I love this strip, but it always distracts me that Garfield and the other animals communicate with humans and each other with “thought balloons” not speech balloons. Is there telepathy going on? I realize that it is trying to be a solution for the fact that animals can’t speak, but it doesn’t seem absurd or “unnatural” when Dilbert and Dogbert converse with speech balloons in “Dilbert” or likewise in other strips. These are cartoons not reality so why not? But thinking is not communicating and it’s disconcerting..
Aye johnahowe! My cat can tell me what he wants with just the look he gives me. Most of us,I fear, have lost the ability they still possess. Animal Telepathy.
The earliest Garfield strips had Jon just guessing what Garfield (and other animals) might be thinking (and sometimes getting it humorously wrong) but some time back that became “Jon can tell what Garfield is thinking but we’re not telling you how”
Templo S.U.D. over 7 years ago
that is a nice day… for Garfield anyway
bigcatbusiness over 7 years ago
So a nice day is the synonym of food. Good to know.
codycab over 7 years ago
Yeah! Don’t worry about the fact that it was on the floor.
johnahowe over 7 years ago
I love this strip, but it always distracts me that Garfield and the other animals communicate with humans and each other with “thought balloons” not speech balloons. Is there telepathy going on? I realize that it is trying to be a solution for the fact that animals can’t speak, but it doesn’t seem absurd or “unnatural” when Dilbert and Dogbert converse with speech balloons in “Dilbert” or likewise in other strips. These are cartoons not reality so why not? But thinking is not communicating and it’s disconcerting..
William Pursell over 7 years ago
Aye johnahowe! My cat can tell me what he wants with just the look he gives me. Most of us,I fear, have lost the ability they still possess. Animal Telepathy.
Egrayjames over 7 years ago
Someone is wound too tight!
Melkior over 7 years ago
The earliest Garfield strips had Jon just guessing what Garfield (and other animals) might be thinking (and sometimes getting it humorously wrong) but some time back that became “Jon can tell what Garfield is thinking but we’re not telling you how”
Chad Cheetah over 7 years ago
Such a nice day the letters are trembling
cuzinron47 over 7 years ago
I can’t believe there’s left over pizza.
LUVBUDDY&LILY over 7 years ago
LOL!!
Number Three over 7 years ago
I’m having pizza tonight.
xxx