The Far Side – By Gary Larson

Post by w4ffl35 » Thu, Feb 01, 2024, 2:00 AM UTC

gerdesj wrote: post #76

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OK, I've downvoted you. What is wrong with a reminiscence session about a subject posted here? When you click on the OP you just get a few disjointed Gary Larsen "out takes" and I guess you have to get to grips with it blah etc. I am a massive fan but that does not get you off the hook. @polygodomain gave us something new and tangible. They gave something of themselves and I find that engaging and rather charming. Th…

Post by w4ffl35 » Thu, Feb 01, 2024, 2:01 AM UTC

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This place is turning into reddit. I knew the first reply to the first comment would be some rude, cynical curmudgeon.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Feb 01, 2024, 2:25 AM UTC

LordDragonfang wrote: post #27

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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…

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.

Post by 7thaccount » Thu, Feb 01, 2024, 2:41 AM UTC

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…

Post by pjmorris » Thu, Feb 01, 2024, 3:04 AM UTC

mccolin wrote: post #21

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…

I’ve always loved “Beware of Doug”