Garfield by Jim Davis for May 25, 2024

Ugh! I never liked that.

Jon needs to hit the gym

Give it to Liz. She’ll open it for him.

Having arthritis in both hands, every opening is an adventure.

Studies show that pickle jars make good workouts.

Looks like Jon got himself into a pickle……..

I thought maybe he was trying to get his shirt on.

A rubber band [elastic] on the lid, maybe some on the body of the jar always helps. If that fails, a frustrated pound on the lid to release the vacuum inside is a last resort.

I can relate.

Feel the burn

Go to the gym fatty.

Get Lt. Aliha from Seth McFarland’s series, which I seem to have forgotten the name of.

The new Garfield movie came out yesterday on May 24th. Garfield was voiced by Chris Pratt (replacing Frank Welker) and Samuel L. Jackson voiced Garfield’s long-lost biological father, Vic. Snoop Dogg was also in the movie (voicing a cat, ironically).

It comes with the Pickle Diet, since you have to finish the jar today to open a new one tomorrow and dill pickles are low in calories.

Of course, if you’re on a low sodium diet you’re screwed.

The good thing is that Jon will have strong hands. Garfield better watch out for Jon’s mighty hands.

I have dyspraxia which makes things like that lots of fun, not

Rowing machines and stair steppers are popular. I can’t understand why my snow shoveler machine never caught on.

At least he got it open.

I find they are putting the lids on jars much tighter than they used to fifty years ago. Maybe there was a problem with them coming open during shipping?

(senses a successful exercise / workout in this cartoon)

You joke, Garfield. But those pickle jars lids can be nearly impossible to open. And even with a lid wrench they can be hard to unseal.

I’ve done that work out—it’s not easy!

It’s all about getting a good grip.

I’m glad the “pop” wasn’t a vertebra.

Well, at least it’s a start.

Just wait until you get to the salsa jar. Those things are no joke.

I don’t like pickles enough to go through that

A true test of strength.

They haven’t even had their coffee, yet, and they need pickles.

I hate jar lids. They’re a pain.

I put the lid under running hot water. It’ll expand the lid just enough to open it. I use a heat gun at the shop to open ink cans.

Be careful using a knife or tool to open glass jars, it can chip or break the glass.

I feel like that just getting out of bed, never mind reaching the pickles.

Seriously, how hard is it to run the d. a. m. n. thing under the hot tap for a few seconds? Mind you, this is Jon we’re talking about.

They make tools for that.

I get why he’s having problems with that…

Pickle Twists

Good reward system.

I tend to use the word “UUUUURRRG!” when I am putting on my seatbelt.

for some reason its really easy for me to open pickle jars lol

Jon should have asked Garfield to open the pickle jar

Wedge a spoon handle under the lip of the lid and twist to break the seal.

There are some lids that are nearly impossible to open.

Get a grip, Jon!

Need to workout? The Pickle Jar Workout is the way to go!