2320: Detente Flowers

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Détente Flowers
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Made by: Levellass


Explanation[edit | edit source]

In the original strip, Jon, with a tartan jacket, holding a novelty flower, leans forward, smiling at Garfield. Garfield started to extend his claws, and Jon leans back with the clawing paws. Jon left and Garfield wants the viewer to say "détente".

In this strip, the second panel and the third panel have been swapped around, and now Garfield is smiling at the viewer, while Jon looks on, then Garfield uses his claws. Jon leans back at the clawing paws.

The author writes:[edit | edit source]

Strip #2190 notes that 2003-04-12 can have its first two panels rearranged and still make sense and be humorous. I note that in fact a further rearrangement is possible which I personally find more humorous. In fact there are 3! or 6 possible arrangements of panels, four of which make sense. While I could have simply shuffled the panels I feel I owe it to the dedicated SRoMG fanbase to at least have tweaked this submission slightly.

Original strip: 2003-04-12

Transcript[edit | edit source]

{Jon, wearing a tartan jacket, bow tie and novelty flower, leans forward smiling at Garfield.}
Jon: This is one of those squirting flowers
Garfield: {smiling} Can you say "detente"?
{Jon leans back in shock from a claw-bearing Garfield.}
Garfield: This is one of those clawing paws