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No. 5672: Jon's cooked, or, ol' lightning wit strikes again

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Jon's cooked, or, ol' lightning wit strikes again

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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=5672

Strip by: Captain Demozan

{Garfield is leaning on the usual table}
SFX: SLAM!
{Garfield turns to look}
Jon: Look what I bought at the store, Garfield...
{Jon comes into the scene holding a distinctly cooked and breaded turkey. Garfield looks excited}
Jon: A 20-pound turkey!
{Jon pats the turkey}
SFX: Pat pat pat
Jon: We can roast it, and—
{Jon stops what he's saying as he realizes his error}
Jon: Wait, it's already cooked
Garfield: You really didn't notice until now?

The author writes:

This comic irrationally annoys me. I don't usually let my suspension of disbelief wane to CinemaSins levels, but the fact that Jon is talking about roasting a turkey that's evidently already thoroughly cooked and prepared dealt a blow to it. So I decided to fix it, and I wouldn't put it above Jon to not realize that the turkey he bought was already cooked until he got home and took a closer look at it.

Original strip: 2004-11-21.