dingle berry
  01/07/13
love this one http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/page/710
concupiscible bisexual piazza
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Titillating Elastic Band Philosopher-king
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http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/page/699
Jet-lagged charismatic theater stage azn
  03/07/13
love this.
Deranged set potus
  03/07/13
you're a fucking retard if you think that about 1978
dead juggernaut
  03/07/13
good observation
self-centered sandwich
  03/07/13
He was always looking for dates, dood. He was kind of a prec...
Supple Cheese-eating Spot Macaca
  01/07/13
Arbuckle wasn't his original last name. It was originally Jo...
racy jade black woman
  01/07/13
jon arbuckle: bowling alone
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lol
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Curious Indirect Expression
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what??? bowling alone isn't a big deal if you're serious abo...
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Have you seen the Garfield without Garfield comic strips? It...
greedy narrow-minded gaping
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pale splenetic toaster
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wFnNB6ra3o
pale splenetic toaster
  01/07/13
A PURSE IS NOT FOOD
impressive principal's office
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Trip National Incel
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Didn't early strips have a lithe roommate with a mustache fo...
electric orchestra pit clown
  01/07/13
that was lyman. he was also a hapless 30-year-old bachelor....
Outnumbered library
  01/07/13
what??? link??
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impressive principal's office
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Before its acquisition by Google, the gmail.com domain name ...
beady-eyed effete school
  01/12/13
omg fuck google i want a garfield gmail
impressive principal's office
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Misanthropic Native
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Ah yes, when I think of 1978, I think of conservative family...
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Odious psychic
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cop also the obsession with cats in general is a modern/int...
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lol at millenial "men" who love cats
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Date: January 7th, 2013 8:39 PM
Author: Outnumbered library

that comic strip debuted in the middle of 1978, at a time when marriage and family formation was still the default course for young men. but the character of Jon - a hapless bachelor living alone with his cat and his dog - managed to pick up on a sub rosa trend that was little-discussed but becoming more and more common in america.

garfield didn't feature wives or children or any kind of social progression at all in its plotlines. the early garfield strips seem oddly modern, in the way they present american social dynamics and atomization.



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Date: January 7th, 2013 8:41 PM
Author: wild dingle berry

So was http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/

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Date: January 7th, 2013 8:45 PM
Author: concupiscible bisexual piazza

love this one

http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/page/710

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Date: March 7th, 2013 11:46 AM
Author: Titillating Elastic Band Philosopher-king

180

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Date: March 7th, 2013 11:48 AM
Author: Jet-lagged charismatic theater stage azn

http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/page/699

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Date: March 7th, 2013 3:16 AM
Author: Deranged set potus

love this.

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Date: March 7th, 2013 2:38 AM
Author: dead juggernaut

you're a fucking retard if you think that about 1978

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Date: March 7th, 2013 11:45 AM
Author: self-centered sandwich

good observation

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Date: January 7th, 2013 8:40 PM
Author: Supple Cheese-eating Spot Macaca

He was always looking for dates, dood. He was kind of a precursor to Doobs

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Date: January 7th, 2013 8:42 PM
Author: racy jade black woman

Arbuckle wasn't his original last name. It was originally John Chen, NEVERWILLBEWAG.

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Date: January 7th, 2013 8:41 PM
Author: hateful faggot firefighter patrolman

jon arbuckle: bowling alone

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Date: January 7th, 2013 8:43 PM
Author: up-to-no-good stimulating locus persian

lol

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Date: January 12th, 2013 2:39 AM
Author: Curious Indirect Expression



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Date: February 7th, 2014 12:59 AM
Author: Aquamarine giraffe crackhouse

what??? bowling alone isn't a big deal if you're serious about improving

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#24971251)



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Date: January 7th, 2013 8:41 PM
Author: greedy narrow-minded gaping

Have you seen the Garfield without Garfield comic strips? It really helps highlight just how much underlying despair and angst there is or was in Garfield.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#22388331)



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Date: January 7th, 2013 8:44 PM
Author: pale splenetic toaster

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#22388358)



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Date: January 7th, 2013 8:44 PM
Author: pale splenetic toaster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wFnNB6ra3o

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#22388359)



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Date: January 12th, 2013 2:41 AM
Author: impressive principal's office

A PURSE IS NOT FOOD

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#22416411)



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Date: February 7th, 2014 1:10 AM
Author: Trip National Incel



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#24971284)



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Date: January 7th, 2013 8:49 PM
Author: electric orchestra pit clown

Didn't early strips have a lithe roommate with a mustache for Jon?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#22388410)



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Date: January 7th, 2013 8:52 PM
Author: Outnumbered library

that was lyman. he was also a hapless 30-year-old bachelor. but then he got dropped from the strip.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#22388427)



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Date: March 7th, 2013 2:39 AM
Author: zippy cruel-hearted theatre kitty

what??? link??

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#22772213)



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Date: January 12th, 2013 2:31 AM
Author: impressive principal's office



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Date: January 12th, 2013 2:35 AM
Author: beady-eyed effete school

Before its acquisition by Google, the gmail.com domain name was used by a free e-mail service offered by Garfield.com, online home of the comic strip Garfield. After moving to a different domain, that service has since been discontinued.[80]

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#22416396)



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Date: January 12th, 2013 2:35 AM
Author: impressive principal's office

omg fuck google

i want a garfield gmail

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#22416397)



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Date: March 7th, 2013 11:06 AM
Author: Maize out-of-control meetinghouse

!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#22772993)



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Date: March 7th, 2013 2:24 AM
Author: Misanthropic Native



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Date: March 7th, 2013 11:43 AM
Author: Smoky demanding abode

Ah yes, when I think of 1978, I think of conservative family values.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#22773143)



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Date: February 7th, 2014 1:04 AM
Author: Jet-lagged charismatic theater stage azn



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Date: February 7th, 2014 12:57 AM
Author: Odious psychic



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Date: February 7th, 2014 1:00 AM
Author: Light metal stead pisswyrm

cop

also the obsession with cats in general is a modern/internet age thing.

fucking people captioning pics of cats, 'lolcats', etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#24971256)



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Date: February 7th, 2014 2:48 AM
Author: Awkward confused pozpig tanning salon

lol at millenial "men" who love cats

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2154778&forum_id=2...#24971556)



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Date: March 9th, 2026 6:18 PM
Author: things from the 90s/00s so ethereal and dreamlike:



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