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5706: Galgranize

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
So, Garfield has been running since the 19th of June 1978, which means that it will be 50 years old by the start of the next Olympiad. It occurred to me that pretty soon, a majority of the population of the world will have been born after Garfield premiered*. And there has been a "new" Garfield strip every day since 1978-19-06. Of course, the fun side to all this is that, for a near-majority of the population, there is a Garfield strip that coincides with the date of their births. So, for a laugh, I looked up the Garfield strip for my date of birth, and it's surprisingly relevant to my life. Mainly in that I love music, and I love listening to it loud. Of course, my choice of loud music isn't Heavy Metal, even though it is great, but Electronic Dance Music. Namely stuff from the UK and France: Orbital, Daft Punk, Modjo, The Eternals, Pieter Gabriel, and my personal favorites: The Chemical Brothers.
Anyway, I had a bit of fun with this one, basically referencing one of their most iconic songs, "Hey Boy, Hey Girl". It's basically a staple of their concert set list and even non-EDM fans can probably recognize it. It was a bit frustrating trying to basically recreate the incomplete panel, but I did what I could. Anyway, if you want to do this with your own birthday, then go right ahead, but be forewarned that your mileage and results may vary.
[*The CIA World Factbook gives an estimate of the worldwide median age in 2020 as 31 years, which would place us significantly beyond this point -Ed]
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Jon {on the phone}: Hi, Grandma? It's Jon, calling to wish you a Happy Holidays!
{Jon (?) mindlessly repeats the phrase "Hey Girl, Hey Boy superstar DJs here we go!" over and over again, so much that the speech bubble cuts off his words}
Garfield: Turning up her hearing aid?
Jon: Turning down the Chemical Brothers CD in her stereo. {"The Chemical Brothers" has been replaced with the Chemical Brothers logo}
==Trivia==
The date formatting for the mention of the in the author's notes is in a YYYY-DD-MM notation; while it is commonplace in some parts of the world to flip the order of the day and month, it is usually not done on Square Root of Minus Garfield, which tends to prefer YYYY-MM-DD notation.
Category:Rusty Ralston
Category:Music references
5707: Regular Chixie Adventure

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Chixie notices something}
Chixie: there's one cute / chicky-boo!
Chixie: she can sharpen her / horns on my hassock / anytime
Chixie: i wonder if she'd / like to go to / jeevik week tonight
{Zebruh turns around}
Zebruh: {heart} Well, hello there, Chixie. {heart}
Chixie: oh / hi zebruh</p>
Category:Muk
Category:Video game references
5709: Just One Snowball

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Who or what compelled Jon to do that is up to speculation.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Jon is reading the newspaper peacefully, when, suddenly, he widens his eyes, feeling a sense of chill crawling down his back. He turns around toward the door as if something is beckoning him to answer it. Putting down the paper, he walks toward the door at an even pace. Curious yet anxious, he slowly puts his hand on the door knob and...}
SFX: SPLOT
Jon: GARFIELD!
{Jon was struck in the face by a snowball}
Category:Kavviyenta
5710: Jarrefield

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Jon is outside, holding a hammer, next to a "Yard Sale" sign. Garfield is looking at him}
Jon: We're having a yard sale!
Copyright text between panels: © 2022-∞ PAWS INC. Profits Go To Comic Studios In Indiana
{Garfield leaves}
Copyright text between panels: When The Last Speck Of Dust Decays Our Copyright Still Stands
{Garfield brings back Odie, with a price tag tied to his ear}
Jon: No
Category:Wibi
5712: Death by Lawnmower

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
To think he was only four months old...
Original strips: , .
==Transcript==
{Garfield bounces on an ottoman towards an open window}
SFX: BOING!
{Garfield lands in the path of Jon's lawnmower, frantically trying to undo his jump}
SFX: RRRR
{We see Garfield's grave, inscribed with the dates 6-19-78 and 10-02-78}
Category:Puppo
5713: Some hostile readings

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
he got what he deserved...
Original strips: , .
==Transcript==
SFX: BWEEP BWEEP BWEEP
Scale: Captain, our sensors have picked up something!
Scale: Go to visual!
Scale: Woah! What is that thing?!
Scale: It appears to be a hideous blob of fat, Sir!
Scale: FIRE PHASERS!
Scale: Phasers have no effect, Sir!
{Garfield has left and the scale has been violently destroyed}
Scale: Me and my big voice chip
Category:IntegralOfGarfield
5714: Ohio

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Random guy: Pardon me. Which is the way to Cincinnati?
{The pond is small but there is a guy in it for some reason even though they're in Indiana and it shouldn't be that weird. Can't have normal ponds in Ohio}
{Garfield points to a direction}
Random guy: Thanks
Garfield: he doesn't realize he's going to ohio. oh no
Category:MarioGarfield
5715: Praise the Dog

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
The unusual player message system used by From Software limits messages to a set of words and phrases, leading to many interesting adaptations to communicate concepts that don't have a word for them, like in language translation. Among these adaptations, the word used for the turtles in Elden Ring was 'dog', as perhaps 'beast' was too harsh a word for such a docile creature. It's unknown if the playerbase's entrancement with turtles was caused by them being called 'dog', by the existence of the turtle pope, or because they're one of the few creatures that won't attack the player on sight.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Garfield {walking, gesturing at a player message, with a face of disappointment}: Just look at that...
Player Message from Elden Ring: Dog Ahead
Garfield: How sad is it when some-wizened tarnished can't even spell a simple word like
Garfield {as if in a trance, eyes glazed}: Praise the Dog...
"Dog" (is a turtle from Elden Ring): {sitting on the ground}
Category:WizardFox64
Category:Video game references
5716: Not *A* Lick, *The* Lick

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
This is another edit that instantly popped into my head when I saw the strip. Out of all the melodies that you could put in those bubbles, The Lick is probably the most memetic.
The original ucomics GIF was upscaled via waifu2x, and it worked pretty well.
The title is a reference to my previous submission, which also involved a meme that starts with "The". Perhaps the trend will continue.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Jon whistles The Lick}
{Garfield's eyes widen as he finds the tune in his head. He walks off to eat, with the tune still in his head, and grows increasingly frustrated as it stays stuck in his head. Unable to take it anymore, he whistles the tune into Odie's head, and Odie now has it stuck in HIS head}
Category:Super Nerd
Category:Music references
5719: Jon's Temper: The Aftermath

==Explanation==
This strip essentially explores a potential aftermath of the infamous "Defenestration of Muncie", as depicted in the 1981 original Garfield strip and the subsequent Square Root of Minus Garfield running gag derived from that strip. Based on the strip credits, the author took 3935: Quickest Temper (or, Really Unprovoked); or, Negative Provocation (or, Senseless Domestic Animal Abuse); or, No Rhyme or Reason, cleaned out all flying glass and flying cats, then added in a speech bubble from a 1978 Garfield strip over Garfield's presumed landing position clearly depicting Garfield having been hurt by the ordeal.
==The author writes:==
I spent too much effort making this
I cant wait for this strip to be remixed half a dozen times to make even MORE edits of this strip
Original Square Root of Minus Garfield strip: 2020-02-26.
Original strips: , .
==Transcript==
{a closed, smashed window}
Garfield {out of frame}: I'm in pain... pain, pain, pain, pain.
Category:LochlannDS
5720: Garfield Montanas Garfield

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Garfield: "Dear Ask a Dog, do you ever get a song stuck in your head?"
{Odie sprays his mouth with breath freshener spray}
SFX: spritz spritz spritz
Odie: YOU GET THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Garfield {angry}: I'll get you for this
Category:LucasSantosToons
Category:Television references
5721: Love and Affection

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Consider this a spiritual successor to SRoMG #4093, where I go "Erm, acktually they have done this" to a modern Garfield/Arlene strip. At least this one had a sweet ending anyway. And someone may very well "Erm, acktually" me about them touching tails between the 1981 strip and the modern one but whatever at this point.
Just an aside, I really don't know why the color in modern strips is so desaturated. As a result they're not as nice to look at, especially when mashing them up with classic strips.
Original strips: , .
==Transcript==
{Garfield and Arlene approach each other on the fence}
Arlene: Hey, Garfield
Garfield: Hey, Arlene
{They sit down, Garfield is holding a smartphone}
Arlene: I've always wondered... how do cats show affection?
Garfield: It says here "Head-butting and tail-touching"
{They smile at each other}
{Their heads collide with a painful}
SFX: KONK!
Arlene: Ow!
Garfield: Ow!
{They turn around and touch tails with unhappy expressions}
Arlene: And I'm not sure tail-touching is such a good idea for us. Remember what happened last time?
Garfield: Yes, I do
{Cut to a glow-tinged flashback of Garfield and Arlene on a date, making cat noises and touching tails}
Arlene: MROW
Garfield: OOOO
{They snuggle close together as their tails intertwine}
Garfield: ROWRR
Arlene: UR
{Now they are seen on the fence, silhouetted against the moon, their tails now totally twisted together}
Garfield & Arlene: AROOOOOOO
{They are seen back in whatever room the date started in}
Arlene: Thanks for the date, Garfield
Garfield: Take care, Arlene
{But when they both turn to leave, they realize their tails are completely knotted together}
{Cut back to them on the fence in the present day}
Arlene: Got any other ideas?
Garfield {smiling}: Yes, I do
{Garfield stands up, grabs Arlene and kisses her, to her surprise}
SFX: KISS!
{Arlene smiles}
Arlene: This could catch on
Garfield: If you keep wearing that strawberry-flavored lipstick, you can count on it!
Category:Garlene1987
5722: Garfield and Jon's thoughts on classic video games

==Explanation==
In this comic, Garfield and Jon are giving out their own thoughts on classic video games such as Mortal Kombat (from the Sega Genesis) and Donkey Kong (an arcade game). Jon finds it Mortal Kombat to be a good game but Garfield disagreed on that one and thought Donkey Kong was better. Jon doesn't think that's true and says that it sucks. Just for that, Garfield then told Jon that he sucked.
==The author writes:==
This SRoMG comic that Simon Winters did reminded me of another scene from the 1995 Billy Madison film (y'know, the one that Adam Sandler is in).
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Jon {giving a thumbs up}: Mortal Kombat on the Sega Genesis is the best video game ever
Garfield {giving a thumbs down}: I disagree, Jon. I think Donkey Kong is better
Jon: Donkey Kong sucks
Garfield: You wanna know something? YOU suck
Category:Dfroggy20
Category:Video game references
5723: Garfield Odie, Jon Spot

==Explanation==
This strip essentially mixes elements of the original Garfield strip and the original Jon strip that was recycled into it, in a fashion different from that of the earlier 3885: But first we need to talk about parallel universes; notably, the first two panels are unaltered from Garfield, while the third panel appears to be a colorized recreation of Jon. This strip, as a result, has Odie going by both of the names he was given (Jon gave him the name Spot, which was changed to Odie in Garfield).
It is unknown the exact reason why the Spot-to-Odie name change occurred; different reasons are given between different sources, and even between different pages on the same source at times. Even TV Tropes is no help in this regard; their Jon work page implies the name change was to avoid confusion with a character from Boner's Ark, but the Odie tab on their Garfield character page (the "Characters" page link on the Jon page redirects to the corresponding Garfield page) implies the name change was made simply to make the name less generic.
==The author writes:==
Whenever I think about the Jon to Garfield transition, I think about this reused joke. Since Spot (from Jon) has been renamed Odie, Jim Davis decides to be a little clever and makes Neo-Garfield say "They should've named him 'Spot'".
Which Jim Davis had complete control over, so did he regret naming Spot Odie?
We will never know.
[See also #3885. -Ed]
Original Jon strip: 1977-03-05.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Lyman: Odie! Look what you did on the floor!
SFX: Whap! Whap! Whap! {Lyman hits Odie with a rolled-up newspaper}
Lyman: NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
Odie {simultaneously}: Yip Yip Yip!
{Garfield has visibly changed into a chunkier, more jowly form}
Garfield: So that's why they call him "Spot"
==Trivia==
This strip does not link to a credited Jon strip. Even if it had, the author's notes credited the Jon strip to the wrong date--the strip that was recycled into Garfield was actually the 1977-02-03 strip; Jon did not run on 1977-03-05 (and the strip that did run two days prior to that was the strip where Liz joined the staff at Irma's diner). The Jon strip nonetheless can be read here
Category:Polihy
Category:Jon (1976)
5724: Screen Capture, Screen Captured, Screen Captured, Screen Captured, Screen Captured

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
[Astonishing as it may seem, four different authors all independently came up with this idea. The image is A_Lego_Brick's. -Ed]
A_Lego_Brick wrote:
I decided to go the extra mile and screen capture this.
Ignore the tabs.
twinec wrote:
The more things change, the more they stay the same (verbatim quote)
bread_seputa wrote:
(silence)
J.D. Sadler wrote:
Let's see who get the gold for this one.
Another add-on to a recurring running gag
Original Square Root of Minus Garfield strip: 2021-06-27.
==Transcript==
{A screenshot of SRoMG #4422, open in a modern instance of the Safari web browser. Five progressively diminishing instances of the Square Root of Minus Garfield logo are visible, enclosed in five progressively diminishing browser frames. As well as the mezzacotta website, three other tabs are visible in the outermost browser}
Tab: meaning of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoco...
Tab: cases of people gluing blenders to their faces - Google...
Tab: human foot same-day delivery - Google Search
Category:twinec
Category:J.D. Sadler
Category:A_Lego_Brick
Category:bread_seputa
Category:No original strip
5725: Touch Grass

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{A sullen Garfield trudges}
Garfield: Social media got me down
{Garfield cringes at Odie barking}
Corporate Media Talking Head {on TV}: The invasion is going as...
Jon: Eat, sleep, play games, blah
{Garfield steps onto the lawn and wiggles his toes. Something wonderful happens}
Garfield {smiling}: Touch grass
Category:Luke99
5726: Antifield Minus Containment (For Real This Time)

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
This is the product of someone else correcting my strip, the discovery that there is another strip named "Antifield" that also doesn't make this reference, and my inability to find a good "infinity" joke.
Original strips: , , , .
==Transcript==
{A panicked Jon runs into frame. He is followed by some small blue things}
Jon: Too much Replicanti!
{Garfield watches passively as the replicanti multiply and fill the room, swarming Jon}
{As Jon flounders, the never-satisfied Garfield begins eating the replicanti with a spoon}
Garfield: When will it be enough?
Category:Memes-In-Your-Dreams
Category:Video game references
5727: Well Past Atlantic City

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
I defy anyone to tell me that this is any more obscene than the original.
Original strips: , .
==Transcript==
{JON and GARFIELD occupy a rectangle in brown and grey. GARFIELD is plumper than usual, though this goes unmentioned}
LIZ {offscreen}: Ready for your exam, Garfield?
GARFIELD: Whatever
{LIZ enters with a very large thermometer}
LIZ: Let's take your temperature, shall we?
{GARFIELD is shocked. JON is smug}
{GARFIELD remains shocked. He is clearly not comfortable with the forthcoming large thermometer bulb to be put in his mouth, as it will likely spill mercury if mishandled. JON remains smug}
Category:KahnerC
5728: Get Down Off My Knees For Me

==Explanation==
In the original, Jon notes that he's lost feeling in his legs, to which Garfield says, "You're welcome." Here, he quotes the title line of the 1964 song "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil and first recorded by the Righteous Brothers. The strip title is a play on a line from the song: "I'd get down on my knees for you".
The author's note attempts to head off any interpretation of his intent as shipping Jon and Garfield.
==The author writes==
I'm making a song reference, not implying anything about their relationship.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Jon sits in a green armchair, with Garfield across his lap}
Garfield: Ah!
Garfield: It must be fulfilling to have a warm, loving cat on your lap
Jon: You've lost that lovin' feelin'
Garfield {still happy}: You're right
Category:Nyperold
Category:Music references
5729: Famous Last Words

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Based on an obscure screensaver and gameplay footage [some NSFW language in links].
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Inside the CGA version of The Perilous Pit in Commander Keen 4, Garfield is using the pogo stick in the caverns. Jon is standing on a nearby cliff}
Jon: Garfield, this is not the place to pogo. You're gonna die here.
{In the next panel, Garfield has pogo'd himself up the caverns, but has been struck down by a mushroom. His body, flattened by the impact, is lying on the ground}
Screen prompt: You didn't make it
Screen prompt: Try Again
Screen prompt: Exit to Shadowlands
Category:Nikumubeki
Category:Video game references
Category:Non-strip Garfield material
5730: Menagerie

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Sign: Beware of dog
Sign: The cat is shifty too
Sign: Also the bird can nip
Sign: and we have feral ferrets
Sign: Of course the kid is the worst one
SFX: GRRRRR!
{Garfield reverses direction in alarm}
Category:Simon Winters
5732: Gonna be a long night, it's gonna be all right

== Explanation ==
== The author writes ==
In this alternate universe, Garfield takes classes at an educational institution (school, college, etc.) and has a bad habit of eating non-food items like Jon's clothes (purposefully, unlike vanilla Garfield whose instances of were accidental).
Original strip: .
== Transcript ==
{Garfield and Jon sit next to a lovely fire at the fireplace}
Jon: Is all your homework finished?
Garfield: Yes
{Jon stands up}
Jon: Well, I'll be off for my night shift. Help yourself if you're hungry
Garfield: No worries; I'm all fed
{Jon walks away to put on a tie}
Jon: Hey! Where are all my bow ties?!
Garfield: (burp) The red ones were my favorite...
Category:Josep Nollette
5733: Better than anyone I know.

== Explanation ==
== The author writes ==
I was browsing random strips, trying to get inspiration, when two strips with compatible punchlines hit me in quick succession. So I took the logical next step.
Original strips: , , .
== Transcript ==
Jon {offscreen}: Garfield, can you come here?
{Garfield does nothing}
Jon {still offscreen}: That was a stupid question
Garfield: I'll say
Category:durandal_273
5734: Yup

== Explanation ==
== The author writes ==
Yup, another one of those "hit random until you get a good one" strips.
Original strip: .
== Transcript ==
Jon's Father: Looks like rain
Jon: Yup
Jon's Father: Yup
Jon: Yup
Jon's Father: Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup
Jon: Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup, Yup
Garfield: And they say the art of conversation is dead
Category:Daboi491
5735: Unprovoked

== Explanation ==
== The author writes ==
Actually, despite having featured a number of jokes about mimes over the years, Garfield avoids treating them as an easy target, even if the title character's ambitions relating to the profession .
Original strip: .
== Transcript ==
{Garfield stands on the sidewalk}
{A mime passes Garfield silently by; the cat looks at the mime in astonishment}
Garfield: I hate mimes
Category:Manyhills
5736: Dakota

== Explanation ==
As the strip's transcript explains, this strip takes two original Garfield strips making mention of North Dakota and stuffed them into a space shaped like the actual state of North Dakota; an empty South Dakota is also included to imply lack of any canonical mention of that state in the Garfield mythos.
The author's notes reveals the answer to the question posed in the original Garfield strips; Bismarck itself is situated in the second panel of the lower strip.
== The author writes ==
"What is the capital of North Dakota?" definitely could have been an actual Garfield running gag. By the way, the capital of North Dakota is Bismarck.
Original strips: , .
== Transcript ==
{First strip}
Jon: There are some questions in life I guess I'll never know the answers to...
Jon: Like, "What's the capital of North Dakota?"
Jon: I can never get that one
Garfield: I'm (drowning) in (boredom,) a(nd he's) ha(nding me) a(nchors)
{Second strip}
Television: This is a test...
Television: This is only a test...
Television: What is the capital of North Dakota?
Garfield: T(his IS a) t(est!)
{Both strips are embedded in the shape of North Dakota}
{The shape of South Dakota is empty}
Category:Uminermal
Category:Real world references
5738: How it Feels Some Days (Show of Hands)

== Explanation ==
== The author writes ==
As soon as I saw the original, I knew what I had to do.
To be clear, it doesn't feel like this strip is true most of the time... but some days it feels like this is true, even of myself. They can't all be winners, I guess.
Original strip: .
== Transcript ==
Jon {to Liz and Garfield}: Show of hands: Who wants to make an original and creative SRoMG strip?
{Beat panel}
Jon: Who wants to do a tired old meme?
{Liz and Garfield enthusiastically raise their hands}
Category:Lubaf