Heathcliff and other cats are happy to see the Garbage Ape again.

What the joke?

>>77703114

Ah yes, it never gets old

>>77703114
This Heathcliff comic is sociopolitical commentary of the highest caliber. The ape represents a crude depiction the African-American community which is making a ruckus with the two garbage cans in its hands, which represent the blunt means that serve as the only way of getting its voice heard (protests and media movements such as BlackLivesMatter.) The ape's puritanical attire depicts the antediluvian disadvantages which the black community has faced from the days of the freedmen until today.

The cats (big corporate fat cats) represent various news and journalism outlets which are rejoicing because of the ratings of such controversy (note how their joyous demeanors contrast with the soulless outlook on the ape.) The ape's jumpy movement pattern denotes the sudden ups and downs the black community faces constantly; the caption denotes that it "TIS THE SEASON" for another push for attention which will spur their ratings.

The owls looking down represent the rest of the American populace, watching as this crazy spectacle unfolds amidst the nighttime, a dark age fueled by corporate-interest racism.

I want to know what fever dream created the garbage ape, what medication was taken and where I can get some

>>77703281
DEEPEST LORE

>>77703872
Is that usage of "antediluvian" correct? I've never seen it used metaphorically. I thought it just literally referred to before the biblical flood.

>>77703114
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>>77703312

Why?

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>>77703296

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>>77703281
This might be the laziest reused comic strip ever.

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>>77703233

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>>77704721

Is Gallagher insane or truly too deep for us?

Man what the fuck is even going on here. Am I missing something?

>>77705348
Heathcliff has now reached Ben Garrison level of people not being able to tell what's real and what's not any more. Have we reached some kind of post-reality world?

So like is the garbage ape supposed to be representative of cats knocking over trashcans at night? Is that the joke?

>>77705959
adorable

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>>77705324
the shitty moon is a good touch

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>>77703232
The joke is that whoever writes these comics is suffering from severe dementia, and its tearing his family apart.

>>77706172
Heathcliff directed by Tommy Wiseau

How does it go?

>>77706438
Knowing that someday all the mice will be eaten trying to get the cheese... it fills Heathcliff with determination.

The more I try to wrap my brain around why this is happening the less I understand it.

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>>77706583
What the fucking fuck

casuals only read Heathcliff for the waifu, we, real fans, appreciate the elaborate worldbuilding and mysteries, especially Garbage Ape lore, serving as somewhat of a central motif of the mythos

>>77705807
>Ape-ade
Is made of apes? Ape themed lemonade? Is it ape piss?

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>>77705348
>>77705434

>>77703114
I too am happy to see the garbage ape again. 'tis the season.

>>77706612
The pool is free

>>77704812
Yours is an edit. There are some garbage ape panels where the garbage has been shopped away.

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>>77706571
Okay, this one is actually a little funny.

>>77706758
It's garbage juice

>>77703114
FUCK YEAH GARBAGE APE

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>>77703872
Thank you, Heathcliff Scholar.

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>>77706001
I have never seen a more accurate summary of Trumps current campaign. It's just perfect.

I wonder if there will be a day that I'll understand these comics.

Maybe if I end up crazy.

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>>77707931
Most everyone is mad here.

>>77705534
>Top Cat
>Grover
Haha did they invite the WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD???

>>77708923
go to bed cheshire

>>77706943
The Ape is eternal

>>77712322
THAT'S OSCAR

>>77705534
Get out of there Top Cat! You're better than this!

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>>77703114

It this "Cow Tools" all over again?

>>77703872
But the 'Tis the Season' line is said by the birds.

>>77712322
> Grover
> GROVER

It's this kind of shit that makes me grouchy

I dont understand these threads or these comics, but I appreciate that they exist

>>77715172
>I dont understand these threads or these comics

Your sanity is holding you back.

>>77706153
That's a lot of gravy.

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>>77705640
Garbage Ape is a hero to the cats and a symbol of hope to all the animals in the neighborhood.

>>77716107
what

>>77716423
You can't understand this one without seeing the hidden 'N' letters in the grass, the two '3' in the bush and cloud, and the two 'll' in the windows. Nice touch.

>>77717102
>>77717223
>the plot thickens

>>77703232
>What the joke?
There is no joke
That is the joke

>>77706565
Holy shit this is a joke.

>>77718259
This one is my favorite.

>>77712340
Chesture*

>>77706001
I always see something new in a Healthcliff thread.

>>77707668
>>>/r/eddit

>>77705743
I still don't understand why the moon is always in a black circle. What does it mean?

>>77706571
Sooner or later you start laughing in a Heathcliff thread

>>77706583
Where do you get inflatable rings shaped like yourself?!

>>77706587
Is this one real?

>>77703233
Why coconuts!

>>77707931
A year or two ago I was unemployed and spent three months reading every Heathcliff thread that appeared. I gained true understanding of Heathcliff, but lost it when I started work again. I don't miss the knowledge I had. The price of knowing it was too great

>>77719000
Yes.

>>77716107
This is bizarre even for Heathcliff

>>77705348
Where are they and why is there a single garbage can there and what is he doing in the woods and...

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>>77706587
Absurdism is a fun movement

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>>77706452
>Genocide run armed with nothing but bad breath

>>77706172
That's actually really funny.

>>77704695
Why not?

>>77715896
Holy shit
I'm not sure if this is an actually funny comic or if I've just gone mad.

>>77704534
yeah I don't think it works in this sense
>>77714845
holy shit you're right

>>77705845
garbage ape was in their house

>>77706275
same as before

>>77703134
Oh. That actually explains a lot.

>>77705953
The garbage ape is the cats' equivalent to our Santa Claus and easter bunny.

>>77716107
I can understand "He's Bad News".
I can sort of understand the logic behind the Garbage Ape.
But I can't even begin to process what's going on in this one.

>>77722922
Donuts are unhealthy?