Wow. When I was younger I thought that Garfield was really funny, but in its later years (like now) had somehow started to suck. Now, in a piece over at Slate called Garfield - Why we hate the Mouse but not the cartoon copycat, we learn that not only has the strip always sucked, but that it was designed to suck. After reading the article, I feel kind of betrayed.

Where's Charles Schulz when you need him?