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I really miss "The Far Side"
November 12, 2021, 03:46 PM
SchmelbyI really miss "The Far Side"
For years every day I would get the local fishwrap, the first thing I would look for is
Garys comic. I bought several of his softside books and cut out many of my favorites, and
they're hung up all over my garage. I even bought his yearly calendars with a new comic
every day. Anybody else miss The Far Side?
November 12, 2021, 03:53 PM
GraniteguyI had completely forgotten about the Far Side. Yes, I do miss it for certain.
November 12, 2021, 04:03 PM
jhe888Well, yes, but it has been gone for what . . . 25 years?
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. November 12, 2021, 04:05 PM
Schmelbywell, yes, but I guess I'm showing my age!!
November 12, 2021, 04:06 PM
SchmelbyAnd I still buy newspapers.

November 12, 2021, 04:08 PM
NOCkidCan still get your daily dose here:
https://www.thefarside.com/November 12, 2021, 04:09 PM
Fed161The comic captured my sense of humor perfectly. I too purchased the calendar and many of the books. I thought it was great. No comic has ever come close to being that good. A funny comic can make you smile. The Far Side often got a full on laugh out of me.
November 12, 2021, 04:10 PM
motor59Yes... and no.
The Far Side5 panels every weekday / 2 panels every weekend day / a weekly collection, and occasionally some honest-to-goodness new stuff.
**Edited to add - I gotta type faster.** NOCkid beat me to it.
suaviter in modo, fortiter in re
November 12, 2021, 04:25 PM
SchmelbyThank you. Did not Know that was out there! I was just out in my garage
and looked at some of the ones I had cut out.
quote:
Originally posted by NOCkid:
Can still get your daily dose here:
https://www.thefarside.com/
November 12, 2021, 05:41 PM
hberttmankI loved the Far Side. I have four of the books, there is some funny shit in there. Another great one was Calvin and Hobbes.
"But, as luck would have it, he stood up. He caught that chunk of lead." Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock
"If there's one thing this last week has taught me, it's better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it." Clarence Worley November 12, 2021, 06:05 PM
GustoferThe Far Side and Bloom County were the only reasons to read the newspaper there for a time.
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November 12, 2021, 07:41 PM
urbanwarrior238'For god's sake hurry driver. She's dropping babies all over the place'
The passenger says to the terrified cab driver while holding up a big snake.
Still have that one on my fridge. The best
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November 12, 2021, 11:23 PM
benny6
The Far Side and Dilbert are by far, my most favorite comics.
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November 13, 2021, 08:12 AM
joel9507quote:
Originally posted by urbanwarrior238:
'For god's sake hurry driver. She's dropping babies all over the place'
November 13, 2021, 06:02 PM
SchmelbyTwo bears standing over a hiker face down on the ground , looking through
his backpack. "I can't believe it! This is impossible! Nothing here but---
wait! Wait! I see something! Yes! There they are---granola bars!!
November 13, 2021, 07:57 PM
NavyAgShooterGodzilla monster driving a convertible. Smoking ruins of a city in the background. License plate I8NY.
November 15, 2021, 04:13 AM
MinnowI still pull out some old paperback collections of “The Far Side” and enjoy them. Learning about this website is a bonus!
quote:
Originally posted by NOCkid:
Can still get your daily dose here:
https://www.thefarside.com/
"Prepared in mind and resources" November 15, 2021, 09:53 AM
Pykerquote:
Originally posted by NavyAgShooter:
Godzilla monster driving a convertible. Smoking ruins of a city in the background. License plate I8NY.
I have this on a mug I picked up at Goodwill for a buck
November 16, 2021, 01:00 PM
hberttmank
"But, as luck would have it, he stood up. He caught that chunk of lead." Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock
"If there's one thing this last week has taught me, it's better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it." Clarence Worley November 16, 2021, 01:15 PM
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