The Mystery of Garfield Phones Washing Up on Beaches Finally Solved

The Mystery of Garfield Phones Washing Up on Beaches Finally Solved
Novelty plastic 'Garfield' phones washed-up on the beach in Plouarzel, France, on March 28, 2019. Fred Tanneau/AFP/Getty Images
Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
Editor/Reporter
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A decades-long mystery behind Garfield phones appearing on the far western shores of France has finally been solved.

For more than 30 years, novelty landline phones in the shape of the orange tabby cat, featured in Garfield comics, books, movies, and television, have washed-up on the beaches of northern Finistere and left local beach cleaners guessing where they came from.

Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
Editor/Reporter
Richard Szabo is an award-winning journalist with more than 12 years' experience in news writing at mainstream and niche media organizations. He has a specialty in business, tourism, hospitality, and healthcare reporting.
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