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The Great Garfield Car Window Toy Craze (2016)
- ComputerGuru 9y ago...of 1987, fwiw
- mikestew 9y agoUgh, between the pop music of the time (e-NUFF with the fewkin' synths already) and the height of the Garfield era, the '80s were a dark time. I always suspected that Garfield was just a marketing company in disguise, a natural outgrowth of what Peanuts had become, without the benefit of the pop psychology. I mean, The Family Circus shows more long-term originality.
- Aloha 9y agoGarfield exhibits the perfect banality of good entertainment. It's not edgy, its something everyone can empathize with, it talks about normal work-a-day problems (without too much depth), and most importantly, it makes you think (but not too much). It's literally entertainment, for entertainments sake - there is no higher meaning other than to be a distraction for a couple minutes, and perhaps to be reminding that, yes, someones life is worse than yours.
- Judgmentality 9y agohttp://garfieldminusgarfield.net http://garfieldminusgarfield.net
- Zpalmtree 9y ago>There is no higher meaning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAh9oLs67Cw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAh9oLs67Cw
- itronitron 9y agoI remember seeing these in cars periodically although they weren't as common as I would have thought with over 2 million sold. When I heard that Jim Davis had a team of writers for the Garfield comic strip I completely lost respect for both the comic and Davis. I would have thought if you had a team of writers that the comic should at least be funny occasionally.
- technofiend 9y agoI found the ubiquitous "BABY ON BOARD" signs far more annoying. As though everyone around the minivan in question would quietly, meekly scuttle past at 5 MPH above the speed limit lest they disturb baby and then go right back to their Road-Warrioresque shenanigans.
- rhombocombus 9y agoI always took issue with the primacy of young children as occupants, why didn't "middle aged diabetic on board" never take off? Is my father-in-law's life less important than my kid's? Does he deserve less careful driving?
- jeffdavis 9y agoI read it more like "I'm a new parent and highly risk-averse. Please avoid aggressive driving near me." They probably work somewhat because people don't want to be aggressive around babies.
- mjevans 9y agoI've always wondered why the parents aren't worried about /standing out/ and thus being more likely to be considered as a target? If they're truly risk adverse I'd also expect those drivers to either migrate right over to the HOV lane (far left) and use cruise control at the speed limit... or do something similar in either the non-passing lane or the second lane from the right (next to the merge lane instead of in it).
- 13of40 9y agoPart of me always wondered whether it was so if there was a horrific crash people would know to dig around in the wreckage for the baby seat.
- cityroasted 9y agoI was explained that the primary purpose is so emergency responders know to look in the event of a crash.
- sanoli227 9y agoWow... you guys are jaded as hell. Annoyed by stickers, annoyed by synthesizers, annoyed by stuffed cats. Sure, downvote away, but still...