Talleyrand!

So, I know (and have known for awhile now) that Garfield isn't anatomically correct, strictly speaking. For instance, his walking around on his back legs. Now, that's just not something that cats do (at least, mine don't). So, it's not like I depend on this strip for scientifically accurate clues about feline anatomy. Still, Garfield in Panel 3 is off-the-scale weird, and quite frankly, is CREEPING ME OUT. He's got all these sharp little teeth poking out.

Do cats have sharp teeth? Let me check my forearm. Yep, I still have the little bite mark from trying to "play" with the cat's green mouse. But do they have a mouthful of equally sized, equally shaped teeth? No. That's just creepy. And I know his "fangs bared" smile is in anticipation of eating the chickens that apparently inhabit this hypothetical planet, but still . . . CREEEEEEE-EEEEEEEPY. And why isn't Jon freaked out? His cat is SCARY.

OK, here's another nitpick:

That's some strange math Ditto is learning. Check out the blackboard. 2+2=???? 4! But don't you think Ditto et al are a bit too old to be learning simple addition? On the other hand, the square root of xyz? Well, it's not even part of a formula, so how are they supposed to figure it out? Aren't they a bit young to be learning square roots? Much less algebraic square roots? This is just the artist putting some "math stuff" on the board to convince us this is a school. But, see, I was sold by the teacher, the other students at the desks, the globe, etc. Don't try to slip your coded "math messages" by me, Mr. Browne!

Unless they're learning about the XYZ Affair. You know, elementary school kids often learn about late 18th Century Franco-American diplomacy. Right? No? I think it's as likely as learning algebraic square roots.

Nice to see Ditto's still wearing those clodhoppers, though. So popular with the little kids these days.