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ACORN
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Ya got to love The Far Side.
Larson has a deliciously twisted sense of humor.
Larson has a deliciously twisted sense of humor.
My favorite, Midvale School for the Gifted.
OLDSTER
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Have to admit, I've used this one in response to various threads on several gun forums.
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Jack Flash
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He's great. Last I heard he was taking an extended break, and that was years ago. Glad to see he is back!
mmb617
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Thanks for the link. He's always been one of my favorites.
The Far Side makes more sense than the rest of the **** going around these days.
Greatest cartoon ever. The scary thing is that a lot of folks you show these to, look at you with a blank look and say "I don't get it". Geez
PS...thanks for the link. We need more smiles these days.
PS...thanks for the link. We need more smiles these days.
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I've loved the "For Side" for years. Mr. Larson had an interesting out look on life and humor.
#1: The Far Side
#2: Calvin and Hobbes
#3: Bloom County
#2: Calvin and Hobbes
#3: Bloom County
Jack Flash
Member
I agree w/ 1 & 2.
The third, not so much.
My #3 would be either Pogo or BC. Or, if you want to go way back, Krazy Kat.
RobertJ.
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Some of these made me LOL out loud!
Peanuts...
...is still a favorite though it has been surpassed by Calvin and Hobbes in my book. The Wizard of Id and BC were always good. Shoe really hit the nail on the head and Cathy made me laugh.
Dick Tracy lost it when they went to the moon in Diet Smith's Space Coup. Not a 'funny' strip, though. I did like how they showed the bullets tumbling after they went through some crook's head. Try to show that nowadays.
Lil' Abner was good. And Beetle Bailey gave me some good laughs.
And Sad Sack
"The radio is completely demolished, Sergeant!"
"Well, completely FIX IT!" (shaking Sack by the collar)
Sack holds up some wires and knobs.
"Oh."
And was it the Colonel who got stuck in the tank hatch by his gut?
Let's not forget Hagar:
Hagar and Eddie knock on a Dutch door. "Um, we're here to invade you."
Dutch housewife, "Wipe your feet!...OTHMAR, MAN HERE TO INVADE YOU!"
Hagar: "Boy, the Dutch are NEAT!"
I REALLY liked Dilbert. But after the company I worked for became even more 'corporate', I don't enjoy it as much even though I have all the books. The ones that don't involve work are still funny though. I still laugh that Dilbert can't drive past a hardware store because it sucks all of his clothes off and he has to go in and by a tool or something.
Not exactly a comic strip, but Mad Magazine had some real zingers.
Christmas and people looking at houses decorated with Disney characters, the three little pigs, etc. and they come to a house that just has a 'Noel' on the front door.
"They must not be very religious."
And people are on the corners looking at different churches and say, "I don't like those other churches, they don't worship the way we do." They go in and the doors close and when the talk bubbles are shown they are all saying the same thing.
...is still a favorite though it has been surpassed by Calvin and Hobbes in my book. The Wizard of Id and BC were always good. Shoe really hit the nail on the head and Cathy made me laugh.
Dick Tracy lost it when they went to the moon in Diet Smith's Space Coup. Not a 'funny' strip, though. I did like how they showed the bullets tumbling after they went through some crook's head. Try to show that nowadays.
Lil' Abner was good. And Beetle Bailey gave me some good laughs.
And Sad Sack
"The radio is completely demolished, Sergeant!"
"Well, completely FIX IT!" (shaking Sack by the collar)
Sack holds up some wires and knobs.
"Oh."
And was it the Colonel who got stuck in the tank hatch by his gut?
Let's not forget Hagar:
Hagar and Eddie knock on a Dutch door. "Um, we're here to invade you."
Dutch housewife, "Wipe your feet!...OTHMAR, MAN HERE TO INVADE YOU!"
Hagar: "Boy, the Dutch are NEAT!"
I REALLY liked Dilbert. But after the company I worked for became even more 'corporate', I don't enjoy it as much even though I have all the books. The ones that don't involve work are still funny though. I still laugh that Dilbert can't drive past a hardware store because it sucks all of his clothes off and he has to go in and by a tool or something.
Not exactly a comic strip, but Mad Magazine had some real zingers.
Christmas and people looking at houses decorated with Disney characters, the three little pigs, etc. and they come to a house that just has a 'Noel' on the front door.
"They must not be very religious."
And people are on the corners looking at different churches and say, "I don't like those other churches, they don't worship the way we do." They go in and the doors close and when the talk bubbles are shown they are all saying the same thing.
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ACORN
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The frog
My favorite of all is the one with the frog laying in bed with one leg cut off and the cook comes in with a knife to get the other leg and the frog shoots the cook and states "I knew he'd be back for the other one." It is just great...maybe someone can post it please...Thanks...
My favorite of all is the one with the frog laying in bed with one leg cut off and the cook comes in with a knife to get the other leg and the frog shoots the cook and states "I knew he'd be back for the other one." It is just great...maybe someone can post it please...Thanks...
Sadly....
Bill Watterson is completely out of business. He was extremely dissatisfied with the way comics were being minimized. If you don't have any of his books, many pages are a single big colored panels and they are really enjoyable to read.
BTW: In high school I had a friend that every monday we would check with each other to see if we thought 'Henry' was funny. It never was. It was outdated when I was a kid.
PS: I just read that Henry went into syndication in 1934 and wasn't discontinued until 2018!!!!!!
Glad to see he's back! ,,,now let's get Calvin and Hobbes back!
Bill Watterson is completely out of business. He was extremely dissatisfied with the way comics were being minimized. If you don't have any of his books, many pages are a single big colored panels and they are really enjoyable to read.
BTW: In high school I had a friend that every monday we would check with each other to see if we thought 'Henry' was funny. It never was. It was outdated when I was a kid.
PS: I just read that Henry went into syndication in 1934 and wasn't discontinued until 2018!!!!!!
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Oh gosh, how could I forget....
....Andy Capp. My all time favorite:
Flo: "These textured stockings are really attractive."
She walks by Andy who is sitting on the couch (of course)
"Flo? When was the last time you washed your legs?"
....Andy Capp. My all time favorite:
Flo: "These textured stockings are really attractive."
She walks by Andy who is sitting on the couch (of course)
"Flo? When was the last time you washed your legs?"
LoboGunLeather
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Back in the 1980's I became known to co-workers by the Far Side cartoons plastered around my office. Always great fun!
Purely by coincidence, I interrupted a residential burglary in progress and arrested one of the worst of the local scumballs, a guy everyone knew and despised (tried to use his pry bar to part my hair, so I was able to administer a little corrective justice on the spot with my MagLite). Couple of days later the guys held a party at the office and presented me with a hard-cover edition of Larson's Far Side cartoons along with an old Little League baseball trophy with a batter featured.
Much better than an official commendation! Still around here somewhere.
Purely by coincidence, I interrupted a residential burglary in progress and arrested one of the worst of the local scumballs, a guy everyone knew and despised (tried to use his pry bar to part my hair, so I was able to administer a little corrective justice on the spot with my MagLite). Couple of days later the guys held a party at the office and presented me with a hard-cover edition of Larson's Far Side cartoons along with an old Little League baseball trophy with a batter featured.
Much better than an official commendation! Still around here somewhere.
Far Side saved our day.....
Many, Many years ago our first dog had one puppy. I loved that thing and it was crazy about me. Right before time to get shots he got Parvo and died. We were completely heartbroken. I mean in tears.
We decided to go walk at the mall to clear out heads, we walked by the bookstore and I saw a calendar and started looking at it.
"Mph,Mph Mph"
Wife: "What so funny?"
Beckong to her: "Mph, Mph, Mph"
She reads: "Ha ha ha"
Me: "Ha ha ha"
Both: "Whooee, Ho, HA HA HA HA HA! Look at this, "Why dinosaurs became extinct!" HA HA HA HA HA!"
We were totally hysterical and people were walking by looking at us like we were nuts.
Of course we bought the calendar and that started a love affair that has lasted till now. Considering that was probably in the early '80s, it's been a LONG time.
Many, Many years ago our first dog had one puppy. I loved that thing and it was crazy about me. Right before time to get shots he got Parvo and died. We were completely heartbroken. I mean in tears.
We decided to go walk at the mall to clear out heads, we walked by the bookstore and I saw a calendar and started looking at it.
"Mph,Mph Mph"
Wife: "What so funny?"
Beckong to her: "Mph, Mph, Mph"
She reads: "Ha ha ha"
Me: "Ha ha ha"
Both: "Whooee, Ho, HA HA HA HA HA! Look at this, "Why dinosaurs became extinct!" HA HA HA HA HA!"
We were totally hysterical and people were walking by looking at us like we were nuts.
Of course we bought the calendar and that started a love affair that has lasted till now. Considering that was probably in the early '80s, it's been a LONG time.
Jack Flash
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After that experience, I'm sure he saw the light!
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Wish I still had my T shirt & coffee mug my daughters gave back in the early 90s.
The bear in the cross hairs pointing to his friend.
My favorite: the two chickens eating eggs.
"Say, these are tasty, and it sure beats sending them to college."
The bear in the cross hairs pointing to his friend.
My favorite: the two chickens eating eggs.
"Say, these are tasty, and it sure beats sending them to college."
fiasconva
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I think he'd fit in really well here. *s*
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A few more....
Dr. Frankenstein looking around on the ground and the monster has no head:
"If we can ever find that sucker I'm going to bolt it on!"
Another:
Cowboy dog with an eyepatch at the bar. Someone bursts in:
"Ok, which one of you is Old One-Eyed Dog Face?"
Man driving car on the moon:
Wife: "Look where the earth is now Henry! Pull over and let me drive!"
The cows get into the house and are horrified when they look in the freezer.
Caveman plumber looking down hole the ground with a forked stick holding a roll of T.P.:
"Ugh. This not be cheap."
Cavemen cooking meat over a fire by holding it in their hand. Over to the side another has his meat on a stick:
"HEY! LOOK WHAT OG DO!"
Blobby, bug eyed alien is sprawled at the bottom of the flying saucer steps and people are gathered around. The others say:
"Well, so much for filling them with a sense of awe."
Dr. Frankenstein looking around on the ground and the monster has no head:
"If we can ever find that sucker I'm going to bolt it on!"
Another:
Cowboy dog with an eyepatch at the bar. Someone bursts in:
"Ok, which one of you is Old One-Eyed Dog Face?"
Man driving car on the moon:
Wife: "Look where the earth is now Henry! Pull over and let me drive!"
The cows get into the house and are horrified when they look in the freezer.
Caveman plumber looking down hole the ground with a forked stick holding a roll of T.P.:
"Ugh. This not be cheap."
Cavemen cooking meat over a fire by holding it in their hand. Over to the side another has his meat on a stick:
"HEY! LOOK WHAT OG DO!"
Blobby, bug eyed alien is sprawled at the bottom of the flying saucer steps and people are gathered around. The others say:
"Well, so much for filling them with a sense of awe."
ACORN
Member
While we were dating my wife and I would walk around the mall before going to a late night restaurant. More often than she'd have to track me down at the bookstore where I'd be like rwsmith literally laughing out loud looking at the Far Side books and calendar
