SWF Seeks Cat Loving Man

This is actually kind of funny, in a sad kind of way. The "joke" of course, is that Jon continues to take advantage of this poor woman's amnesia, first by getting a date with her, and now, talking about his space mission. HA HA. But, really -- he brought his CAT with him on a DATE. And, Garfield is just sitting there, watching like he's at a tennis match. It's so absurd. So ridiculous. And yet, actually a teeny tiny bit funny.

I wonder if Jim Davis realized this? Or if, well, the strip is called "Garfield," so you can't have a strip without Garfield. It would be like watching an episode of House without Dr. House.

Or a Blondie strip with no Blondie:

Or a Luann with no Luann:


Or a Dilbert with no Dilbert:


Or a Funky Winkerbean with no Funky Winkerbean:


Or a Cathy with no Cathy:


Or a Gil Thorp with no Gil Thorp:


It just can't happen, so Garfield must always appear. And Jon doesn't get to go on a date sans cat. But wouldn't there have been some humor in the maitre'd trying to seat Garfield? In the woman's realization that her date BROUGHT HIS CAT? That could have been some funny stuff. But, no . . . the fact that a cat is in these absurd situations is not Garfield's humor niche. Although maybe it should be, because lame puns, making fun of amnesiacs, and "Beware of Dog" jokes just don't cut the mustard.