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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=5619
Strip by: Crazy56U
{Garfield watches in silence as Jon looks over a toaster}
Jon {matter-of-factly}: Whelp, it turns out the toaster isn't waterproof
{Garfield looks up in shock/mild confusion as Jon takes the toaster to get rid of it}
Jon {casually}: Don't ask how I learned this
{Garfield looks at the audience in silence, a multitude of possibilities spiraling in his head}
Caption: 24 HOURS EARLIER
{The day before, Jon casually types away at his computer}
{Cut to what Jon is looking at: a [cropped] Google search inquiry for "can i put my toater in the dishwasher"}
Text: Showing results for can i put my toaster in the d
Search instead for can i put my toater in the dishwasher
It is potentially dangerous to put a toas
in a dishwasher. Since it is an electric
appliance, water could damage the
heating elements, and it may not
The author writes:
I originally considered stopping the strip with the silent Garfield panel, but I decided to tack on the second half so that it's not implied Jon tried "making bathtub toast".
Moral of the story, kids: If something is "potentially" bad, it doesn't mean you should roll the bones on it being "not" bad.
Original strips: 1996-10-12, 2001-08-09.