Why are Garfield phones washing up on the beach?

--------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to My Modern Met’s weekly newsletter! For more ways to support our content, [please consider becoming a member](. Members get a special newsletter, ad-free reading, and discounts—among other perks. [Learn more and join here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- ​ For 30 years, residents of a seaside town in France have watched as one peculiar item continued to wash ashore. Bright orange pieces of plastic were constantly littering the beach, and these weren't any ordinary pieces of plastic, they were remnants of Garfield phones. This grumpy cat exploded in popularity in the 1980s thanks to cartoonist Jim Davis' comic strip, and these phones were manufactured in large quantities during that time. But how did they end up in France? After years of wondering, we finally have an answer. ​ Want a daily digest email featuring our latest articles? 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