History Trivia / SquareRootOfMinusGarfield

* BasedOnADream: [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=278 There]] [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2859 are]] [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3126 a]] [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3912 few]] [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4082 submissions]] based on dreams.

** [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=45 #45]] and [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=52 #52]], both made by David Morgan-Mar, are titled "Plushfield".

** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1646 For the fifth anniversary]], we got a parody of [[ClipShow the 10th anniversary strip]], featuring Jon and Garfield looking at panels from various past strips. (However, due to a mistake in the buffer, it didn't appear untill five days after the actual anniversary)
** For strips 1978-2015, strips ran in succession using the aforementioned year's birthday strip (with exception of 2015).

* ThrowItIn: The creator of [[http://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2160 Warning! Challenger Approaching!]] wrote in his author's note that Garfield's move "Lasanga Throw" was a typo, but he didn't realize it until after he finished the strip. [[RunningGag He even linked back to that page.]]

** As the Author's Note explains, the strip Jon made in [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2812 Strip 2812]] was originally going to be an upload all on its own. But, upon realizing [[CreatorBacklash the strip wasn't good]], [[SelfDeprecation the Author added the first and last panels]] as [[TitleDrop meta commentary]].

** [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2214 Square Root of Minus Garfield in 2053]] by Camwoodstock and [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4243 ''Square Root of Minus Garfield'' in 2053]] by SonicLover.

** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=552 Butterfield]] by Manyhills and [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=905 Butterfield]] by [=MoonHitler=].

* CreatorBacklash: The author of [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2395 Nostalgiafield]] and [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2460 VHSfield]] officially disowned them in [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4166 Garfield takes a dip]], thinking that he was a teenager who thought that NewTechnologyIsEvil.

* OldShame: In "[[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4166 Garfield Takes a Dip]]", the author regrets having made "[[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2395 Nostalgiafield]]" and "[[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2460 VHSfield]]", considering them "examples of what you probably shouldn't do for a submission."

* BasedOnADream:
** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=278 Garfield Dream]] started as a ''Garfield'' strip in a dream.
** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2859 Jon Minus Imagination]] was also inspired by a dream the submitter had.
** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3126 Dreamfield]] was also based on a dream.

** #4000 appears to be [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1215 a rerun of the "world is constantly changing" strip]]... until Garfield notices the number of the strip and scolds Jon for trying to waste the milestone on a meme.

** "[[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3511 A Nickel's Worth Of Free Advice]]" wasn't originally about [[FranchiseZombie Garfield's]] [[SeasonalRot decay]], nor did it have the fourth panel. It was in reality supposed to be [[spoiler:[[TakeThat a direct response]] [[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/draakslair/viewtopic.php?p=172163#172163 to]] [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2395 "Nostalgiafield"]]]].

** Instead of [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3215 getting banned from the restaurant for laughing uproariously]], Jon and Garfield were going to wind up being ''arrested''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The comic to end the frozen pudding pops running gag was originally going to be [[http://i.imgur.com/9mJxF.png this]] Film/PulpFiction ShoutOut instead of the Franchise/{{Terminator}} one we got.

* RecycledScript: [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=288 Two]] [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=664 strips]] by two different authors featuring Garfield as [[ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}} Catbert]] ran a year apart. ''Both using the same Dilbert strip, no less'' (2009-04-18). The latter strip even points this out, saying "In fact, I thought somebody had done this before me, but couldn't find it in the archive. If you do, never mind.".

* MeaningfulReleaseDate: While this is normally invoked by using the dates of the original ''Garfield'' comic strips, there was one instance when it happened in the comic itself. [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1928 The 8/29/2014 strip]] remembered Film/TheTerminator's prediction that the [[OverusedRunningGag "Pudding Pops" meme]] would become self-aware on the date [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=625 back in #625]]. The strip showed [[spoiler:the characters of Webcomic/DinosaurComics inventing the meme and promptly running it in the ground, destroying the reality of the comic.]]

* RecursiveAdaptation: [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2006/ga060224.gif Garfield comic]] → ''WebVideo/LasagnaCat'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHIhzG66ONU video]] → [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=461 Lasagna Cat: The Comic]]

** For strips 1978-2015, strips ran in succession using the aforemention year's birthday strip (with exception of 2015).

** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2859 John Minus Imagination]] was also inspired by a dream the submitter had.