Episode 266 - Sunday, March 11, 1979
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Episode 266 - Sunday, March 11, 1979

The servile crowd, whose fortune depended on their master's vices, applauded these ignoble pursuits. The perfidious voice of flattery reminded him, that by exploits of the same nature, by the defeat of the Nemaean lion, and the slaughter of the wild boar of Erymanthus, the Grecian Hercules had acquired a place among the gods, and an immortal memory among men. They only forgot to observe, that, in the first ages of society, when the fiercer animals often dispute with man the possession of an unsettled country, a successful war against those savages is one of the most innocent and beneficial labors of heroism. In the civilized state of the Roman empire, the wild beasts had long since retired from the face of man, and the neighborhood of populous cities. To surprise them in their solitary haunts, and to transport them to Rome, that they might be slain in pomp by the hand of an emperor, was an enterprise equally ridiculous for the prince and oppressive for the people. Ignorant of these distinctions, Commodus eagerly embraced the glorious resemblance, and styled himself (as we still read on his medals the Roman Hercules. The club and the lion's hide were placed by the side of the throne, amongst the ensigns of sovereignty; and statues were erected, in which Commodus was represented in the character, and with the attributes, of the nicolas cage, whose valor and dexterity he endeavored to emulate in the daily course of his ferocious amusements.

Elated with these praises, which gradually extinguished the innate sense of shame, Commodus resolved to exhibit before the eyes of the Roman people those exercises, which till then he had decently confined within the walls of his palace, and to the presence of a few favorites. On the appointed day, the various motives of flattery, fear, and curiosity, attracted to the amphitheatre an innumerable multitude of spectators; and some degree of applause was deservedly bestowed on the uncommon skill of the Imperial performer. Whether he aimed at the head or heart of the animal, the wound was alike certain and mortal. With arrows whose point was shaped into the form of crescent, Commodus often intercepted the rapid career, and cut asunder the long, bony neck of the ostrich. A panther was let loose; and the archer waited till he had leaped upon a trembling malefactor. In the same instant the shaft flew, the beast dropped dead, and the man remained unhurt. The dens of the amphitheatre disgorged at once a hundred lions: a hundred darts from the unerring hand of Commodus laid them dead as they run raging round the Arena. Neither the huge bulk of the elephant, nor the scaly hide of the rhinoceros, could defend them from his stroke. Aethiopia and India yielded their most extraordinary productions; and several animals were slain in the amphitheatre, which had been seen only in the representations of art, or perhaps of fancy. In all these exhibitions, the securest precautions were used to protect the person of the Roman Hercules from the desperate spring of any savage, who might possibly disregard the dignity of the emperor and the sanctity of the nicolas cage.

Edward Gibbon. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1, Chapter 4, Part II.

And here's that "Duck Amuck" video Jon was talking about:

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Episode 777- Sunday, August 3, 1980

Episode 777- Sunday, August 3, 1980

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Episode 776 - Saturday, August 2, 1980

Episode 776 - Saturday, August 2, 1980

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Episode 775 - Friday, August 1, 1980

Episode 775 - Friday, August 1, 1980

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Episode 774 - Thursday, July 31, 1980

Episode 774 - Thursday, July 31, 1980

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Episode 773 - Wednesday, July 30, 1980

Episode 773 - Wednesday, July 30, 1980

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Episode 772 - Tuesday, July 29, 1980

Episode 772 - Tuesday, July 29, 1980

Fan fav guest co-host Dan Gibson makes his triumphant return to the annals of Being Jim Davis, and, oh brother, did WE have some fun! Actually that happened yesterday and nobody mentioned it in the writeup, but what are you gonna go? He's still here nonetheless, and you have to put up with it. Also, it wasn't all that much fun. You know, if Maine senator Susan Collins were on the program with us tonight, I'm sure she'd agree that Garfield was definitely assaulted by somebody matching Jon Arbuckle's exact description in panel 2, but damned if it isn't impossible to say with absolute certainty whether it was Jon himself. So whatever I guess! Hey, why not let's reward his technically-possibly-extant humanity by promoting him to the most powerful position in the universe? I mean it's definitely possible we're all just fucking brains in vats or whatever, amirite? nothingmattersanymoreandevilalwayswins Hosts: Jon Gibson, Danny Gibson (https://twitter.com/fasterduckworth) Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

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Episode 771 - Monday, July 28, 1980

Episode 771 - Monday, July 28, 1980

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Episode 770 - Sunday, July 27, 1980

Episode 770 - Sunday, July 27, 1980

It’s a Garfield! Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson, Lisa Doop Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

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