4609: Be it resolved
| Be it resolved |
 Made by: RetrospectionsOfLife |
Explanation[edit | edit source]
This strip abridges the 2006 New Year's Day original strip, a Sunday strip, to remove Jon's musings about potential New Year's resolutions and get right to the punchline, to suggest Jon not even wanting to bother with New Year's resolutions. The author whipped it up in the first few days of 2021, and even made a reference to that timeframe in the author's notes. Ironically, this strip ran on that year's subsequent New Year's Eve.
The author writes:[edit | edit source]
It's a few days into the new year at the time of writing. Having the same feelings that many others can relate to during the first part of the New Year, I then remembered the original Garfield strip and wondered, "What if Jon didn't even have the optimism to even bother suggesting any New Year resolutions?"
It's amazing how disproportionately Garfield edits consume my time, compared to other, more substantial opportunities in my life. What better way to start 2021, I suppose?
Original strip: 2006-01-01.
Transcript[edit | edit source]
Jon: It's New Year's Eve resolution time, Garfield!
Garfield: Go for it
Jon {raising his finger with cautious enthusiasm}: This year, I...
{Jon dejectedly rests his head upon his hand, in a decidedly existential state of despair}
Jon: Heck with it. Wanna order a pizza?
{Garfield clutches his stomach with desperation and eagerness}
Garfield: Make it two!
