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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.

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

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6 comments from Hacker News

@Michelangelo112026 · in “SoftBank 2026 AGM [pdf]”

I love how in the slide with "It was the goose that created value", the goose has its wings raised. The goose is ... triumphant. Ascendant. Its arc is complete: after being valued at $0, the goose is recognized for the inexhaustible source of value it is. The goose is vindicated . And finally, in the denouement, we see the goose in serene repose. "It is the Goose itself," we are told, in bold, confident lettering. This is what matters. Not the eggs. I hope lasagnacat can come back, do a special on this, and hire John Barrymore for the narration, as a spiritual sequel to their Pipe Strip video ( ▶ this video ).

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@adzm2023 · in “The Odd Appeal Of Absurdly Long YouTube Videos”

It's only an hour, but I love this deep absurd analysis of a single Garfield comic. An hour long, set to the music of Kundun by Philip Glass. ▶ this video

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@adzm2023 · in “If Philip Glass Were a Film”

I never realized this was also the score used in the 07/27/1978 episode of Lasagna Cat [0] which is also a great watch. [0] ▶ this video

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@kickscondor2021 · in “●●|●●●●●|●●|●”

These 'going deep' videos also bring to mind 'The Lasangacat Monologue': ▶ this video (Originally ran across this in HN comments btw)

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@yellowapple2020 · in “Philip Glass: My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies (2017)”

I'd listened to Philip Glass quite a bit through studying music in high school (including some exposure from the drum and bugle corps scene), but hilariously enough it's his composition for Kundun that stuck with me: ▶ this video

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@bdowling2020 · in “Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)”

I prefer `lasagnacat` for my existential/surreal Garfield riffs. link My favorite may be this one, a one-hour single-take monologue about finding the meaning of life in a Garfield strip. ▶ this video

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