The Far Side

[LoboGunLeather]

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.

 

[rwsmith]

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.

 

[Jack Flash]

... 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). ...

After that experience, I'm sure he saw the light!

 

[jtcarm]

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."

 

[mtgianni]

My father was constantly quoting Pogo "we have met the enemy and he is us".
More truth there than we realize.

 

[delcrossv]

 

[rwsmith]

I think he....

After that experience, I'm sure he saw the light!

I think he actually saw the LIGHTS.

 

[fiasconva]

I think he'd fit in really well here. *s*

 

[rwsmith]

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."

 

[ACORN]

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

 

[ACORN]

How about the 2 polar bears sitting around an igloo with the top torn off. One bear with his mouth full says to the other "Hey! I like these things. Crunchy on the outside, chewy in the middle"

 

[soFlaNative]

Back in Oct. member oldbrownhat posted that Far Side was making a comeback. I woke the other morning, found the new link I posted on a news feed and started this thread not knowing Mr. Hat posted the very same link the night before in the Joke of the Day thread.


Just thought I'd give credit where credit's due.
Thanks You Old Brown Hat, wherever you are.

 

[M1A]

Thanks for the link SoFla.
New ones each day.

 

[woodsltc]

This one took me a moment.....but then I laughed-out-loud!!

Don

 

[Jessie]

I was sure hoping to see more Far Side cartoons here....

 

[ACORN]

As you wish

 

[Golddollar]

This one took me a moment.....but then I laughed-out-loud!!

Don

That should provide some interesting harmonies.

 

[meaneyedcatz]

There's a lot to love about the far side but I really appreciate the fact that the humor is clean and not dirty or vulgar, etc.

 

[rwsmith]

Same.....

This one took me a moment.....but then I laughed-out-loud!!

Don

I've never seen that one before. You can only imagine the racket and what the people are thinking.

 

[ACORN]

A pretty good one