4286: Just Keep It, Then!

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Just Keep It, Then!
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Made by: Nyperold


Explanation[edit | edit source]

In the original, the last pile of mail was instant millionaire giveaways. Here, it's charities sending money to send back to them.

One common practice of charities is to send coins in the mail, illustrating a small amount of money (usually per day) that one of their beneficiaries needs, saying it could change or save their lives. The problem is, this is real money. Every time a recipient doesn't send money back, the organization loses that money. Thus, if it's so important to their beneficiaries, the author seems to be posing the title's advice.

The author writes:[edit | edit source]

Original strip: 1987-11-02.

Transcript[edit | edit source]

{Garfield is dragging a bag of mail. How much is actually Jon's?}
Jon: Is that today's mail, Garfield?
Garfield: Yo
{Garfield withdraws some from the bag}
Garfield: Here are your personal letters, bills, and catalogs
{He then dumps the rest onto the table, to Jon's surprise}
Garfield: And charities sending you money to send