91: Imaginary Garfield: Mousey

From SRoMG Explained
Jump to navigationJump to search
Imaginary Garfield: Mousey
Imaginary Garfield Mousey.png
Made by: Richard L. Dodson


Explanation[edit | edit source]

Another one building off of the idea behind #87; in this one, Jon gives his imaginary pet a rubber mouse and imagines he promptly shoves it into his mouth and comments on the lack of salt.

The author writes:[edit | edit source]

As is so often the case in Garfield Minus Garfield, Jon in Imaginary Garfield (sqrt of [-(Garfield^2)] comes off as a sad, lonely man. Only this time, his loneliness manifests as an imaginary cat saying and doing funny but imaginary things.

Original strip: 1978-06-20.

Transcript[edit | edit source]

Jon: Happy birthday, Garfield. I have a surprise for you.
Jon: A rubber mousey!
Jon: {thinking to himself} Could've used a little salt...