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re: Gary Larson already getting some play early, in a couple of threads this morning.

Posted on 7/9/25 at 9:08 am to
Posted by CocomoLSU
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 9:08 am to
I try to post this in every Far Side thread, but any fan of The Far Side needs to own this...it's the complete collection of every tFS cartoon Gary Larson ever drew. It's two HUGE books and they come in a pretty nice case. Glossy pages and every comic looks great. It's a little pricey, but worth it.

Amazon link.


This post was edited on 7/10/25 at 9:45 am
Posted by fallguy_1978
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 9:21 am to
Posted by TSS_Tiger
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 9:45 am to
Every time I am behind someone that pushes a "pull" door, I remark " Midvale alum? What year did you graduate?


and nobody gets it... but one of these days... That joke will payoff, and I can die happy.
Posted by udtiger
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 10:10 am to
quote:

Young Grumpy bought himself a Far Side Gallery Volume Two (2) from the comedy section at the local Barnes & Noble in his childhood...


Bought the Complete Far Side (Hardcover) for my kids (and me) about 10 years ago. One of my best purchases.

Also have complete Calvin & Hobbes and Bloom County
Posted by 3nOut
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 10:12 am to



for some reason this has always been my favorite.
This post was edited on 7/9/25 at 10:14 am
Posted by mdomingue
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 10:51 am to


But my favorite is



Because

quote:

A thagomizer (/'?æg?ma?z?r/) is the distinctive arrangement of spike-shaped osteoderms on the tails of some stegosaurian dinosaurs. These spikes are believed to have been a defensive measure against predators.

The arrangement of spikes originally had no distinct name. Cartoonist Gary Larson invented the name "thagomizer" in 1982 as a joke in his comic strip The Far Side, and it was gradually adopted as an informal term sometimes used within scientific circles, research, and education.
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 10:53 am to
And once again, Wade Boggs is very much alive!
Posted by Boondock Saint
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 11:12 am to
My all time favorite!

Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 11:27 am to
Posted by Pvt Hudson
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 11:39 am to
Posted by geauxjuice
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 11:50 am to
Posted by mt1
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 11:56 am to
My all-time favorite.

Posted by Geaux Piggins Geaux
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 12:00 pm to
Posted by Geaux Piggins Geaux
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 12:03 pm to
Posted by Fat Man
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 12:05 pm to
quote:

Bought the Complete Far Side (Hardcover) for my kids (and me) about 10 years ago. One of my best purchases.


I had (and still have) all the volume books dating back to the mid 1980s. Incredible teaching opportunities for my 4 sons from age 6 - early 20s. To get the jokes you need to know multiple sciences, history and culture. Every couple of years they "got" a joke they hadn't got before.

Today all 4 are happily married with children employed in the field of their choice. Thanks be to Gary Larson .
Posted by msap9020
Texas
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 1:17 pm to
He has a website that he still posts new stuff on here:

The Far Side

Here is a “newer” one from the site circa 2021:

This post was edited on 7/9/25 at 1:30 pm
Posted by IonaTiger
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 1:45 pm to
One of my favorites:

Posted by thelawnwranglers
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 2:06 pm to
Pilot in the fog - what is a mountain host doing up here

Posted by Zendog
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Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 7/9/25 at 4:06 pm to
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