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ooli3@sopuli.xyz to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 9 days ago

Gary Larson's 10 Best The Far Side Comics, Ranked

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Gary Larson's 10 Best The Far Side Comics, Ranked

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ooli3@sopuli.xyz to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 9 days ago
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Greatness is subjective, but these 10 are correct
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  • moistclump@lemmy.world
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    Cow tools or bust.

    • jagermo@feddit.org
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      School for the gifted is missing as well!

    • TomMasz@lemmy.world
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      It would be #1 on a list of his most confusing comics, for sure.

      • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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        What’s confusing about cows not being good at making tools? 🤷‍♂️

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    My pick for #1

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    I was suprised the thagomizer comic wasn’t included. Simply due to the legacy it created by becoming the real name now used to describe the spike tail on dinosaurs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer

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      It was acknowledged but rejected:

      It’s tempting to associate greatness with the comic strips that made the biggest impact, like the Stegosaurus strip that resulted in a new name for a dinosaur bone, but Larson’s work never set out to end up in science books.

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        Thanks, I missed that section!

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          I just barely skimmed it in a rush to get to the list myself, just remembered something something Stegosaurus.

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    There was one that was never sent to papers, but made it to the books–Jesus making a cup of coffee one morning saying, “I feel like I’ve been dead for three days.”

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    Cat fud

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    • Midvale school for the gifted.
    • First pants, THEN your shoes.
    • Blah, blah, Ginger, Ginger, Ginger.
    • Boneless chicken ranch.
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      • +1 on “Blah, blah, Ginger”
      • Bummer of a birthmark, Hal

      But my all-time favorite

      altr

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    My favorite is “It was late and I was tired”

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    deleted by creator

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    Bummer of a birthmark Hal

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    I still use the phase “My brain is full” when I am over stimulated.

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    Pull.

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    I’m missing antidaephobia

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    My favorite was Drive George Drive! This ones got a coat hanger!

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