Oh um , I think it was a nexus checkpoint in which some matter didn’t follow the time space continuum for a brief, almost instant moment. It has nothing to do with a forgetful cartoonist… ahem, nothing
It’s sort of an ongoing gag in which the dad never remembers spud’s name. My dad used to do this to my friends and it drove them nuts. And welcome to the strip, hope you’ve been enjoying it
I leaned a little heavier on R Crumbs style for early Ordinary Bill comics. But for garfield it’s mainly the writing style. Trying to get in and out with as little words as possible
it’s bogus. not the best comic reading experience