Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. For how are we to make ethical and moral sense of the feline phenomenon known as Garfield? Garfield hates Mondays, but what is Monday to Garfield?
Is it ontological? Mondays are defined to be the days that Garfield hates.
Is it astrological? Sorry, I can’t go out on Monday; Garfield is in retrograde.
Is it probabilistic? The ratio of the number of days Garfield hates divided by the number of days Garfield experiences approaches one over seven as Garfield gets infinitely old.
Is it cultural? Does Garfield follow the Julian or Gregorian calendar? Does Garfield follow Judeo-Christian values? Does Garfield support conflict in the Middle East?
According to Wikipedia, Garfield was adopted on August 19th, 1978. You know what else happened that day? “Cinema Rex in the city of Abadan in the Khuzestan province in south west Iran, was set ablaze by fanatic followers of Ayatollah Khomeini,” (kayhanlife.com).
