tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post3095190141124631130..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Check Out Today's Marmaduke ... SolidDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-49703677659330780162009-02-06T23:58:00.000-08:002009-02-06T23:58:00.000-08:00This reminds me of something Colson Whitehead said...This reminds me of something Colson Whitehead said when I went to one of his readings. He was talking about being primed to see racism everywhere, and described his reaction to a sign advertising color TVs: "<I>Colored</I> TVs!? ...oh, wait."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-45044796553790642452009-02-06T13:35:00.000-08:002009-02-06T13:35:00.000-08:00I assumed he wouldn't stop at Katz deli because, i...I assumed he wouldn't stop at Katz deli because, if you think about it, what kind of meat would cats serve each other in their own deli--at least in a dog's imagination? Wouldn't it be dog meat?Richard Jeffrey Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02816999977762428294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-86078321008582790872009-02-04T21:37:00.000-08:002009-02-04T21:37:00.000-08:00GMG is great, but The Comics Curmudgeon has my ult...GMG is great, but <A HREF="http://joshreads.com" REL="nofollow">The Comics Curmudgeon</A> has my ultimate loyalty.David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-5790288100361703482009-02-04T21:28:00.000-08:002009-02-04T21:28:00.000-08:00Meanwhile, Cathy becomes a radical lesbian feminis...<I>Meanwhile, Cathy becomes a radical lesbian feminist and Garfield is sold for cosmetics testing.</I><BR/><BR/>If you aren't already familiar, you might enjoy <A HREF="http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/" REL="nofollow">Garfield Minus Garfield,</A> in which Garfield is removed from the Garfield's comics to reveal the deep existential angst and even psychosis of Jon Arbuckle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-8162300567588790992009-02-04T21:23:00.000-08:002009-02-04T21:23:00.000-08:00It happens to the best of us ... ... You know, I w...It happens to the best of us ... <BR/><BR/>... You know, I was having lunch with some guys from NBC, so I said, 'Did you eat yet or what?' And Tom Christie said, 'No, JEW?' Not 'Did you?'...JEW eat? JEW? You get it? JEW eat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-297513647088939402009-02-04T20:31:00.000-08:002009-02-04T20:31:00.000-08:00Don't we think the comic would be WAY more interes...Don't we think the comic would be WAY more interesting if the character of Marmaduke WAS developed into an anti-Semite (which could presumably be done without the comic itself endorsing antisemitism)? Then we'd have jokes about a dog being big AND a subversive, Sartrean examination of hatred and otherness in middle-class America.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, Cathy becomes a radical lesbian feminist and Garfield is sold for cosmetics testing.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617213327912889142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-66727456716383457512009-02-04T20:16:00.000-08:002009-02-04T20:16:00.000-08:00You clearly didn't spend enough time in New York. ...You clearly didn't spend enough time in New York. Shiksa.David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-33052911695242789942009-02-04T20:14:00.000-08:002009-02-04T20:14:00.000-08:00I think that's the first time I've been called a g...I think that's the first time I've been called a goy. Cool!PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-74822936223115239962009-02-04T17:14:00.000-08:002009-02-04T17:14:00.000-08:00I actually "lol'd" at this post.Although, being a ...I actually "lol'd" at this post.<BR/><BR/>Although, being a big fan of Dr. Katz cartoons, I would probably have the opposite reaction to Marmaduke's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-71584786516136110852009-02-04T16:35:00.000-08:002009-02-04T16:35:00.000-08:00Hey, that's not fair. Maybe a Texas goy sees "Katz...Hey, that's not fair. Maybe a Texas <I>goy</I> sees "Katz" and immediately thinks "cat", but I just think of the family that sits two rows back from me at synagogue. You probably never even met a Katz until you went to UVA -- if not Columbia.<BR/><BR/>Also -- Tony was right, it was a bit tongue in cheek. Everybody's so serious!<BR/><BR/>(But yes, maybe I'm a bit primed this week).David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-76014626306122761092009-02-04T16:22:00.000-08:002009-02-04T16:22:00.000-08:00I'm with Matthew; I think you need to focus on som...I'm with Matthew; I think you need to focus on something else for a bit if you saw a strip that's entirely about the adventures of a dog, and didn't catch that Katz = cats.<BR/><BR/>In fairness to the strip writer, you might want to put the update at the top of the post instead of at the bottom, considering that you're making a fairly serious accusation.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-17756562563740170342009-02-04T15:44:00.000-08:002009-02-04T15:44:00.000-08:00When I read this post I assumed it was tongue-in-c...When I read this post I assumed it was tongue-in-cheek. No?Tony Henkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016389771747318879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-43646256863796145532009-02-04T15:42:00.000-08:002009-02-04T15:42:00.000-08:00David, love ya, but I think you're seeing Antisemi...David, love ya, but I think you're seeing Antisemitism where there is merely a failed attempt at humor. In this case, I think the joke is in the fact that "Katz" sounds like "Cat's/Cats."<BR/><BR/>As a Dane owner for over 17 years, I hate to admit that the strip's (admittedly over-tapped and drained) humor actually lies in how Danes actually act. To this cartoon's defense (how I never hoped I would say that), I have actually seen my 170 lbs. Dane take crap from my 15-20 lbs. cat. So, there's that.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286984242225008159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-51243258073673074012009-02-04T15:41:00.000-08:002009-02-04T15:41:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286984242225008159noreply@blogger.com