[xtypo_dropcap]S[/xtypo_dropcap]ince its publication in 1978, Jim Davis’s comic strip Garfield has become the darling of thousands of newspapers.
The fuzzy, chubby, and jolly cat can sure warm your heart at New Year’s with his sarcastic and cynical humor with beagle Odie and their owner Jon Arbuckle.
1.
Garfield: This year, I resolve to stay out of trouble. ...
Garfield: Which will require effort, determination ... and being much sneakier.
2.
Jon Arbuckle: For New Year’s, why don’t you resolve to lose 50 pounds?
Garfield: And why don’t you resolve to stop being a dork?
Jon Arbuckle: I’m only kidding.
Garfield: I’m not.
3.
Jon Arbuckle: I put my pants on backwards again. Rats!
Garfield: And another New Year’s resolution goes blooey.
4.
Garfield: I wonder if anything’s going on.
Garfield: Like a party I haven’t been invited to.
5.
Jon Arbuckle: Well, Garfield, we survived another holiday season. Now all we have to do is survive another year.
Jon Arbuckle: Or just today.
Garfield: Have I told you how much I enjoy these little pep talks?
