The Far Side – By Gary Larson
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The Far Side – By Gary Larson
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Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson
#2Hey - I've been wondering about this for a while: Does anyone have an explanation of the Farside/AI crap that has been flooding Facebook for the past few months? Generally, the punchline is that animals are turning the tide on humans, and hunting them instead; husbands and wives hate each other; old men like creeping on young women while their wives gets mad.
The comics linked seem different.
Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson
#3Worth noting is Gary Larson's original response to the WWW was an open letter asking fans not to post his cartoons online. Akin to the Bill Gates letter on copying software, but, perhaps, more understandable. This website is a reversal of that original position. He was thoughtful then, and is thoughtful now.
The original letter: https://www.portmann.com/farside/index.html?home.html
And the reversal: https://www.thefarside.com/about/48/a-letter-from-gary-larso...
... for cartoons, my favourite has always been:
[A cow, wearing jewellery and holding a martini glass, stands by the picture window of a well-appointed suburban home, while a bull sits in an armchair, watching TV, with a beer in his hoof]
Cow: "Wendell... I'm not content"
Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson
#4Hey - I've been wondering about this for a while: Does anyone have an explanation of the Farside/AI crap that has been flooding Facebook for the past few months? Generally, the punchline is that animals are turning the tide on humans, and hunting them instead; husbands and wives hate each other; old men like creeping on young women while their wives gets mad. The comics linked seem different.
I'm sure it's just your regular, everyday bid for eyeballs and clicks.
The linked comics are the "real thing", selections from a syndicated single-panel comic that ran in newspapers for years until the mid-90s. The gags tended to be pretty surreal.
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#5If I had to pick a favorite, it'd be all of them. I only wish I had a thagomizer for the routine problems of work and day-to-day living.
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#6Bummer of a birthmark
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/86/64/d6/8664d684518509081caf...
Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson
#7Bummer of a birthmark https://i.pinimg.com/originals/86/64/d6/8664d684518509081caf...
"Bummer of a birthmark, Hal" has made its way into my everyday lexicon. Most of my coworkers immediately got the reference. There is something about Far Side humor that appeals to people in tech beyond all the science and nerd jokes.
Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson
#8Worth noting is Gary Larson's original response to the WWW was an open letter asking fans not to post his cartoons online. Akin to the Bill Gates letter on copying software, but, perhaps, more understandable. This website is a reversal of that original position. He was thoughtful then, and is thoughtful now. The original letter: https://www.portmann.com/farside/index.html?home.html And the reversal: https://www.thefa…
For me it's also a cow one: 'Car!'.
Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson
#9Is there a name for a cartooning style where the creatures seem to always be drawn as wide as possible?
I remember a few animators for Sesame Street who did the same thing. It was always striking.
Larson seems to also give them tiny heads for maximum ridiculousness. :)
It make me think of that Aubrey Beardsley illustration of Ali Baba where he's got the curved lines running off the page suggesting these gi-normous flowing comfy pants:
https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediu...
Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson
#10If I had to pick a favorite, it'd be all of them. I only wish I had a thagomizer for the routine problems of work and day-to-day living.
Mine was School For the Gifted