In which we explore the bizarre underbelly of a recent Bertolli ad, and the strange persistence of an “exotic” melody.
The Musical Coding of Pasta Sauce
Garfield
Back to the Cat
Oh my friends, I have wonderful links for you! Via Slumbering Lungfish, blog of the deeply hilarious Lore Sjoberg, I was directed to Garkov. Garkov is a site that takes old Garfield strips and cranks the dialogue through a Markov…
The Worst of All Mondays
Some of you may already be familiar with the so-called “Death of Garfield” comic strips from 1989. But Pete’s excellent posts on the cat inspired me to look at them again, and they are freaky. I promise, the comics you…
Beating the Joke to Death: Lasagna Cat Follow-up
I find some things funny by virtue of my singular personality and strange sense of humor. Other things I find funny because they are actually awesome. If you’ve been reading this week, you know that I could Lasagna Cat by…
The ‘Net Overthinks Garfield
By now, you may have come across a real gem of a Web site — Garfield Minus Garfield. The premise: show Garfield cartoons without any of the talking animals. The result: A creepy bachelor talking to himself, which is a…