This New 'Garfield' Theory About Mondays Is Nuts

Photo: Twitter/Garfield

We wanted to use the word ‘shooked’ in order to connect to the youth, but we decided not to because we aren’t that cool. But here’s what’s important: why are we ‘shooked?’ Because a new Garfield fan theory makes so much sense. Also, it’s kind of depressing.

Just. Can’t. Do. It. #IHateMondays #MondaysReek #NotHappening pic.twitter.com/uPFYKzr8sj

— Garfield (@Garfield) January 8, 2018

If you only knew a few things about Garfield, you will know that he loves to stuff his face with lasagna and he hates Mondays. And up until now we assumed Garfield hated Mondays because work blows, but Australian author James Colley went ahead and analyzed Garfield’s psychology on Twitter.

Have a look:

Garfield is a cat and doesn’t have a job. The only ostensible difference between Monday and any other day is that Jon suddenly isn’t around after having been home all weekend. Garfield doesn’t hate Mondays, he loves Jon and is too proud to say it.

— Colley (@JamColley) February 18, 2018

But the theory takes another route:

“when the strip first begins Jon introduces himself as a cartoonist and we see a panel of him at his drawing board so it is possible he could have been working from home this whole time” is maybe the sentence I’ve typed that has made me hate myself the most

— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) February 18, 2018

I am willing to suspend belief such that, even if this is true, he closes his door or whatever so that he may work. There’s still a separation where his time is not devoted to feeding a cat lasagne. I’ve decided this is the hill I will die on.

— Colley (@JamColley) February 18, 2018

So poor Garfield just doesn’t want to be left alone.

This is so incredibly true. Very evident in the special Garfield gets a life, where Garfield follows Jon as he tries to find a date. Garfield wants him to date until he realizes that Jon having a girl friend means Jon spends less time with him. https://t.co/oCLFyN9qNU

— The ott that never ends (@SpikeBlu) February 19, 2018

And yet another turn…

Layered like a lasagna. But I’m pretty sure it’s been established that there is no Garfield: Garfield is Jon’s Tyler Durden-esque expression of his id. His hatred of Mondays reflects Jon’s weary longing to break his own weekly cycle of conformity, societal expectations and duty.

— Michael Williams (@mmccwill) February 18, 2018

I can’t…

My take on Garfield hating Mondays is that President Garfield died on September 19, 1881, which was a Monday. And i literally feel like I’m the only person who has made that connection. https://t.co/8XyDPIp2Lf

— DuckingGreyDuck (@DuckingGreyDuck) February 18, 2018