Monday, April 14, 2008

007: Garfield vs. Snoopy

What comic strip characters are more beloved than the fat, lasagna eating feline and the cool, aircraft flying pooch?

Garfield vs. Snoopy is a Google Trends battle for the ages, and surprisingly, it's practically over before it begins:



As you can clearly see, Garfield has a substantial lead on his Sunday funnies rival. Whether this is due to the fact that Garfield shares his name with the strip itself, or a case of good ol' Charlie Brown siphoning votes away remains to be seen.

One thing that is certain: Snoopy wipes the floor with Garfield in Taiwan. Maybe because the children there are so familiar with him, as they see his long black ears and big round nose all day while assembling Snoopy Ice Machines for pennies a week:

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