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Saturday, November 13, 2010

‘Garfield’ Cartoonist Apologizes for Veterans Day Offense




Jim Davis says the timing of the 'National Stupid Day' strip was 'unintentional.'

Garfield cartoonist Jim Davis has apologized for the "regrettable" timing of a comic strip which joked about "National Stupid Day" on Veterans Day.

"Please accept my apologies for any offense today's Garfield may have created. It was unintentional and regrettable," a statement from Davis said, according to Reuters.

Thursday's strip featured an exchange between the famous pudgy cat and a spider in which the spider says that if he's squished, there will be an annual day of remembrance in his honor.

The final frame of the strip featured a classroom of spiders asking why they celebrate "National Stupid Day."

Davis, who has a son who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, said the cartoon was written almost a year before it actually ran.

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