Remember the Far Side???

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HighSeasArchivist@reddit

My two all time favorites.

Now, Grog!

Midvale

My daughter is very intelligent, but I get to call her Midvale at least a few times per year.

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salamandah99@reddit

anytime I push on a pull door or vice versa I say "school for the gifted"

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dirtybird971@reddit

One of my favorite things....The thagomizer is made up by/for this strip but caught on so well it's now the official name for 4-10 spikes on the tails of stegosaurus dinosaurs.

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reachers_toothbrush@reddit

That's not the only time either. This did not exist before the comic but is now an officially recognised phobia.

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dirtybird971@reddit

My Fav was luposlipaphobia. the specific fear of being pursued by timber wolves around a kitchen table while wearing socks on a newly waxed floor.

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Dauvis@reddit

I was watching a dinosaur show a while back and they began talking about stegosaurus. I kept chanting please say thagomizer and guess what... I was not disappointed.

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MarvinParanoAndroid@reddit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer

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RetiredPoPo10-8@reddit

I LOVED that comic, had several of the books. Always guaranteed to make me laugh out loud, especially the ones with dinosaurs.

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Brief-Earth-5815@reddit

I'm afraid you've got cows, Mr. Farnsworth.

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FraGough@reddit

Always been a fan of Gary Larsen. I love the story of how he became friends with Jane Goodall.

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rickypockets@reddit

I bought a far side daily calendar for my 13 and 11-year-old-I have to explain a few to them, but they’re loving them!

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ElPanguero@reddit

Had a beloved neighbor named Doug who was awesome and so I had a Beware of Dog sign, modded it a bit and jammed it in his yard.

Dougs last name was Harrison, he rhymed everything with us kids names and we likewise with his- to this day my current dog is Chuey the Bear aka Chewy Bear AKA Chuey Barrison aka Mr.Barrison in honor of my most favorite Doug ever of all time.

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emax4@reddit

I discovered this a few years back, still one of my faves. Imagine the history books if Abe opened up with a joke.

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Key_Mastodon_3525@reddit (OP)

that's hysterical!

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WileyCoyote7@reddit

I think this sums up things nicely.

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EverythingScrolling@reddit

In the 90s, I had this one on a t-shirt.

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buginmybeer24@reddit

This is exactly what came to mind for me. I had it on a T-shirt during college.

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cinciTOSU@reddit

Cat Fud is up there too!

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deagh@reddit

He started putting out new comics again in 2020! Not a lot of them, but he decided to learn how to use digital drawing tools.

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LissyVee@reddit

I still have some of my old Far Side cartoon books. They are so funny.

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TheBigBadDuke@reddit

I member

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MartoufCarter@reddit

"Knowing the lions preference for red meat, the spamalopes remain calm by weary"

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heathers1@reddit

ha! i posted this one too!!

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heathers1@reddit

Knowing the lion’s penchant for red meats, the spamalopes remained calm but wary

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Skatchbro@reddit

I’m always tickled by this one.

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reachers_toothbrush@reddit

I was going to post that one!

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notproudortired@reddit

I laughed so hard an antler came out of my nose.

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Pointy_Stix@reddit

They were fabulous! I still have my collection of the Far Side books. I also have my Calvin & Hobbes hardback collection.

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I_love_Hobbes@reddit

Same. Far Side and C&H.

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zuuzuu@reddit

Bloom County, too.

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ebone916@reddit

Currently having a far side calendar

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BigDougSp@reddit

Years ago... when the internet was starting to expand into everyday life and Yahoo chat was all the rage...

Yahoo featured an event where Gary Larsen would participate in a chat room, answering questions from the public.

I asked "What are your favorite themes to draw in your comics?"

His answer was "Amoebas, because they are easy!"

He then followed up with "I don't really have a favorite per se, just whatever I feel like drawing."

I saved a screen shot, but that was several several computers ago and hopelessly lost. Still it was pretty awesome!

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Romanmir@reddit

I was always partial to this one along with most of the others in this thread.

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ViewfromMyOfcWindow@reddit

I have loved The Far Side my entire life ❤️

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Sinja_Minx@reddit

https://www.thefarside.com/

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lectroid@reddit

So, Professor Jenkins! … my old nemesis! … We meet again, but this time, the advantage is mine!

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Firm_Accountant2219@reddit

Classic.

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I_love_Hobbes@reddit

My favorite.

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Brkthom@reddit

Do you wonder if he drew this and realized, no, the dinosaurs have to look more pinkish? So he gave them all scowls! 🤪

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imtoowhiteandnerdy@reddit

I used to love Far Side.

I still love Far Side, but I used to too.

Apologies to Mitch.

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Ethelfleda@reddit

I get that reference 😉

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imtoowhiteandnerdy@reddit

Thank you for the convenience...

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TripMaster478@reddit

One of our group's favourites back in the day.

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kevbayer@reddit

Every time wife or I push on a pull door (or vice versa), we both say "School for the gifted!" because of that Farside comic.

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PlantMystic@reddit

Yes. Used to get a big calendar every year and a daily one for my purse.

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GogglesPisano@reddit

One of my favorites

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Daetiralso@reddit

I went to the same elementary school Gary Larson did. Our library was decked out in Far Side stuff

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SamHandwich0@reddit

Ive had this since then- lol

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nchemungguy@reddit

I just bought The Complete Far Side collection. I’ve loved the comic for as long as I can remember.

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Brother_Farside@reddit

Can't say I do.

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Academic_Economics12@reddit

Loved it, this is one of my faves

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Key_Mastodon_3525@reddit (OP)

Warren! I love the names

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PBfromPhilly@reddit

“Bummer of a birthmark, Hal”

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fridayimatwork@reddit

My thesis advisor in school had an office next to mine and would leave cartoons on my door as messages

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hyperbolic_paranoid@reddit

The Boneless Chicken Ranch was one of my favorites.

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Ipickthingup@reddit

My brain went to Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde so I guess I don't

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Redkris73@reddit

Sometimes when one of my immediate family does something particularly derpy, I'll just say "school for the gifted" and they KNOW what I mean.

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ReviewEnvironmental2@reddit

My wife and I call it a Midvale Moment

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slothboy@reddit

This was my favorite also lol.

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Reddiculusness@reddit

one of my favorites

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RunsWithPremise@reddit

I always thought this was interesting because the automatic closer is on the outside of the door. There's no way you could open the door by pulling it. It made me wonder if it was completely unintentional by Gary Larson or if he knew what he was doing and the kid really is gifted because he understood how doors work.

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Reddiculusness@reddit

I get what you're saying, but not all door closers are internally mounted . isn't recommended because of weather, but they do make them .

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PhilDGrowler@reddit

I had this on a t shirt.

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dirtybird971@reddit

This!!!

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SebrinePastePlaydoh@reddit

I still randomly drop Midvale School for the Gifted in conversations as the best quiet insult.

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MatrixRecycled_2015@reddit

Full on laugh - I had this one pinned to my work cubicle for years.

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MrBrawn@reddit

I had the calendar. Used to stick the up in my cubicle lol.

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ChilledRoland@reddit

"So, in summary, I drew a really weird, obtuse cartoon that no one understood and wasn't funny and therefore I went on to even greater success and recognition."

– Gary Larson

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Spiritual-Ad7243@reddit

I’m still trying to find the animated versions that were done ages ago, I think it was two mini episodes with all different “skits”

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Starkville@reddit

Send Helf

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ConsuelaApplebee@reddit

This one is hilarious

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deebay2150@reddit

My favorite.

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tink0608@reddit

I loved them!!

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CallMeSisyphus@reddit

My personal favorite:

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JJQuantum@reddit

In our first house my wife was feeling artsy and wall papered a wall in the guest bathroom with these comics. It was actually really cool.

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bolson77@reddit

I can't explain why this one is so funny, but it gets me every time.

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skylinesend@reddit

I buy the argyle sweater calendar every year. Not as good as the far side, but it's better than anything else out there!

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MartoufCarter@reddit

Ha! My family used to do the daily Farside for years and we also switched to the Argyle Sweater.

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Lord_Nurggle@reddit

Gary Larsen shut down the r/farside. Well he stopped us from posting comics so we reverted to using verbal descriptions.

Strangely he does not want his work on the internet, not sure how many flip calendars he is selling these days.

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mfk_1974@reddit

For decades, Gary Larson resisted an online presence for The Far Side. Eventually he got tired of the content being published illegally, so a few years ago thefarside.com finally went up. They republish your old favorites, sometimes adding colorization. You can only access a few comics at a time, but it's so cool to have an old (or new) favorite pop up.

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FREDICVSMAXIMVS@reddit

Stuff You Should Know had a great podcast episode on The Far Side

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/episode/a-tribute-to-the-far-side-296667607?app=listen

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