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I'm sure you guessed this already based on the date, but today's podcast features a LENGTHY digression about one-time Iranian Prime Minister Shapour Bakhtiar, a man we unapologetically judge entirely based on his mustache. We miss you, Shapour!I think there was probably a Garfield strip published today too, but fuck if I can remember what it was about.<a target="_blank" href="https://garfield.com/comic/1979/02/12">Today's strip</a><a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1979/02/12" target="_blank"><img src="https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/1979/1979-02-12.gif" border="0"></a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop">Support Being Jim Davis</a>

I'm sure you guessed this already based on the date, but today's podcast features a LENGTHY digression about one-time Iranian Prime Minister Shapour Bakhtiar, a man we unapologetically judge entirely based on his mustache. We miss you, Shapour! I think there was probably a Garfield strip published today too, but fuck if I can remember what it was about. Today's strip Support Being Jim Davis

I'm sure you guessed this already based on the date, but today's podcast features a LENGTHY digression about one-time Iranian Prime Minister Shapour Bakhtiar, a man we unapologetically judge entirely based on his mustache. We miss you, Shapour!I think there was probably a Garfield&nbsp;strip published today too, but fuck if I can remember what it was about.<a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1979/02/12" rel="noopener noreferrer">Today's strip</a><a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1979/02/12" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support Being Jim Davis</a>

Episode 239 - Monday, February 12, 1979

Being Jim Davis is the world's premiere daily Garfield chrono-cast. Our mission is to review and discuss each and every strip of the long-running syndicated comic series before eventually dying of old age. We hope you'll come along with us on this journey, and share in the laughter as we catalogue the daily adventures of everyone's favorite indolent feline through a lens of history, humor, and heuristics.
Each episode will be a thorough examination of a single strip. We'll place it in its historical context, then attempt to unravel the morals and meanings hidden under the surface. Finally, we'll consider the question of whether the strip stands the test of time. Above all, we promise to always present you with our sincere, personal, reaction to each Garfield comic strip.
Our only thought is to entertain you.

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Being Jim Davis is the world's premiere daily Garfield chrono-cast. Our mission is to review and discuss each and every strip of the long-running syndicated comic series before eventually dying of old age. We hope you'll come along with us on this journey, and share in the laughter as we catalogue the daily adventures of everyone's favorite indolent feline through a lens of history, humor, and heuristics. Each episode will be a thorough examination of a single strip. We'll place it in its historical context, then attempt to unravel the morals and meanings hidden under the surface. Finally, we'll consider the question of whether the strip stands the test of time. Above all, we promise to always present you with our sincere, personal, reaction to each Garfield comic strip. Our only thought is to entertain you.

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Episode 239 - Monday, February 12, 1979

Episode 239 - Monday, February 12, 1979