
Episode 212 - Tuesday, January 16, 1979
For more info regarding the use of isometric projection in video games, check out this delightful wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IsometricgraphicsinvideogamesandpixelartWhen you're done, how about playing a little Zaxxon? That's totally a thing you could do. http://www.classic-retro-games.com/games/shooters/zaxxon-70Today's strip
28 Mar 201715min

Episode 211 - Monday, January 15, 1979
Today we delve once again into the ever-deepening mystery that is Jon's friend Lyman, and the question of whether or not he appears in this comic strip. In the event that your podcast app doesn't display pictures in episode summaries, I know you'll want to click through to our blog so you can follow along as we go through the evidence. We also FINALLY address the controversy of the inconsistency of the United States Postal Service's uniform policy. A number of you have been writing in asking that we address this issue for some time and we regret that it's taken this long.Special thanks to this week's special guest host @EmilyKojis.Special apologies to all previous guest hosts for probably neglecting to thank them. Exhibit A Exhibit B Exhibit C Today's strip
27 Mar 201721min

Episode 210 - Sunday, January 14, 1979
In today's episode of Being Jim Davis, we earn that "explicit content" tag as early as the strip synopsis, and it's pretty much downhill from there. Anyhow, here's some Art Tatum:Today's strip
26 Mar 201727min

Episode 209 - Saturday, January 13, 1979
Legend has it that there was a time -- before you were born, in the long long ago, before the darkening, before the great scorching, before the rise of the night creatures -- legend has it that there was a time when Jim Davis produced Garfield strips wholly unrelated to sweaters. That's the legend, anyway, but frankly, I don't believe it.Today's strip
25 Mar 201720min

Episode 208 - Friday, January 12, 1979
Yet more sweater humor today. Embarrassingly, in today's episode we erroneously refer to John Cage's "Preludes" for prepared piano, when we clearly mean his "Sonatas and Interludes." What a couple of maroons! Here's the specific one we're talking about:Today's strip
24 Mar 201716min

Episode 207 - Thursday, January 11, 1979
More animals-wearing-inappropriate-clothing humor today. Enjoy!Today's strip
23 Mar 201712min

Episode 206 - Wednesday, January 10, 1979
Today's episode opens with Jon asking the very pertinent question "What are we doing?" Then after the theme music, we say some other stuff. Also, more sweater humor.Today's strip
22 Mar 20179min

Episode 205 - Tuesday, January 9, 1979
More sweater humor today.Today's strip
21 Mar 201723min