Being Jim Davis

At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. Oh! had I the ability, and could I reach the nation's ear, I would today pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The feeling...

Today, for the first time in Being Jim Davis  history, we welcome a third co-host to join us on a standard, non-supplemental episode. Who could it be?  Metallica  lead singer James Hetfield? Argentinian man of letters Jorge Luis Borges? Perhaps even Jim Davis himself? Or maybe it's just a some guy we grew up with. Today's strip

Today's strip isn't that remarkable, but did you know that American composer Howard Swanson died on this day in 1978? He's pretty good. Here, check this out .     Pretty great, right? Or how about this one ?     Yeah, pretty great. Anyway, here's some Garfield or whatever. Today's strip

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Today on the podcast we determine that the collective noun for a group of Garfield  strips is 'gross'. I don't really remember too much else about it, really. I Edited and mixed it a day or two ago at this point so It's all kind of hazy, honestly. I think there's something about a nap attack, maybe? It's hard to know. Today's strip

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Garfield suffers from another nap attack and Jon is nonplussed in this, episode 142 of Being Jim Davis. Of course it's Election Day in 1978 today, so is Jon here representing the unwitting American public to Garfield's attention-seeking do-nothing congress? It's certainly makes AS much sense as anything else I guess. Anyway, since this is Being Jim Davis we mainly talk about philosophy. Hey, you k...

Listeners, if nauseating static noises were something you felt was missing from our podcast up until this point, then boy, do we have a treat in store for you this entire week! You see, Chris had a problem with his audio interface and how he doesn't know how to use it correctly, with the unfortunate result that his audio track ended up with a bunch of noise on it. Honestly, we probably could have...

Closing out the week on a high note here. Today's strip

Couldn't find live footage of this one anywhere, but it's such a classic. Maybe also worth mentioning that we give the wrong date in the intro to this one. Whatever. Today's strip

Might as well just do this all week: Today's strip

Here's the second part of that video from yesterday: Today's strip

This one's pretty good too: Today's strip

I mean, look, I could  summarize whatever happens in today's episode of Being Jim Davis , or I could just embed more Les McCann concert footage from YouTube. Right? Today's strip

Honestly, today's episode of Being Jim Davis  is pretty whatever. But you know who's great? Fucking Les McCann, that's who! Today's strip

Another Sunday strip, another overlong unreliable monologue about how awesome cats are. This one stands out (if we want to use that term) as it contains apparent supernatural elements. Is this going to be like one of those Simpsons  Halloween episodes, where pedantic fans insist on separating it from the official canon so as not to conflict with the general realism underlying the series?...

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When Garfield was caught on tape last year bragging to a d-list celebrity on a bus about sexually assaulting Jon Arbuckle, I was, like many of my fellow Americans, shocked and incensed. But then when he reemerged, after several days of strategizing, and produced the ingenious defense that it was "just litter box talk," I decided that it was ok. Now with today's strip we have incontrovert...

Jon says he won't do a thing, then does that thing! Who does he think he is, our President-elect? Or if we go with our standard assumption that it is Garfield that represents the orange demagogue, does that mean Jon is Ted Cruz in this one? I mean, you tell me, because I have no fucking clue. This is Being Jim Davis. Today's strip

In today's episode of Garfield , Jon Arbuckle is alarmed to find himself momentarily in conversation with an anthropomorphic bear with considerable lifelike human verisimilitude, yet realizes no apparent contradiction in the act of commenting on this event, in thought, to an imaginary audience he believes can hear his thoughts. Ladies and gentlemen, this is how religions get started. Incidentally,...

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What do Daniel Dennett, Jimmy Carter, and King Lear have in common? Hey, if you know, please drop us a line. Probably could make for an interesting discussion. Anyway, here's a Garfield comic. Today's strip

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Today's episode opens with a torrent of crass and wholly unmotivated verbal abuse directed at English poet John Donne. So that's something! Plus, as a special bonus, we talk about this Heathcliff comic: Today's strip :