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    <title>Being Jim Davis - Episodes Tagged with “Spiders”</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 03:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
    <description>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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    <itunes:author>Jonathan Gibson</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>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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    <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 1657 - Friday, December 31, 1982</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 03:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>Jonathan Gibson</author>
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  <itunes:author>Jonathan Gibson</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>&lt;a href="https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1982/12/31” target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://assets.amuniversal.com/2f0314705f42012ee3c100163e41dd5b" border="0" width = 300&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>20:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Of all of the episodes of Being Jim Davis
This is one of them
Your hosts for today's episode were Christopher Winter &amp;amp; Jonathan Gibson
Are there fine &lt;i&gt;Being Jim Davis&lt;/i&gt;-themed wares available for sale in the &lt;a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/pitch-drop-store?utm_campaign=5824&amp;amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;amp;utm_source=Pitch%2BDrop%2BStore"&gt;Pitch Drop Store&lt;/a&gt;? We'll never tell...
&lt;a href="https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1982/12/31"&gt;Today's strip&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1982/12/31"&gt;&lt;img src="https://assets.amuniversal.com/2f0314705f42012ee3c100163e41dd5b"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Of all of the episodes of <em>Being Jim Davis</em></p>

<p>This is one of them</p>

<p>Your hosts for today&#39;s episode were Christopher Winter &amp; Jonathan Gibson</p>

<p>Are there fine <i>Being Jim Davis</i>-themed wares available for sale in the <a href = "https://www.teepublic.com/stores/pitch-drop-store?utm_campaign=5824&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Pitch%2BDrop%2BStore">Pitch Drop Store</a>? We&#39;ll never tell...</p>

<p><a href = "https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1982/12/31">Today&#39;s strip</a><br>
<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1982/12/31" target="_blank"><img src="https://assets.amuniversal.com/2f0314705f42012ee3c100163e41dd5b" border="0" style="max-width: calc(100%);"></a><br>
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Or visit these other fine internet URLs:<br>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Of all of the episodes of <em>Being Jim Davis</em></p>

<p>This is one of them</p>

<p>Your hosts for today&#39;s episode were Christopher Winter &amp; Jonathan Gibson</p>

<p>Are there fine <i>Being Jim Davis</i>-themed wares available for sale in the <a href = "https://www.teepublic.com/stores/pitch-drop-store?utm_campaign=5824&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Pitch%2BDrop%2BStore">Pitch Drop Store</a>? We&#39;ll never tell...</p>

<p><a href = "https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1982/12/31">Today&#39;s strip</a><br>
<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1982/12/31" target="_blank"><img src="https://assets.amuniversal.com/2f0314705f42012ee3c100163e41dd5b" border="0" style="max-width: calc(100%);"></a><br>
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=601276" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">Become a Patron!</a><br>
Or visit these other fine internet URLs:<br>
<a href=”http://www.beingjimdavis.com”>BJD Homepage</a> | <a href=”http://twitter.com/beingjimdavis”>BJD Twitter</a> | <a href=”https://www.facebook.com/beingjimdavis”>BJD Facebook Page</a> | <a href=”http://pitchdrop.net”>Pitchdrop Network Homepage</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop">Support Being Jim Davis</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 1344 - Sunday, February 21, 1982</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Jonathan Gibson</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/ecc46368-6341-4d5a-8191-844eab60dc67/4d4c235a-d3b5-46c8-9f51-cc91e7d33658.mp3" length="14396185" type="audio/mp3"/>
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  <itunes:author>Jonathan Gibson</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>&lt;a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1982/02/21” target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/1982/1982-02-21.gif" border="0" width = 300&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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  <itunes:duration>14:59</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>As the end credits roll, the workers and management have compromised, with the latter agreeing to partially ease up on their requirements and pay the employees better while the workers agree to be more cooperative, such as participating in the morning calisthenics, which are now made more enjoyable with the addition of aerobics class-style American rock music.
Hey, maybe this week we'll finally stop hawking the fine &lt;i&gt;Being Jim Davis&lt;/i&gt;-themed wares available for sale in the &lt;a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/pitch-drop-store?utm_campaign=5824&amp;amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;amp;utm_source=Pitch%2BDrop%2BStore"&gt;Pitch Drop Store&lt;/a&gt;. Or maybe not?
Your hosts for today's episode: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson
&lt;a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1982/02/21"&gt;Today's strip&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1982/02/21"&gt;&lt;img src="https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/1982/1982-02-21.gif"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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Or visit these other fine internet URLs:
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    <![CDATA[<p>As the end credits roll, the workers and management have compromised, with the latter agreeing to partially ease up on their requirements and pay the employees better while the workers agree to be more cooperative, such as participating in the morning calisthenics, which are now made more enjoyable with the addition of aerobics class-style American rock music.</p>

<p>Hey, maybe this week we&#39;ll finally stop hawking the fine <i>Being Jim Davis</i>-themed wares available for sale in the <a href = "https://www.teepublic.com/stores/pitch-drop-store?utm_campaign=5824&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Pitch%2BDrop%2BStore">Pitch Drop Store</a>. Or maybe not?</p>

<p>Your hosts for today&#39;s episode: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson</p>

<p><a href = "https://garfield.com/comic/1982/02/21">Today&#39;s strip</a><br>
<a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1982/02/21" target="_blank"><img src="https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/1982/1982-02-21.gif" border="0" style="max-width: calc(100%);"></a><br>
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Or visit these other fine internet URLs:<br>
<a href=”http://www.beingjimdavis.com”>BJD Homepage</a> | <a href=”http://twitter.com/beingjimdavis”>BJD Twitter</a> | <a href=”https://www.facebook.com/beingjimdavis”>BJD Facebook Page</a> | <a href=”http://pitchdrop.net”>Pitchdrop Network Homepage</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop">Support Being Jim Davis</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>As the end credits roll, the workers and management have compromised, with the latter agreeing to partially ease up on their requirements and pay the employees better while the workers agree to be more cooperative, such as participating in the morning calisthenics, which are now made more enjoyable with the addition of aerobics class-style American rock music.</p>

<p>Hey, maybe this week we&#39;ll finally stop hawking the fine <i>Being Jim Davis</i>-themed wares available for sale in the <a href = "https://www.teepublic.com/stores/pitch-drop-store?utm_campaign=5824&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Pitch%2BDrop%2BStore">Pitch Drop Store</a>. Or maybe not?</p>

<p>Your hosts for today&#39;s episode: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson</p>

<p><a href = "https://garfield.com/comic/1982/02/21">Today&#39;s strip</a><br>
<a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1982/02/21" target="_blank"><img src="https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/1982/1982-02-21.gif" border="0" style="max-width: calc(100%);"></a><br>
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=601276" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">Become a Patron!</a><br>
Or visit these other fine internet URLs:<br>
<a href=”http://www.beingjimdavis.com”>BJD Homepage</a> | <a href=”http://twitter.com/beingjimdavis”>BJD Twitter</a> | <a href=”https://www.facebook.com/beingjimdavis”>BJD Facebook Page</a> | <a href=”http://pitchdrop.net”>Pitchdrop Network Homepage</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop">Support Being Jim Davis</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 558 - Friday, December 28, 1979</title>
  <link>https://www.beingjimdavis.com/558</link>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 03:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>Jonathan Gibson</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/ecc46368-6341-4d5a-8191-844eab60dc67/87aad3c9-9f8f-450c-9ce9-6648e8cdd691.mp3" length="20508706" type="audio/mp3"/>
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  <itunes:author>Jonathan Gibson</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>&lt;p&gt;
It’s a &lt;i&gt;Garfield&lt;/i&gt;!
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson,  &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/nvader90"&gt;Nathan Vader Wyse&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href = "https://garfield.com/comic/1979/12/27"&gt;Today's strip&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1979/12/27" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/1979/1979-12-27.gif" border="0" style="max-width: calc(100%);"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Check out our:
&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=”http://www.beingjimdavis.com”&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;! (You can do things there)
&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=”http://twitter.com/beingjimdavis”&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;! (It sucks)
&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=”https://www.facebook.com/beingjimdavis”&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;! (Whatever)
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Don’t forget to &lt;a href=”https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop”&gt;support us on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;!
&lt;br&gt;Or check out &lt;a href=”http://pitchdrop.net”&gt;pitchdrop.net&lt;/a&gt; for more of this and other shows.
&lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:duration>16:13</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/e/ecc46368-6341-4d5a-8191-844eab60dc67/cover.jpg?v=3"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;
It’s a goddamn &lt;i&gt;Garfield&lt;/i&gt;!
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
At one point in today's episode I reference David Brooks's boner. I'd like to apologize for this crude and vulgar mistake. It was &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no9fpKVXxCc"&gt;Chris Matthews' boner&lt;/a&gt; that I was thinking of. Sorry.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson,  &lt;a href="instagram.com/nathannathanbobathan"&gt;Nathan Vader Wyse&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1979/12/28"&gt;Today's strip&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1979/12/28"&gt;&lt;img src="https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/1979/1979-12-28.gif"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Check out our:
&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="%E2%80%9Dhttp://www.beingjimdavis.com%E2%80%9D"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;! (You can do things there)
&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="%E2%80%9Dhttp://twitter.com/beingjimdavis%E2%80%9D"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;! (It sucks)
&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.facebook.com/beingjimdavis%E2%80%9D"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;! (Whatever)
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Don’t forget to &lt;a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop%E2%80%9D"&gt;support us on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;!
&lt;br&gt;Or check out &lt;a href="%E2%80%9Dhttp://pitchdrop.net%E2%80%9D"&gt;pitchdrop.net&lt;/a&gt; for more of this and other shows.
&lt;/p&gt;
 
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    <![CDATA[<p>
It’s a goddamn <i>Garfield</i>!
</p><p>
At one point in today's episode I reference David Brooks's boner. I'd like to apologize for this crude and vulgar mistake. It was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no9fpKVXxCc">Chris Matthews' boner</a> that I was thinking of. Sorry.
</p><p>
Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson,  <a href="instagram.com/nathannathanbobathan">Nathan Vader Wyse</a>
</p><p><a href = "https://garfield.com/comic/1979/12/28">Today's strip</a>
</p><p>
<a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1979/12/28" target="_blank"><img src="https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/1979/1979-12-28.gif" border="0" style="max-width: calc(100%);"></a>
</p><p>
Check out our:
<br><a href=”http://www.beingjimdavis.com”>Website</a>! (You can do things there)
<br><a href=”http://twitter.com/beingjimdavis”>Twitter</a>! (It sucks)
<br><a href=”https://www.facebook.com/beingjimdavis”>Facebook</a>! (Whatever)
</p><p>
Don’t forget to <a href=”https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop”>support us on Patreon</a>!
<br>Or check out <a href=”http://pitchdrop.net”>pitchdrop.net</a> for more of this and other shows.
</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop">Support Being Jim Davis</a></p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>
It’s a goddamn <i>Garfield</i>!
</p><p>
At one point in today's episode I reference David Brooks's boner. I'd like to apologize for this crude and vulgar mistake. It was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no9fpKVXxCc">Chris Matthews' boner</a> that I was thinking of. Sorry.
</p><p>
Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson,  <a href="instagram.com/nathannathanbobathan">Nathan Vader Wyse</a>
</p><p><a href = "https://garfield.com/comic/1979/12/28">Today's strip</a>
</p><p>
<a href="https://garfield.com/comic/1979/12/28" target="_blank"><img src="https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/1979/1979-12-28.gif" border="0" style="max-width: calc(100%);"></a>
</p><p>
Check out our:
<br><a href=”http://www.beingjimdavis.com”>Website</a>! (You can do things there)
<br><a href=”http://twitter.com/beingjimdavis”>Twitter</a>! (It sucks)
<br><a href=”https://www.facebook.com/beingjimdavis”>Facebook</a>! (Whatever)
</p><p>
Don’t forget to <a href=”https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop”>support us on Patreon</a>!
<br>Or check out <a href=”http://pitchdrop.net”>pitchdrop.net</a> for more of this and other shows.
</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/pitchdrop">Support Being Jim Davis</a></p>]]>
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