2289: Fibbon' Fishy
| Fibbon' Fishy |
 Made by: Nyperold |
Explanation[edit | edit source]
In the original, the fish's defense was to claim that he has a wife and children; however, as he lives in a glass fishbowl -- one not much larger than the fish himself -- Garfield sees through his ruse.
In this edit, the fish instead chooses to recite a sequence of Fibonacci numbers, managing to get to seven-digit numbers before finally being eaten. Apparently, this Garfield classifies such a recitation as "fibbing", and feels that fish so enresidenced shouldn't undertake it.
The author's comment is a reference to Square One Television's Mathnet series. In the episode "The Case of the Willing Parrot", the titular parrot, when prompted by the sequence "1, 1, 2, 3," would say, "5! Eureka!" This clued the detectives in that the owner was fascinated with Fibonacci numbers, which turned out to be the key to finding his inheritance.
The author writes:[edit | edit source]
5! Eureka!
Original strip: 2000-01-09.
Transcript[edit | edit source]
Fish: Uh-oh.
Garfield: {licking lips} Ahh! A nutritious snack!
Fish: 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 144 233 377 610 987 1597 2584 4181 6765 10946...
{beat}
{beat}
Fish: 17711 28657 46368 75025 121393 196418 317811 514229 832040 1346269 2178309 3524578 5702887...?
Garfield: {fish in mouth} Fish who live in glass houses shouldn't Fib.
