In today's episode we debate whether or not Jim Davis can be classified as "fat." I say no. Check it out: 
 <a href="https://www.hollywoodmemorabilia.com/item/jim-davis-autographed-trading-card-garfield-artist-creator-2004-pacific-13.html"><img src="https://d3d8y6yhucfd29.cloudfront.net/sports-product-image/Array.cdseo_url%7Creplace:'.html':''-3-t7073633-575.jpg" border="0" style="max-width: calc(100%);"></a>

 Plus we talked about historical American BMI values and -- as usual -- Jon was just embarrassingly wrong about stuff: 
 <a href="http://voxeu.org/article/100-years-us-obesity"><img src="http://voxeu.org/sites/default/files/image/FromAug2010/KomlosFig1.gif" border="0" style="max-width: calc(100%);"></a> 
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In today's episode we debate whether or not Jim Davis can be classified as "fat." I say no. Check it out: Plus we talked about historical American BMI values and -- as usual -- Jon was just embarrassingly wrong about stuff: Today's strip Support Being Jim Davis

In today's episode we debate whether or not Jim Davis can be classified as "fat." I say no. Check it out: 
 <a href="https://www.hollywoodmemorabilia.com/item/jim-davis-autographed-trading-card-garfield-artist-creator-2004-pacific-13.html" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>

 Plus we talked about historical American BMI values and -- as usual -- Jon was just embarrassingly wrong about stuff: 
 <a href="http://voxeu.org/article/100-years-us-obesity" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a> 
 <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/obesity_adult_09_10/obesity_adult_09_10.html#table1" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>

 <a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1979/09/17" rel="noopener noreferrer">Today's strip</a>

<a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1979/09/17" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support Being Jim Davis</a>

Episode 456 - Monday, September 17, 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 456 - Monday, September 17, 1979

Episode 456 - Monday, September 17, 1979