2013: 35th Birthday Special: Salad Sub
35th Birthday Special: Salad Sub |
![]() Made by: Edwin Chee |
Explanation[edit | edit source]
This strip exaggerates the premise of the 2013 original Garfield strip; in that strip, the cake does visibly appear, but only carrying one candle due to doctor's orders after having pulled a hamstring the previous year. This Square Root of Minus Garfield strip could easily take place the year prior to the original Garfield strip, as the salad that does appear (by way of a 2008 strip) explains that the cake is bedridden due to having pulled a hamstring in that very year. The title "Salad Sub" essentially explains the salad's role in this strip, substituting for the cake within Garfield's subconscious.
The author writes:[edit | edit source]
The cake is so unhealthy it even got injured by itself.
Original strips: 2008-08-29, 2013-06-19.
Transcript[edit | edit source]
Garfield: You must be my birthday nightmare.
Salad: That's right.
Garfield: Where's the cake?
Salad: It's bedridden.
Salad: This year it pulled a hamstring.
{Garfield reacted with mild realisation}