-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- jim davis , the creator of the widely-syndicated `` garfield '' comic has issued an apology for an ill-timed strip that ran on veterans day . the strip , which appeared in newspapers nationwide thursday , shows a spider 's thoughts as garfield the cat is about to crush it with a rolled-up newspaper . `` if you squish me , i shall become famous ! '' reads the thought bubble in the strip 's first panel . `` they will hold an annual day of remembrance in my honor , you fat slob , '' the spider continues , referring to the pudgy orange cat . the last panel shows the spider dangling above a teacher 's desk while he addresses a group of other spiders : `` does anyone here know why we celebrate ` national stupid day ? ' '' we reveal how to get the enviable physiques of the stars . this week : jennifer aniston 's arms . jennifer looking toned at the 2015 vanity fair oscar party hosted by graydon carter . in a versace gown at this year 's oscars , jennifer aniston showed off her well-toned arms . the 46-year-old works out three times a week with her long-term trainer , mandy ingber . sessions include 20-25 minutes of spinning , followed by 45 minutes of yoga . davis called the strip 's appearance on veterans day `` the worst timing ever . '' `` the strip that runs in today 's paper seems to be making a statement about veterans day . it absolutely , positively has nothing to do with this important day of remembrance , '' he said in a letter thursday , addressed to friends , fans and veterans . on other days , she might do anything from 40 minutes cycling to ten minutes each of core work , spinning and running . when she stays at a hotel , aniston takes 3.6 kg weights with her . she says exercise , plus meditation , is her ` ultimate stress reliever ' . her pt sessions include 20-25 minutes of spinning , followed by 45 minutes of yoga . the cartoonist said the strip was created almost a year ago . `` i had no idea when writing it that it would appear today -- of all days , '' he said . `` i do not use a calendar that lists holidays and other notable days , so when this strip was put in the queue , i had no idea it would run on veterans day . '' davis said his brother served in vietnam , and his son has performed tours of duty in iraq and afghanistan . `` you 'd have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us , '' he said . garfield debuted in 41 u.s. newspapers in 1978 . in 2002 , the guinness book of world records declared it the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world . today , the cynical cat is a ubiquitous pop culture presence , with books and movies to his name . what to try : . the medicine ball overhead press is great for upper arms . ideally , use a weighted medicine ball , but a football is fine for beginners . hold the ball in both hands above your head , arms extended straight but elbows not locked . keeping arms vertical , lower the ball behind you by bending the elbows . go as far as 90 degrees , then straighten the arms . repeat 12-15 times and do two sets . in his letter , davis implied he did not intend to make the same mistake again : `` you can bet i 'll have a calendar that lists everything by my side in the future . '' cnn 's devon sayers contributed to this report . swansea manager garry monk believes a strong finish will put a different slant on everton 's season - but he is determined to stop his former manager roberto martinez profiting at his old liberty stadium stomping ground on saturday . martinez was lauded by everton fans last season as the club qualified for europe with a fifth-placed finish in the barclays premier league . but the going has been a lot tougher for the spaniard in his second season on merseyside with everton having only removed the spectre of relegation by winning their last three matches . garry monk wants swansea to continue their own impressive form with victory over everton on saturday . bafetimbi gomis -lrb- centre -rrb- scored twice for swansea in their 3-1 victory over hull last weekend . ki sung-yueng -lrb- second right -rrb- also got on the scoresheet as swansea maintained their impressive form . vandals even defaced the outside of goodison park with ` martinez out ' and ` not good enough ' sprayed on the wall of a stand in white paint , but monk insists that is simply a part of modern-day football when results do not go your way . ' i always say you 're only a few games away from being great or rubbish , ' monk said . ` roberto is a good manager , but sometimes you have good periods and sometimes you have bad ones . ` it 's just making sure you come through them and he 's won the last three games , they 're back on the up and he 'll want to finish the season strongly . ` of course they 'd want to be pushing further up the league and it 's not a position you 'd associate with everton . ` but if they can get back up to finish positively it will put a different twist on the season . ' everton have had to balance their domestic commitments with a demanding europa league campaign which saw them knocked out at the round-of-16 stage last month . and monk knows from swansea being in the competition last season how much that has an impact on premier league performances and results . ` europe is tough , the travelling and constant games in certain periods , ' monk said . ` it all adds up and the intensity of the football at this level takes it out of you and takes its toll . ` whether it -lrb- everton 's results -rrb- is all down to that i do n't know , but it does play a major part and if you look at the teams who have played in the europa league , including ourselves , it has had an impact . ' swansea have never beaten everton in the league but they claimed a point at goodison park in november after being reduced to 10 men following jonjo shelvey 's dismissal . martinez criticised swansea 's ` strange ' tactics and style of play that day but monk put it down to ` more frustration with his own side and not winning the game ' . roberto martinez is hoping to continue everton 's form against his former team in the premier league . monk -lrb- right -rrb- holds no ill feeling towards martinez , despite him criticising swansea after defeat in november . ` it might have been a game they 'd targeted to win and when it does n't happen as a manager you do get frustrated , ' said monk , who knows victory will take swansea past their previous best premier league points total of 47 . ` that 's what it boiled down to . but we did well , we had jonjo sent off so we were never going to go gung-ho and we got a good point . ` we did well in the circumstances and now we want to go one better and get all three . 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strip shows a spider asking why we celebrate `` national stupid day '' davis calls it `` the worst timing ever '' he says the strip was created almost a year ago . garfield is one of the most widely syndicated comics in the world .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- jim davis , the creator of the widely-syndicated `` garfield '' comic has issued an apology for an ill-timed strip that ran on veterans day . the strip , which appeared in newspapers nationwide thursday , shows a spider 's thoughts as garfield the cat is about to crush it with a rolled-up newspaper . `` if you squish me , i shall become famous ! '' reads the thought bubble in the strip 's first panel . `` they will hold an annual day of remembrance in my honor , you fat slob , '' the spider continues , referring to the pudgy orange cat . the last panel shows the spider dangling above a teacher 's desk while he addresses a group of other spiders : `` does anyone here know why we celebrate ` national stupid day ? ' '' we reveal how to get the enviable physiques of the stars . this week : jennifer aniston 's arms . jennifer looking toned at the 2015 vanity fair oscar party hosted by graydon carter . in a versace gown at this year 's oscars , jennifer aniston showed off her well-toned arms . the 46-year-old works out three times a week with her long-term trainer , mandy ingber . sessions include 20-25 minutes of spinning , followed by 45 minutes of yoga . davis called the strip 's appearance on veterans day `` the worst timing ever . '' `` the strip that runs in today 's paper seems to be making a statement about veterans day . it absolutely , positively has nothing to do with this important day of remembrance , '' he said in a letter thursday , addressed to friends , fans and veterans . on other days , she might do anything from 40 minutes cycling to ten minutes each of core work , spinning and running . when she stays at a hotel , aniston takes 3.6 kg weights with her . she says exercise , plus meditation , is her ` ultimate stress reliever ' . her pt sessions include 20-25 minutes of spinning , followed by 45 minutes of yoga . the cartoonist said the strip was created almost a year ago . `` i had no idea when writing it that it would appear today -- of all days , '' he said . `` i do not use a calendar that lists holidays and other notable days , so when this strip was put in the queue , i had no idea it would run on veterans day . '' davis said his brother served in vietnam , and his son has performed tours of duty in iraq and afghanistan . `` you 'd have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us , '' he said . garfield debuted in 41 u.s. newspapers in 1978 . in 2002 , the guinness book of world records declared it the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world . today , the cynical cat is a ubiquitous pop culture presence , with books and movies to his name . what to try : . the medicine ball overhead press is great for upper arms . ideally , use a weighted medicine ball , but a football is fine for beginners . hold the ball in both hands above your head , arms extended straight but elbows not locked . keeping arms vertical , lower the ball behind you by bending the elbows . go as far as 90 degrees , then straighten the arms . repeat 12-15 times and do two sets . in his letter , davis implied he did not intend to make the same mistake again : `` you can bet i 'll have a calendar that lists everything by my side in the future . '' cnn 's devon sayers contributed to this report . swansea manager garry monk believes a strong finish will put a different slant on everton 's season - but he is determined to stop his former manager roberto martinez profiting at his old liberty stadium stomping ground on saturday . martinez was lauded by everton fans last season as the club qualified for europe with a fifth-placed finish in the barclays premier league . but the going has been a lot tougher for the spaniard in his second season on merseyside with everton having only removed the spectre of relegation by winning their last three matches . total of 47 . ` that 's what it boiled down to . but we did well , we had jonjo sent off so we were never going to go gung-ho and we got a good point . ` we did well in the circumstances and now we want to go one better and get all three . '
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- jim davis , the creator of the widely-syndicated `` garfield '' comic has issued an apology for an ill-timed strip that ran on veterans day . the strip , which appeared in newspapers nationwide thursday , shows a spider 's thoughts as garfield the cat is about to crush it with a rolled-up newspaper . `` if you squish me , i shall become famous ! '' reads the thought bubble in the strip 's first panel . `` they will hold an annual day of remembrance in my honor , you fat slob , '' the spider continues , referring to the pudgy orange cat . the last panel shows the spider dangling above a teacher 's desk while he addresses a group of other spiders : `` does anyone here know why we celebrate ` national stupid day ? ' '' we reveal how to get the enviable physiques of the stars . this week : jennifer aniston 's arms . jennifer looking toned at the 2015 vanity fair oscar party hosted by graydon carter . in a versace gown at this year 's oscars , jennifer aniston showed off her well-toned arms . the 46-year-old works out three times a week with her long-term trainer , mandy ingber . sessions include 20-25 minutes of spinning , followed by 45 minutes of yoga . davis called the strip 's appearance on veterans day `` the worst timing ever . '' `` the strip that runs in today 's paper seems to be making a statement about veterans day . it absolutely , positively has nothing to do with this important day of remembrance , '' he said in a letter thursday , addressed to friends , fans and veterans . on other days , she might do anything from 40 minutes cycling to ten minutes each of core work , spinning and running . when she stays at a hotel , aniston takes 3.6 kg weights with her . she says exercise , plus meditation , is her ` ultimate stress reliever ' . her pt sessions include 20-25 minutes of spinning , followed by 45 minutes of yoga . the cartoonist said the strip was created almost a year ago . `` i had no idea when writing it that it would appear today -- of all days , '' he said . `` i do not use a calendar that lists holidays and other notable days , so when this strip was put in the queue , i had no idea it would run on veterans day . '' davis said his brother served in vietnam , and his son has performed tours of duty in iraq and afghanistan . `` you 'd have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us , '' he said . garfield debuted in 41 u.s. newspapers in 1978 . in 2002 , the guinness book of world records declared it the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world . today , the cynical cat is a ubiquitous pop culture presence , with books and movies to his name . what to try : . the medicine ball overhead press is great for upper arms . ideally , use a weighted medicine ball , but a football is fine for beginners . hold the ball in both hands above your head , arms extended straight but elbows not locked . keeping arms vertical , lower the ball behind you by bending the elbows . go as far as 90 degrees , then straighten the arms . repeat 12-15 times and do two sets . in his letter , davis implied he did not intend to make the same mistake again : `` you can bet i 'll have a calendar that lists everything by my side in the future . '' cnn 's devon sayers contributed to this report . swansea manager garry monk believes a strong finish will put a different slant on everton 's season - but he is determined to stop his former manager roberto martinez profiting at his old liberty stadium stomping ground on saturday . martinez was lauded by everton fans last season as the club qualified for europe with a fifth-placed finish in the barclays premier league . but the going has been a lot tougher for the spaniard in his second season on merseyside with everton having only removed the spectre of relegation by winning their last three matches . manager , but sometimes you have good periods and sometimes you have bad ones . ` it 's just making sure you come through them and he 's won the last three games , they 're back on the up and he 'll want to finish the season strongly . ` of course they 'd want to be pushing further up the league and it 's not a position you 'd associate with everton . ` but if they can get back up to finish positively it will put a different twist on the season . ' everton have had to balance their domestic commitments with a demanding europa league campaign which saw them knocked out at the round-of-16 stage last month . and monk knows from swansea total of 47 . ` that 's what it boiled down to . but we did well , we had jonjo sent off so we were never going to go gung-ho and we got a good point . ` we did well in the circumstances and now we want to go one better and get all three . '
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- jim davis, the creator the widely-syndicated `` garfield '' comic has issued veterans day. the strip, appeared newspapers nationwide thursday shows a spider 's thoughts as garfield the cat about crush. `` if squish me, i shall become famous! '' reads the thought bubble the strip 's first panel. `` they will hold an annual day, you fat '' the spider continues referring the pudgy orange cat the last panel shows the spider dangling above a teacher 's desk while addresses other spiders : `` does here celebrate ` national stupid day? ' '' we reveal the enviable physiques the stars. this week : jennifer aniston 's arms. jennifer looking toned at the 2015 vanity fair oscar party hosted graydon carter. in a versace gown at this year 's oscars, jennifer aniston showed. the 46 works out three, mandy ingber. sessions include 20-25 minutes spinning, followed yoga davis called the strip 's appearance veterans day `` the timing. '' `` the strip that runs in today 's paper seems making veterans day. it absolutely, positively has nothing this important day remembrance '' he thursday addressed friends fans veterans on other days, she might do anything from 40 minutes cycling each of core work spinning running when she stays, aniston takes 3.6 kg weights with. she says exercise, plus meditation her ` ultimate stress reliever her pt sessions include spinning, followed yoga the cartoonist said the strip created almost. `` i had when writing appear today -- of, '' he. `` i do use a calendar that lists holidays other notable days, so when this strip put the queue, run veterans day '' davis said his brother served vietnam, his son has performed tours iraq `` you 'd someone was more proud grateful our veterans all, ''. garfield debuted 41 u.s. newspapers 1978. in 2002, the guinness book declared it widely syndicated comic strip today, the cynical cat a ubiquitous pop culture presence books to what to try :. the medicine ball overhead press is great upper arms. ideally, use a weighted medicine ball, but a football fine beginners hold the ball above, arms extended straight but elbows not locked keeping arms vertical, lower the ball behind by bending. go as far as 90 degrees, straighten the arms. repeat 12 and do two sets. in his letter, davis implied did make : `` you bet i 'll a calendar lists everything by my side. '' cnn 's devon sayers contributed. swansea manager garry monk believes a strong finish put a different slant everton 's season - determined stop his former manager roberto martinez profiting at his old liberty stadium stomping ground on saturday. martinez was lauded everton fans last qualified europe with the barclays premier league. but the going has a lot tougher the spaniard his second season on merseyside with everton having only removed the spectre relegation by. garry monk wants swansea continue their own impressive form with victory everton on saturday. bafetimbi gomis -lrb- centre scored twice swansea hull last. ki sung-yueng -lrb- second right also got on the scoresheet as swansea maintained. vandals even goodison park ` martinez out ' not good enough sprayed a stand white paint, but monk insists is simply modern-day football when results do go your ' i always say you 're only games great or rubbish, monk ` roberto is a good manager, sometimes good periods ` it just making come through them he won the last three games, they back the up he want finish strongly ` of course 'd want pushing further up it a position you associate everton. ` but back up finish positively it put a different twist. ' everton have had balance their domestic commitments a demanding europa league campaign which saw knocked at last. and monk knows from swansea being the competition last how that has an impact premier league performances results. ` europe is tough, the travelling and constant games in certain periods, ' monk said. ` it all adds and the intensity the football at takes takes. ` whether -lrb- everton 's results is all down that i do n't, play and if the teams who the europa league, including ourselves had ' swansea have never beaten everton but claimed goodison park november after being reduced following jonjo shelvey 's dismissal. martinez criticised swansea 's ` strange ' tactics style that day but monk put ` more frustration not winning '. roberto martinez is hoping continue everton 's form against in. monk -lrb- right holds no ill feeling towards martinez, despite him criticising swansea after defeat november. ` it might they 'd targeted and when does n't as a manager do frustrated, ' monk, knows victory take swansea past their previous best premier league points total 47 ` that 's boiled. but did well, jonjo sent off so never go a good point ` we did well the circumstances now want one all. '
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- jim davis , the creator of the widely-syndicated `` garfield '' comic has issued an apology for an ill-timed strip that ran on veterans day . the strip , which appeared in newspapers nationwide thursday , shows a spider 's thoughts as garfield the cat is about to crush it with a rolled-up newspaper . `` if you squish me , i shall become famous ! '' reads the thought bubble in the strip 's first panel . `` they will hold an annual day of remembrance in my honor , you fat slob , '' the spider continues , referring to the pudgy orange cat . the last panel shows the spider dangling above a teacher 's desk while he addresses a group of other spiders : `` does anyone here know why we celebrate ` national stupid day ? ' '' we reveal how to get the enviable physiques of the stars . this week : jennifer aniston 's arms . jennifer looking toned at the 2015 vanity fair oscar party hosted by graydon carter . in a versace gown at this year 's oscars , jennifer aniston showed off her well-toned arms . the 46-year-old works out three times a week with her long-term trainer , mandy ingber . sessions include 20-25 minutes of spinning , followed by 45 minutes of yoga . davis called the strip 's appearance on veterans day `` the worst timing ever . '' `` the strip that runs in today 's paper seems to be making a statement about veterans day . it absolutely , positively has nothing to do with this important day of remembrance , '' he said in a letter thursday , addressed to friends , fans and veterans . on other days , she might do anything from 40 minutes cycling to ten minutes each of core work , spinning and running . when she stays at a hotel , aniston takes 3.6 kg weights with her . she says exercise , plus meditation , is her ` ultimate stress reliever ' . her pt sessions include 20-25 minutes of spinning , followed by 45 minutes of yoga . the cartoonist said the strip was created almost a year ago . `` i had no idea when writing it that it would appear today -- of all days , '' he said . `` i do not use a calendar that lists holidays and other notable days , so when this strip was put in the queue , i had no idea it would run on veterans day . '' davis said his brother served in vietnam , and his son has performed tours of duty in iraq and afghanistan . `` you 'd have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us , '' he said . garfield debuted in 41 u.s. newspapers in 1978 . in 2002 , the guinness book of world records declared it the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world . today , the cynical cat is a ubiquitous pop culture presence , with books and movies to his name . what to try : . the medicine ball overhead press is great for upper arms . ideally , use a weighted medicine ball , but a football is fine for beginners . hold the ball in both hands above your head , arms extended straight but elbows not locked . keeping arms vertical , lower the ball behind you by bending the elbows . go as far as 90 degrees , then straighten the arms . repeat 12-15 times and do two sets . in his letter , davis implied he did not intend to make the same mistake again : `` you can bet i 'll have a calendar that lists everything by my side in the future . '' cnn 's devon sayers contributed to this report . swansea manager garry monk believes a strong finish will put a different slant on everton 's season - but he is determined to stop his former manager roberto martinez profiting at his old liberty stadium stomping ground on saturday . martinez was lauded by everton fans last season as the club qualified for europe with a fifth-placed finish in the barclays premier league . but the going has been a lot tougher for the spaniard in his second season on merseyside with everton having only removed the spectre of relegation by winning their last three matches .
 The text appears to be an apology from Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield, for an ill-timed strip that ran on Veterans Day. He explains that he did not intend to offend anyone and that the strip was meant to be humorous. He also mentions his respect for veterans and his own family's history of military service.