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 609 - Sunday, February 17, 1980

Episode 609 - Sunday, February 17, 1980

We lost most of today's episode, and yet it's still unbearably long! Hosts: Jon Gibson, Daniel Manning Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

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Episode 608 - Saturday, February 16, 1980

Episode 608 - Saturday, February 16, 1980

I know some people will say we spent the 24 minute and 15 second runtime of this episode mostly talking about video games, but that would be entirely inaccurate. The opening theme takes up a solid 20 seconds alone! I challenge you to read today's strip without hearing George Crumb's Black Angels in your head. Hosts: Jon Gibson, Daniel Manning Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

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Episode 607 - Friday, February 15, 1980

Episode 607 - Friday, February 15, 1980

It’s a Garfield! Hosts: Jon Gibson, Daniel Manning Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

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Episode 606 - Thursday, February 14, 1980

Episode 606 - Thursday, February 14, 1980

Obviously we talked about the Star Wars prequels today. I mean what choice did we have? Hosts: Jon Gibson, Daniel Manning Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

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Episode 605 - Wednesday, February 13, 1980

Episode 605 - Wednesday, February 13, 1980

There was nothing particularly noteworthy about today's Garfield, as far as we could tell. Hosts: Jon Gibson, Daniel Manning Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

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Episode 604 - Tuesday, February 12, 1980

Episode 604 - Tuesday, February 12, 1980

It’s a Garfield! Hosts: Jon Gibson, Daniel Manning Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

24 Huhti 201834min

Episode 603 - Monday, February 11, 1980

Episode 603 - Monday, February 11, 1980

It’s a Garfield, and Christopher Winter is once again stuck in Australian drug jail. Filling in for him is fan-favorite guest host Daniel Manning, who nabs the coveted role of helping usher in the advent of not one but TWO important characters in the Garfverse this week. Oh what's that you say? We refer to every returning guest host on this podcast as a "fan-favorite" in these descriptions? Well to that I say, madam, in the morning this podcast will be sober, whilst you will still be ugly. Update: Being Jim Davis have determined that Crispin Glover's use of down syndrome-afflicted actors is, at the very least, in poor taste. Hosts: Jon Gibson, Daniel Manning Alvin Lucier - "I Am Sitting in a Room" Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

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Episode 602 - Sunday, February 10, 1980

Episode 602 - Sunday, February 10, 1980

It’s a Garfield! Hosts: Chris Taylor, Blake Smith, Mark Frazier, John Dickendasher Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

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