I’ve seen this sort of thing before, where one person posts an incorrect version on the Internet and then it gets copied and copied and becomes impossible to stamp out.
He must have been quoting King Lear. “Nothing can come of nothing, speak again. Now, gods, stand up for b***ds! To have a thankless child! Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.”
If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And it you bark at us, do we not make sarcastic comebacks? The Merchant of Venice
As an Englishman, I would say well done to Davis for knowing Shakespeare.
It seems people in both side of the big pond knew William Shakespeare too well, but we had plenty of theatres where his plays were still being acting. There is a copy of the Global theatre in the capital of London which was built in the city around about 16th-17th centuries.
There is also a birthplace of Shakespeare in Statford-upon-Avon and that also where he died. It is still there, and you can visit it along with a Shakespeare theatre in the town as well.
codycab over 1 year ago
And the answer is “BARK!”
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
thou sart so uncultured, Garfield
ekke over 1 year ago
Yes SIR, General Offence!
jasonsnakelover over 1 year ago
But dost thou knoweth?
BlitzMcD over 1 year ago
Takes me back to the summer of 1606.
BJ40 over 1 year ago
Dogspeare in the Bark.
DaveG1960 over 1 year ago
Says Major Disaster………
Doug K over 1 year ago
He felt like he really needed to say (bark) it – to his own self be true.
Doug K over 1 year ago
Standing that close, Garfield might notice how bad his breath is …
… “Something is rotten in Dog Bark.”
Grandma Lea over 1 year ago
This reminds me of a democrat trying to talk to a trump republican that just repeats the same junk over and over, enough to drive us moderate nuts.
Gent over 1 year ago
But loud what voice through yonder dog house breaks?
dcdete. over 1 year ago
Maybe I’m not that much literature savvy, but would a general offence be better or worse than a major offence?
MoonlitKnight Premium Member over 1 year ago
I want to own a dog that barks in iambic pentameter1
Sanspareil over 1 year ago
Garfield endures the slings and arrows of outrageous barking!
pschearer Premium Member over 1 year ago
All’s Well That Ends Well, Act 2, Scene 3.
The word is “methinks”.
I’ve seen this sort of thing before, where one person posts an incorrect version on the Internet and then it gets copied and copied and becomes impossible to stamp out.
karmakat01 over 1 year ago
me think, thou both are goofballs.
HarryLime Premium Member over 1 year ago
Out, darn Spot!
2AndFour over 1 year ago
Such a refined bark and such a refined answer by Garfield.
edmund_graham over 1 year ago
Proof, if it was needed, that Garfield is far more sophisticated than Jon
TheLordIsHolyForever over 1 year ago
“Garfield Shakespeare” would probably write a play about lasagna.
blakerl over 1 year ago
He must have been quoting King Lear. “Nothing can come of nothing, speak again. Now, gods, stand up for b***ds! To have a thankless child! Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.”
Goat from PBS over 1 year ago
Haven’t seen King in a while. Now I know what he has been doing all this time.
Clarence over 1 year ago
Nice, another font
Just-me over 1 year ago
“The cat will mew, and dog will have his day.” Hamlet
PaulAbbott2 over 1 year ago
If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And it you bark at us, do we not make sarcastic comebacks? The Merchant of Venice
delennwen over 1 year ago
Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war.
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
The dog must be named Crab.
Mario500 over 1 year ago
(wonders about the “SHAKESPEARE” mentioned in this cartoon)
CaveCat87 over 1 year ago
If it were Garfield quoting Shakespeare, he’d go, “To eat or not to eat, that is the question”.
geese28 over 1 year ago
Been reading the KJV of the Bible, Garfield? Hehehe
DavBlc7 over 1 year ago
As an Englishman, I would say well done to Davis for knowing Shakespeare.
It seems people in both side of the big pond knew William Shakespeare too well, but we had plenty of theatres where his plays were still being acting. There is a copy of the Global theatre in the capital of London which was built in the city around about 16th-17th centuries.
There is also a birthplace of Shakespeare in Statford-upon-Avon and that also where he died. It is still there, and you can visit it along with a Shakespeare theatre in the town as well.
Judy Hendrickson [Unnamed Reader - 852856] over 1 year ago
It’s reall cruel to see a dog chained up
cuzinron47 over 1 year ago
Finally bringing some culture to this here strip.
norphos over 1 year ago
GOOD DOG! Thou art surely an intelligent cur!
Can't Sleep over 1 year ago
The dog’s diction is flawless.
WentHulk over 1 year ago
Methinks that Garfield needs an ego check.
ekke over 1 year ago
Ye olde barkke, barkke, barkke, barkke.
Repetitive but catchy; has a good beat and is easy to dance to.
Garfield Fan 1949 over 1 year ago
Jim went on www.coolepicfonts.com for this one