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The Far Side – By Gary Larson

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Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson

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Post by eichin »

nullhole wrote: post #3

Worth 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…

The "wings stay on/wings fall off" switch is the one I keep having to dig up at work (alternating with "Why do we even have that lever?" from emperor's new groove.) And then there's "Cow Tools"...

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Post by chris_wot »

rilindo wrote: post #45
chris_wot wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My favourite was only published in his hardcover book. Newspapers universally rejected it: http://doubleplusundead.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/far-side...

I feel wicked laughing at this.

As did we all.

Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson

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Post by unethical_ban »

thebruce87m wrote: post #32
artie_effim wrote: post #13

We 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

Looks like it is related to futz, how I have heard it "don't futz around with that" with kind of means don't like at it because you'll break it.

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polygotdomain wrote: post #36

Growing 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 T…

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Post by chris_wot »

dylan604 wrote: post #10
OldGuyInTheClub wrote: post #5

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

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/lord-we-thank-thee-the-far-...

Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson

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w4ffl35 wrote: post #66
polygotdomain wrote: post #36

Growing 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 T…

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Post by hans_carlsen »

nullhole wrote: post #3

Worth 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…

A farmer on the path home from the chicken coop with a basket of eggs meets a hen carrying a baby.
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