If 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
I think of that one every single time I try to use a door the wrong way.
The Far Side – By Gary Larson
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#32We still refer to cat food as 'cat fud' in my house.
“Fud” means something very different in Scotland. It used to be a common derogatory term.
Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson
#33Worth 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…
Honestly, it's a real shame that it took so long for that reversal, because Far Side comics already had an almost perfect vibe for joining the early rise of internet meme culture, with the postmodernist elements they had in common. Hopefully for Larson things haven't moved on too far that he's totally missed that boat, because his comics absolutely deserve wider recognition among internet culture.
I think the expectation from the early days of the internet was that information could be contained, and the realization from recent years is that the expectation no longer holds. So creators either have to make their own contents accessible or someone else will do it anyways, possibly poorly. Gary Larson might have arrived at this realization relatively late, but I don't think he is the last one.
Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson
#34Worth 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…
I always recall turbulence.
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#35Everybody has their Far Side favorite... here's mine: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/54184001740077889/
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#36Growing up my best friend and I loved The Far Side. In many ways it was the basis to the quirky humor we both shared, and would continue to explore throughout our youth. In elementary school we had countless Far Side books between us, and by middle school a few shirts too (I remember having "Midvale School for the Gifted").
Well he turned 40 just a few weeks ago, and I needed to find a present. I don't know why, as The Far Side hadn't crossed my conscious in quite some time, but I thought "I'll get him 'The Chickens are Restless'". After some quick searching, he ended up with the Complete Works containing every thing from The Far Side.
Wrapped, he didn't have a clue what I'd got him or why it was so damn heavy. The first glance as he opened in and realized what it was instantly brought a smile to his face. It's amazing how small things bring people together, and The Far Side will always be one of them for my best friend and I. I'm sure there will be some new comics we'd missed and there will be some new chuckles.
Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson
#37We still refer to cat food as 'cat fud' in my house.
“Fud” means something very different in Scotland. It used to be a common derogatory term. https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/fud
It was also used microsoft to great effect.
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#38I have several well-worn Far Side collections, including one with a lovely introduction by Jane Goodall, which has a funny story behind it [1] Linking my favorite below [2] > Donning his new canine decoder, Professor Schwarzman becomes the first human being on Earth to hear what barking dogs are actually saying. [1] http://www.hopkinsandcompany.com/Books/The%20Complete%20Far%... [2] https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNZar0…
This is also my favorite, which I have been able to laugh at for years.
Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson
#39Worth 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…
I've always been particularly fond of the humble farmer dooming the planet to destruction by earnestly grasping the hand-shaped alien's entire head for an introductory handshake.
https://twitter.com/faineg/status/1387409269620985863?lang=e...
Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson
#40Worth 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…
my favourite was the horse parliament one. someone posted it to reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/b6g2ti/i_love_it_wh...