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<title>Easily amused</title><biblioid class="uri">http://norman.walsh.name/2008/03/05/easilyAmused</biblioid>
<volumenum>11</volumenum>
<issuenum>29</issuenum>
<pubdate>2008-03-05T21:51:31-05:00</pubdate>
<author>
      <personname>
<firstname>Norman</firstname>
	<surname>Walsh</surname>
</personname>
    </author>
<copyright>
      <year>2008</year>
      <holder>Norman Walsh</holder>
    </copyright>
<abstract>
<para>Garfield minus Garfield. Now that's funny.</para>
</abstract>
<dc:subject rdf:resource="http://norman.walsh.name/knows/taxonomy#Humor"/>
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<para xml:id="p1">I enjoy reading “the funnies”. Back in the early
days, <wikipedia>Garfield</wikipedia> was really
<emphasis>very</emphasis> funny. Then, for a long time, it wasn't.
Well, I didn't think it was, maybe it was just me. Over the past
couple of years, I think it's started to be funny again.</para>

<para xml:id="p2">But <citetitle>Garfield</citetitle> has never been as funny (in a twisted, disturbing
sort of way) as
<citetitle xlink:href="http://garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com/">garfield
minus garfield</citetitle>.
</para>

<para xml:id="p3">In case that site has already been closed down by a
cease and desist order, I'll explain the premise: next time you
read <citetitle>Garfield</citetitle>, imagine the strip
without…Garfield. Mentally remove him and his dialog from the strip.
Poor Jon, poor schizophrenic Jon.</para>

<para xml:id="p4">You'll never look at <citetitle>Garfield</citetitle> the same
way again.</para>

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