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Knowing how it could change the lives of canines everywhere, the dog scientists struggled diligently to understand the Doorknob Principle.
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The Far Side
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Hello fellow Far Side fans!
About this community and how I post the comic strip… Many moons ago, I would ask my Dad to save the newspaper for me everyday so I could read my favorite comic strips and one of those was The Far Side. These days of course you find just about anything online including www.thefarside.com where they post several comics a day and I repost them here. Just to note, the date you see in my posts is not the initial release date, but the date they were posted on the website.
The Far Side is a single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Chronicle Features and then Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from December 31, 1979, to January 1, 1995 (when Larson retired as a cartoonist). Its surrealistic humor is often based on uncomfortable social situations, improbable events, an anthropomorphic view of the world, logical fallacies, impending bizarre disasters, (often twisted) references to proverbs, or the search for meaning in life… Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Far_Side
Hope you enjoy and feel free to contribute to the community with art, cool stuff about the author, tattoos, toys and anything else, as long it’s The Far Side!
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Fine print: All comics I post are freely available online. In no way am I claiming ownership, copyright or anything else. This is a not for profit community, we just want to enjoy our comics, thank you.
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The goose that laid the golden egg / The sheep that gave the silver wool / The cow that gave the chocolate milk / The neighbor's dog that chased off the sheep and cow and killed the goose
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Through mostly grunts and exaggerated gestures, two fishermen-gatherers attempt to communicate.
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Suddenly, everyone turned and looked—there, standing in the doorway, was one wretched, mean-looking ingrown.
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“That does it, Carl. … You’re through doing the bookings.”
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“You’ve got to watch out for them gopher holes, Roger.”
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“Hold still, Omar. … Now look up. Yep. You’ve got something in your eye, all right. Could be sand.”
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“Don’t ask me how it happened, Stan—just get your abdomen over here and get me unstuck!”
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“Sorry, mister, but this is what we do to cattle rustlers in these parts.”
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“Heeeeeere, yakity yak yak yak! … Come, come, yakity yak yak yak!”
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EARTHLING FEED
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“Well, don’t look at me, idiot! … I said we should’ve flown!”
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“Oh Thorg! The new bird feeder is wonderful! ”
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Scene from the film Giraffes IV: This time, they’re not just looking for acacia leaves.
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“There! Quick, Larry! Look! … Was I kidding? … That sucker’s longer than the boat!”
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“Those snakes? Oh, they’re just signing, honey.”
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HAMSTER HAVEN
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“You know, Sid, I really like bananas. … I mean, I know that’s not profound or nothin’. … Heck! We all do. … But for me, I think it goes far beyond that.”
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“It’s worse than I first suspected, Mr. Binkley—you don’t even have a funny bone.”
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“Remember, milk, eggs, loaf of bread … and pick up one of those No-Penguin-Strips.”
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“Wait just a gol dang minute here! He’s been dealin’ from the bottom of the deck, Jake! My pappy always said, ‘Never trust a grizzly.’”
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“Well, I suppose you’re all wondering why I’ve asked you here today. … Ha! I’ve always wanted to say that.”
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