Episode 2498 - Saturday, April 20, 1985

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 Mars 201715min

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 Mars 201721min

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 Mars 201727min

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 Mars 201720min

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 Mars 201716min

More animals-wearing-inappropriate-clothing humor today. Enjoy!Today's strip

23 Mars 201712min

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 Mars 20179min

More sweater humor today.Today's strip

21 Mars 201723min