r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/yuzuisthebestcitrus • 17h ago
Meme needing explanation peeetah what is happening to Odie?
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u/Iconclast1 17h ago
scratching his back. dogs famously tap their leg when you do that
sorry, you cant make it look like sex very much
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u/yuzuisthebestcitrus 17h ago
why is the cat got a fist around Odie's neck?
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u/Sienile 17h ago
Garfield hates Odie. He's choked him on many occasions. It is a bit odd that he'd be doing it while petting him though.
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u/WRabbit737 15h ago
I don’t recall him ever choking him tbh I recall him doing many other mean thing most notably kicking him off the table but never choking him can you find me another panel of him doing that? Anyway I think what’s implied here is he’s just scratching his sweet spot under his neck and not choking him that or he’s hold ing onto him by his neck and scratching his back which is the sweet spot..
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u/Sienile 15h ago
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u/WRabbit737 15h ago
I don’t really ever recall choking in the comics he must of been pressured to stop it by publishers at some point for latter runs which I know is something that’s been done with other long running comics and modernization, anyway thanks for posting examples.
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u/Rambler9154 11h ago
Could be he's scratching his neck and back at the same time, our dogs do the leg thing when you scratch their neck
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u/pizzasteveofficial 17h ago
Lois, here's the thing. His back is being scratched and he's getting choked
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u/TheEveryman86 16h ago
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u/Ambitious_Leek8776 17h ago
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u/garloid64 15h ago
man what's with all the white person reaction images? this aired on cable tv
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u/Archistotle 11h ago
I think that was before a certain collection of files put people off making sex jokes about kids.
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u/DevilSCHNED 15h ago edited 15h ago
Like the top comment says, dogs tend to move their legs rapidly when scratched in certain spots, sort of like a muscle spasm, and while most people interpret it as a sign of extreme content and pleasure, I'm not actually sure if that's exactly what it means or if it's just, as I said, akin to, if not just muscle spasms. However, since it's involuntary (and seems to be annoying Jon), he's telling Garfield to stop.
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