Being Jim Davis

I regret having committed myself -- with so little justification -- to posting different versions of "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" every day this week, but at this point it's just too late to back off. Today's incidental music, "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" from the album Sail Away  appears courtesy of Randy Newman  and Reprise Records . Today's strip

Here's another cover of "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go": And in case that doesn't seem "relevant" enough to you, here's a photo of former Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan: <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57b273931b631b852a251d7e/t/59068795d2b857ecc271a6a6/1493600162172/" data-image-dimensions="520x345" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" data-load="fal...

Here's another not even barely relevant video: Today's strip

Here's a video that's tangentially related to a Being Jim Davis episode from later in the week: Today's incidental music, "Last Train to Compton (rejected version)" and "Last Train to Compton (another rejected version)," both from the album While You Were Dead - Rejected Materials, Vol. 1 by The Flowers of Disgust, appears courtesy of The Flowers of Disgust  and Cat O' Nine Tails Records . To...

<img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57b273931b631b852a251d7e/t/5905950803596ed6c179f67c/1493538062056/" data-image-dimensions="225x225" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" data-load="false" data-image-id="5905950803596ed6c179f67c" data-type="image" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57b273931b631b852a251d7e/t/5905950803596ed6c179f67c/1493538062056/?...

  <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57b273931b631b852a251d7e/t/59004a5a2e5c1bd7f0a7a951/1493191260547/" data-image-dimensions="625x415" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" data-load="false" data-image-id="59004a5a2e5c1bd7f0a7a951" data-type="image" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57b273931b631b852a251d7e/t/59004a5a2e5c1bd7f0a7a951/14931912...

  <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57b273931b631b852a251d7e/t/590044dc3e00befb30224dd9/1493189853887/" data-image-dimensions="450x288" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" data-load="false" data-image-id="590044dc3e00befb30224dd9" data-type="image" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57b273931b631b852a251d7e/t/590044dc3e00befb30224dd9/14931898...

  <img class="thumb-image" alt="Cat on the stand.jpg" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57b273931b631b852a251d7e/t/590043a4d2b857cbcdcf9715/1493189547713/Cat+on+the+stand.jpg" data-image-dimensions="639x433" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" data-load="false" data-image-id="590043a4d2b857cbcdcf9715" data-type="image" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57b273931b631...

Today's action-packed edition of Guy in a Bed Being Startled by Some Weird Noises, and the Blanket is Wiggly  features all of the usual players, as well as some tremendous cameos by some of the strip's all-time best recurring onomatopoeias. Where's it all headed? Find out in panel three! Or don't! Fuck if I care! Today's strip

One morning, when Jon Arbuckle woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared wi...

<img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57b273931b631b852a251d7e/t/58fd88809f7456e0b92a7eb0/1493010562599/" data-image-dimensions="200x280" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" data-load="false" data-image-id="58fd88809f7456e0b92a7eb0" data-type="image" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57b273931b631b852a251d7e/t/58fd88809f7456e0b92a7eb0/1493010562599/?...

In today's episode, blah blah blah blah Garfield. Chris Taylor.  Magmar Sucks . Send all complaints and corrections to christaylor@beingjimdavis.com . Today's strip

Today's episode of Being Jim Davis  -- and of Garfield  -- gets pretty racy. That's all I have to say about that. Except that you should listen to Magmar Sucks , the fantastic podcast of Chris Taylor, our special guest host this week. Today's strip

Did we lose some audio from today's episode? Yes we did. Was it the fault of our special guest co-host Chris Taylor, who everyone loves because he's so great? No. No it was not. It was not his fault. Perish the thought. You should feel ashamed for even considering the possibility. Chris Taylor, and his amazing podcast,  Magamar Sucks , is a certified national treasure. Incidental music in tod...

Hey, you know who's great? Our special guest Chris Taylor, that's who! Chris Taylor, our special guest this week, is the host of Magmar Sucks , a really really fantastic excellent podcast about Pokemon that everyone loves. You should listen to it because it's so great and everyone loves it. Some people who co-host our podcast are woefully unqualified to do so, but not Chris Taylor! Check out this...

Today's episode, for the third time this week, struggles through with no third co-host due to the dishonesty and betrayal of our nemesis, Chris Taylor, the stupid and terrible host of Magmar Sucks , a Pokemon podcast. Chris Taylor, we hate you. You are the worst. We will never forgive you. You are the literal love child of Adolf Hitler and another, larger Adolf Hitler. We are not your friends...

Okay, we at Being Jim Davis understand that you, the listener, come to our little program with certain expectations. You expect us to summarize and discuss one Garfield strip today. You expect us to periodically read things directly from Wikipedia. You expect Chris to get angry and shout about things that don't matter from time to time. And you expect that every third week we'll be joined, as co-h...

Today's episode was marred by the irresponsibility and unprofessionalism of Chris Taylor, the flighty and self-serving host of Magmar Sucks , a terrible awful stupid podcast that you should not listen to. Shame on you, Chris Taylor, for signing up to co-host our podcast and then not appearing. SHAME! Today's background music, "Last Train to Compton (Final Version)" from the album Who's the Beef? -...

IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM Today's strip

kick·ing ˈkikiNG/ noun 1 . a punishment or assault in which the victim is kicked repeatedly. "they gave him a good kicking" adjective informal 1 . (especially of music) lively and exciting. "their seriously kicking debut, “Paradise.”" Today's strip

Today we had a lengthy argument about what is and isn't sarcasm, and I sincerely want to apologize to my co-host for being such a dogmatic asshole about the whole thing. I'm sorry I very nearly ruined our podcast forever.     -Chris Winter Today's strip

Hey, you know whom we've not mentioned on the podcast so far, not even once? Roscoe Conkling, that's who. You would've thought that with all our various digressions that we'd have gotten there by now, but you'd be wrong. You're WRONG, asshole!! Whatever; here's your podcast. Today's strip

Today we mostly just bitched about Cafepress. It's entirely possible we also mentioned this Garfield  strip at some point, but I can't say for certain. To be honest, after doing this podcast for the better part of a year, it's increasingly difficult to feel certain of anything. Except the fact that that was definitely a halfway decent Jared Diamond joke. Obvs. Today's strip

Guys, I HIGHLY recommend googling 'pig vs cat.' You will not regret doing this. I give 50% odds you'll like it even better than actually listening to anything we say in this episode. Exhibit A Exhibit B Today's strip

During the Renaissance of Garfield, from roughly August to November of 1979, there were many advances in science, math, philosophy, and art. One of the most monumental advances in Garfield was the development of linear perspective. Linear perspective uses principles of math to realistically portray space and depth in art. Renaissance Jim Davis was largely concerned with drawing realistic scenes, a...