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07/27/1978

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What it is

An hour-long absurdist Lasagna Cat video in which John Blyth Barrymore muses philosophically on a single Garfield strip. It is set to the full score of Philip Glass's Kundun.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as the prime example of going absurdly deep on a tiny subject, and as a favorite among long YouTube videos.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “My favorite may be this one, a one-hour single-take monologue about finding the meaning of life in a Garfield strip.”

    Hour-long monologue on finding meaning in a Garfield strip.

    bdowling, 2020-11 · Recommendation · in “Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)”

  2. “which is also a great watch.”

    Lasagna Cat episode using the Glass score.

    adzm, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “If Philip Glass Were a Film”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: lasagna cat, garfield, philip glass, absurdism, long videos

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