3665: On This Date: South Africa
| On This Date: South Africa |
 Made by: Nyperold |
Explanation[edit | edit source]
On the date of this strip, June 1, 1994, the Republic of South Africa rejoined the British Commonwealth after 27 years of having left it. The vertically-stretched flag shown in the background of the second panel was adopted on April 27th of that year. It was designed by Frederick Brownell, then the State Herald of South Africa, and was chosen to represent the new democracy following the end of apartheid.
So if exciting things don't happen to Garfield, at least they happen to others.
The author writes:[edit | edit source]
Original strip: 1994-06-01.
Transcript[edit | edit source]
{Garfield lies prone throughout this strip}
Garfield: I wish something exciting would happen
{Suddenly, a vertically-stretched version of the flag of the Republic of South Africa, adopted earlier that year, appears in the background for a moment}
Garfield: Not to me of course...
