Garfield by Jim Davis for February 17, 2024

Horrifying. At least the week is over.

Welp! I guessed wrong on what the last nightmare of the week was.

Hopefully that is the end of it, that got old quick!

It’s worse if panel 2 is taken out of context (I know I already said this earlier this week)

that would end ANY date in a heartbeat!

[Unnamed Reader – 4e07bb] guessed it!

Politics. Cringe…

Support my candidate or I will launch an ad hominem attack on your character!

What a nightmare this week has been,

I don’t mind discussing politics with someone who’s on the same side I am but it’s still not a pleasant discussion since we’ll likely only gripe about the other side and their policies and politicians. I can think of more pleasant things to talk about like cats and food!

A nightmare of a week for ya, huh Garfield?

No! Garfield’s worst dream ever: “What are talking about? Lasagna? What is Lasagna?”

Garfield the informed centrist who knows polotics in deph but only cares about the parts of it that effect food supply and is pro capitalist because it’s ability to produce food for every mouth, especially his. Acts uninformed but has an agenda. Arlene , pink haired socialist alley cat with a hate for the patriarchy, never stops yappin bout the patriarchy.

See? This all because of some commenting politics over here. You is give Garfield nightmares.

Politics – makes you fall asleep just to give you nightmares…

I’m getting really tired of this arc.

Politics is a compound word.Poli meaning many and Tic(k)s a blood sucking parasite.

I guess that Garfield ain’t a political cat. Good. Keep it neutral.

What’s with all these nightmares? Is Jim Davis trying to tell us something?

However, I have to wonder if the old theory is correct. Back around Halloween in 1989, Davis ran a week long plot where Garfield wakes up to find that Jon’s house… and him… had been abandoned. In the final strip of the week, a desperate Garfield goes into denial about his situation and everything seems all right again. The theory is that from then on, everything Garfield experiences in the strip is in his own imagination as he slowly starves to death in the abandoned house.

I’m starting to wonder if there’s something to it…

Time to see a psychiatrist (or a dietician) about these nightmares, Garfield…

I had a class in high school called “Speech & Debate” (confession: I only took it because a friend wanted to improve her public speaking & asked me to join her so that she would have SOMEONE she could focus on). There was one boy in my class who made it his mission in life to be annoying to me (no, he didn’t secretly have a crush on me). One time he & I were paired up for a debate, free topic. Not wanting to be too bothered, I told him, “You pick the topic: anything except for religion or politics.” He countered with, “But I WANT to do either religion or politics!” The light bulb hit us simultaneously! Our topic: “Pro or Con: debating religion or politics.” We got an A.

I ignore politics as much as possible!

That’s the last nightmare!

And this is why I don’t date

Yeah… Whatever you’ve been eating… You may want to cut back!

So Garfield this week had a Groundhog Day situation with “WORST NIGHTMARE EVER” in the last panel.

My current girlfriend, about to become my ex-girlfriend if she keeps it up,plus super Liberal. I am a middle of the road type of guy, but I will vote a straight ticket this election, because some people are becoming fanatics about this guy we have to worry about, I won’t mention names but the color of his face and hair, well, lets just say they grow them in Florida.

Like any discussion of ideas, it works if the discussion merely limits itself to what those ideas are without any opinions. Knowing what others think, even if it should be found disagreeable, helps to understand others’ views.

Wait til Garfield sees the comments section

I’m with you on that one Garfield. SOAP- Sick Of All Politics.

OK, THIS, this is truly the worst nightmare ever.

Hopefully Garfield can get some sleep now after a week of tumultuous nights.

That IS the worst nightmare. It really ruins it for me when some of my favorite comics start getting political. I read comics for laughs and relaxation NOT aggravation.

I wonder if Garfield ate something that didn’t agree with him before he went to bed. Maybe that was that Burrito Diablo Grande. That’ll do it every time!

That was amazing. I love Garfield. And we got a amazing arc to know Garfield’s insecurities to both laugh and resonate with him.

Best weekly comic series ever!

Well, whoever guessed nightmares about Trump were kind of right. Have to say, I’m very disappointed.

Actually, I think discussing politics might become relevant, especially since this year is an election year.

Let’s not.

Hope Arlene isn’t a MAGA.

Do we get to vote on which of Garfield’s ‘Worst Nightmare Ever’ actually is?

Another one?

Yes, yes, and yes

Getting tired of Garfield’s nightmares

“If you have political opinions, keep them to yourself”, Johnny Cash in The One On The Right Is On The Left, 1966. Smart man, that Johnny Cash…..

Uh-oh, has Jim Davis been reading our comments?

The end of nightmare week? Or is it? Cue ominous music.

And that’s the end of the arc. See you all on Monday!

Now THAT’S a nightmare!!!

Can’t even get away from politics on Garfield. sigh

Talking about politics give you many tics

Arlene, we thought you loved Garfield!

Okay, that’s a total of six comics this week where you only drew the last panel once and copied the other five for the remainder of the week. You owe us, your fans, five new panels!!!

What does that fatso expect from Arlene after years of behaving unromantic.

What’s worse: politics, religion, or our relationship?

Does anyone remember those ‘were bachelors baby’ comics they made… ten, fifteen years ago? Either way… this string of nightmare comics makes me think of those in the broad strokes.

This was an awesome series!! Great job!! Looking forward to more of stuff like this!!

I agree!