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Garfield Minus Garfield

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775 points mike1o1 | 5 comments | 10 Apr 25 17:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.705s | source
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rufus_foreman ◴[10 Apr 25 17:39 UTC] No.43646279[source]▶
Calvin and Hobbes, minus Hobbes: https://calvinminushobbes.tumblr.com/
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1. georgeburdell ◴[10 Apr 25 17:52 UTC] No.43646422[source]▶
I mean this one is just reality. I’m not sure Garfield is a figment of Jon’s imagination

Edit: if you want to ruin your day, check out this C&H fan art https://www.reddit.com/r/calvinandhobbes/comments/6vwll2/is_...

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2. arnarbi ◴[10 Apr 25 18:18 UTC] No.43646662[source]▶
Garfield is certainly (meant to be) real, but I've never seen a strip that confirms that Jon can actually hear Garfield's thoughts. I think that's why Garfield minus Garfield works so well.
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4. the_af ◴[10 Apr 25 18:44 UTC] No.43646924[source]▶
> I mean this one is just reality. I’m not sure Garfield is a figment of Jon’s imagination

It's not reality. Hobbes it's not unambiguously stated to be a figment of Calvin's imagination either.

That's a fine interpretation but it's not canonical. Watterson wanted the ambiguity, as Wikipedia mentions (sorry, I don't have the interview with the direct quote where Watterson states this):

> "[Watteron] gave an example of this in discussing his opposition to a Hobbes plush toy: that if the essence of Hobbes' nature in the strip is that it remain unresolved whether he is a real tiger or a stuffed toy, then creating a real stuffed toy would only destroy the magic."

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5. ◴[10 Apr 25 18:55 UTC] No.43647016[source]▶