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Garfield minus Garfield. (Original Post)
Neoma
Apr 2013
OP
Hmmm... Yeah, I can see the distinction between the two ("alone" vs. "lonely").
nomorenomore08
Apr 2013
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Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)1. Oh. Then I am not the
only one.
Gotta' answer my coffee.
Generic Brad
(14,374 posts)2. That is fascinating
The whole strip becomes a series of disconnected non-sequiters. That is genius!
Neoma
(10,039 posts)3. If anything, it became funnier.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)4. I've seen that. Makes the dude look completely insane.
Talking to himself etc.
Neoma
(10,039 posts)5. More like lonely.
And talking to oneself isn't "insane."
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)6. I agree with both statements. And I have that habit myself.
Maybe I didn't express myself so well, but I guess I meant something more like "driven crazy by loneliness."
Neoma
(10,039 posts)7. I read a book about loneliness.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0393335283/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
It was interesting. It mostly explained how being lonely and alone are two different things, and that it can shorten your life, but it does not necessarily make you have mental health problems. Some people are more in need of social contact than others and so on.
It was interesting. It mostly explained how being lonely and alone are two different things, and that it can shorten your life, but it does not necessarily make you have mental health problems. Some people are more in need of social contact than others and so on.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)11. Hmmm... Yeah, I can see the distinction between the two ("alone" vs. "lonely").
For me it's kinda damned-if-I-do-damned-if-I-don't in a way, because both a lack of human contact and excessive human contact can make me a little crazy. Somewhat surprisingly (to me) I do have a fair number of close friends, but I'll often go weeks or months without seeing some of them despite living close by.
Dr. Strange
(26,058 posts)8. 3eanuts
Initech
(108,958 posts)9. I like this one:

Paulie
(8,464 posts)10. That's really disturbing.
So much so I got a couple of my stuffed Garfield's to look at that site with me.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)12. Shows you how much life sucks without a cat...
Paulie
(8,464 posts)13. Or lasagna.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)14. Absolutely. Spinach lasagna is a lifelong favorite dish of mine.


