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Post by Nah. on Feb 17, 2006 18:00:56 GMT 10
just wondering if there are any other people on the forum who read 'The far side' by Gary Larson. I have asked alot of poele if they read or have even heard of it and the usual answer is no. For those who do not know what 'The far side' is, its a comic created by this bloke called Gary larson, he is great. here are some of his comics i scanned/googled for you to see: (sorry some of them are a bit small, i will put the caption underneath)  'Midget Westerns'  'notice all the computations, theoretical scribblings and lab equipment, Norm ... Yes, Curiosity killed these cats.' (this one is from the other days daily telegraph, i love it) |
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Post by Jimmydinho on Feb 18, 2006 0:06:08 GMT 10
one of my favourite collections of cartoon based humour in books.
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Post by ryan on Feb 18, 2006 14:19:27 GMT 10
You can't beat The Far Side. Gary Larson is a genius. Have you seen the Horse Hospitals one?
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Post by Dan on Feb 18, 2006 14:27:05 GMT 10
THE benchmark by which ALL cartoon humour should be measured.
Have been a fan for many a year.
Wonderful outlook on life ( and, indeed, death) and the only worthwhile part of the Daily Terror. I would love to have a drink with him but i think he may be dead-o , so conversation may be a bit one-way, eh?
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Post by Nah. on Feb 18, 2006 16:17:52 GMT 10
he isnt dead ( i think) i dunno, the first time i read the far side i was probably 8 at the most and was at the doctors, i was checking out the toy box and i saw one of his books it was either 'cows of our planet' or 'the chickens are restless' i dont remember.
i have never heard of 'horse hospitals' ryan.
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Post by pipray on Feb 18, 2006 16:56:12 GMT 10
Well if he's dead he is doing well 'cause he brings out a calendar every year!  Love Far Side! |
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Post by pom pom on Feb 18, 2006 19:59:59 GMT 10
i like the one how it has a house with a fence and a sign and that says: "beware of doug". and in the background it has a boy hiding behind a tree. so funny
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Post by pipray on Feb 18, 2006 20:17:42 GMT 10
The pic for this month is a boy dog meeting the girl dog at her house for a date. Caption is "wow-you look great and whatever you rolled in stinks!"
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Post by Dan on Feb 18, 2006 22:09:19 GMT 10
Well if he's dead he is doing well 'cause he brings out a calendar every year! Love Far Side! Ever heard of 're-runs'? Not dead, but he might aswell be. Retired in the mid 90's. |
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Post by Bearinator on Feb 18, 2006 22:22:40 GMT 10
i like the one how it has a house with a fence and a sign and that says: "beware of doug". and in the background it has a boy hiding behind a tree. so funny "beware of Douges" would be funnier. Haha just picture it HAHAHA. |
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Post by glen006 on Feb 19, 2006 14:50:42 GMT 10
My favourite is a little kid pushing a door which says "pull" at the school for the gifted
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Post by Dan on Feb 19, 2006 15:28:08 GMT 10
" Bummer of a birthmark , hal "
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Post by Nah. on Feb 19, 2006 16:52:54 GMT 10
My favourite is a little kid pushing a door which says "pull" at the school for the gifted ha ha ha yeas, that is a favourite of mine! i like the ont with the bloke, whos floating in the ocean on a bit of wood, then he comes across this little desert island, (you know the type with sand and a palm tree?) and there is a dog, sitting next to a sign reading "beware of the dog." how ironic!    And for Glen....  oh, did anyone see who is on the cover of 'good weekend' yesterday? none other than Bono! Wahoo! |
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Post by ryan on Feb 20, 2006 17:04:34 GMT 10
The caption is Horse Hospitals and in the picture there are a few horses lying in beds in traction and all the doctors walking around are carrying shotguns.
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Post by glen006 on Feb 20, 2006 21:10:14 GMT 10
anyone seen that Simpsons episode? "Ooooh a Gary Larson calendar .. hehe, I don't get it. I don't get it. I .... don't get it."
hahahaha classic
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Post by Nah. on Feb 22, 2006 18:59:47 GMT 10
now you mention it.. yes i do! he is suck a legend, so many poele my age havent even heard of the far side! how wierd is that?
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Post by Rowdy on Feb 24, 2006 9:11:28 GMT 10
My all time favourite is the one with 3 dogs standing upright (like humans) on a grassy knoll which overlooks some lions at the Zoo.
One dog's drinking from a beer can, with many empty's laying about while the 2nd dog is goating and encouraging the 3rd dog to go into the lion enclosure with the speech bubble of the 2nd dog saying, "Go on Dave/Harry?, you can take'em"
Sort of like Mitch wanting me to smash some-one all the time when we've had a few just for his enjoyment, but the dog version.
If anyones got it or can find it, would love to see it in here again. ;D
Pissed myself for hours the day I saw it in the paper, remembered it ever since. Would even have it carved into my grave stone.
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