# In love with another woman (hope my wife understands) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 16, 2010, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900 "2010-07-16T11:41:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/21 "2010-07-16T18:27:02Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > I thought they were really good. > Just wondering if the mass market will even understand her though…you need to have somewhat of an education (gasp!) to understand a lot of her work. I don’t know about that - the Hesiod strip did a good job of packing in enough context to understand the humor. I hadn’t heard of the man before seeing that strip, but I understood that he was an ancient Greek who’d been responsible for naming a number of constellations. That was sufficient to get the funny. The Hume strip, too, was fairly self-contained - you need to know the “Who’s on First/Who’s on second” sketch, but you needn’t know who Hume was. XKCD, by comparison, is much worse at being self-contained - still very funny, but it does require a much higher level of background knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/22 "2010-07-16T18:48:44Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > In an ancient Greek text, Hesiod, described fireworks as if they were constellations. Cut to the comic - the kid is thinking the fireworks are only okay, and her mom says “oh, why can’t you be like that nice Hesiod down the street?” basically, and Hesiod’s quotes are offered as an example of how an imaginative mind might look at stars. Hence the girl hating Hesiod… > > …now, as to why Hesiod kinda magically appears as neighbor as a kid, that’s th weirdness of comics… Thanks. I think I was confused because I thought the Mom was literally referring to ancient Hesiod and his appearance was a flashback or in her imagination. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/23 "2010-07-16T18:49:46Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > That’s the thing. A few didn’t even make me crack a smile while others had me busting a gut. It’s good, but inconsistent. I think the best humorists will necessarily be inconsistent. If you aren’t taking risks, you aren’t going to be great. Taking risks means sometimes the joke falls flat. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/24 "2010-07-16T18:56:08Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > Thanks. Sure. Between this and the Prince vs. Michael Jackson thread, I’ve been ExplanationMan, not WordMan. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/25 "2010-07-16T19:01:03Z")
Not very funny or interesting. But WAY more funny and interesting than any other comics I ever see. The bar for comic strips is very low, as long as you don’t bring up Calvin & Hobbes or The Far Side. The “fancy humor” one was amusing, but kind of a Kids in the Hall ripoff. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/26 "2010-07-16T23:03:14Z")
I never realized Far Side was supposed to be funny, and not groan inducing, like every other print comic. I found this exactly as funny as Far Side, but definitely more interesting. I think that, despite understanding the jokes, my sense of humor wants simpler fare. For me, humor is all about finding the absurdity in life itself–and then making fun of people for it. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/27 "2010-07-16T23:29:08Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Sure. Between this and the Prince vs. Michael Jackson thread, I’ve been ExplanationMan, not WordMan. Well explanations require words, so it works out. And don’t think I haven’t noticed. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/28 "2010-07-17T00:11:46Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I never realized Far Side was supposed to be funny, and not groan inducing, like every other print comic. :eek: _checks to see if **BigT** is an extraterrestrial_ ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/29 "2010-07-17T00:24:53Z")
Anyone else think her characters look like Ted Rall’s? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/30 "2010-07-17T00:42:12Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > It’s amusing, but Far Side it ain’t. I agree, but she’s just started. Give it some time. ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/31 "2010-07-17T03:57:36Z")
I’m going to try to work “Not _now_, talking animal sidekick,” into my everyday conversation. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/32 "2010-07-17T04:35:43Z")
Okay, she’s entertaining. She’s got a bit of a [Bizarro](http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/bizarro/about.htm) feel, which is okay by me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900.md?page=1)