# Once again - Describe a funny "Far Side" comic. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186 "2010-03-12T01:11:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/121 "2010-03-13T09:28:02Z")
2 Larsenesque horn rim glasses little old ladies are driving down the road. A giant, freaky hitchhiker with a hook hand and a sign that says anywhere. One says to the other ‘c’mon, where’s your sense of adventure.’ I’ve used that line IRL so many times. Two cavemen looking at a dead megafauna with a teeny arrow sticking out of it. One says to the other ‘maybe we should write that spot down.’ ---
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/122 "2010-03-13T17:39:02Z")
One man talking to another man in hell: " Dang, the coffee is cold, they think of everything!" ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/123 "2010-03-13T18:04:49Z")
One of those that never made it past the sketchbook: Jesus brewing a cup of coffee: “Man, I wonder what time it is. Feels like I’ve been dead for three days.” ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/124 "2010-03-13T18:35:56Z")
“He was king of the sheep.” ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/125 "2010-03-13T22:11:50Z")
Several of my favorites have been mentioned, but I still have two to add: A sad dog stands at the window, violin in hand, while his buddies are outside terrorizing the mailman. (He can play with his friends; he has to stay in and take violin lessons.) A pissed-off-looking assistant devil is standing over a guy in overalls, who is studying a sheet of paper and scratching his head. They are standing in front of a doorway over which has been freshly painted “999.” Caption: “What the . . . ? I must have been holding the dang work order like THIS!” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/126 "2010-03-14T03:52:59Z")
Laurel and Hardy running away from the city consumed by a mushroom cloud. “Now you’ve done it, Stanley!” ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/127 "2010-03-14T05:00:44Z")
> [@me two posts up](#): > > A sad dog stands at the window, violin in hand, while his buddies are outside terrorizing the mailman. (He **can** play with his friends; he has to stay in and take violin lessons.) **can’t** :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2010, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/128 "2010-03-14T11:52:24Z")
There’s one cowboy lying dead in the dust, and another standing over him saying: “So, how long is the Amazon? Who wrote War and Peace?”. A third cowboy tells him disgustedly: “What did I tell ya? You can’t shoot first and ask questions afterwards!” ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/129 "2010-03-14T13:50:13Z")
My all time favorite: An old woman in the kitchen, in the background. In the foreground are 3 Poodles, in a huddle. “Well, yes, Fluffy, if we kill her, the pampering WILL end.” I have often thought that my dogs have had the same conversation. Runner up: A party, all sheep, wandering aimlessly about the room. Newest arrived party guest: A Border Collie. One relieved sheep is saying, “Oh thank God, it’s a Border Collie!” ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/130 "2010-03-15T17:46:00Z")
Crowded intersection. People standing around looking at a dead or unconscious body lying in the street, hat off. A boomerang lies next to the head. In the crowd of ordinary-looking humans is one kangaroo. His melodramatic thought balloon: “That was meant for me.” edit: I think of this one frequently when watching thrillers where people deduct certain conclusions from fairly nebulous clues. Sometimes the hero says “This means x,” and I’m thinking, “Come on, it’s not like it’s a _boomerang_.” . ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/131 "2010-03-15T19:38:08Z")
One that tickled me pink: The scene is the interior of a hornet’s nest. Some hornets are gathered around a hole in the wall, some taking photographs, others writing in little evidence notebooks. One hornet is wearing a trenchcoat and a fedora. This is obviously the chief inspector of the hornet police. Off to the side, a boy with a slingshot is pressed as tightly against the wall as he can manage. The chief inspector hornet is speaking (ina speech bubble): “Look at all the signs. The rock is outside on the ground, the damage to the wall clearly shows that the force was outward. It’s pretty plain that this was done from inside the nest.” The caption is the information you’d see on a piece of art in a gallery: Artist: Larsen, G. Medium: Paper, India Ink Title: It Was Late, And I Was Tired. ---
**Author:** ![gang\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f07891/32.png) [@gang\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gang_green)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/132 "2010-03-15T20:18:36Z")
Another one from the sketchbook: Delivery room, Doctor says, “Now we cut the cord.” Next panel: Baby zooming around the room like a balloon. ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/133 "2010-03-15T20:33:46Z")
Without a doubt my all-time favorite Far Side is this one: One couple apparently passed out in their living room with tongues hanging out their mouths. Another couple heading out the door looking back at the comatose couple. Caption: “The Arnolds feign death until the Wagners, sensing the sudden awkwardness, are compelled to leave.” You can’t believe how many times I have wanted to do what the Arnolds did! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/134 "2010-03-15T22:25:20Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > Crowded intersection. People standing around looking at a dead or unconscious body lying in the street, hat off. A boomerang lies next to the head. > > In the crowd of ordinary-looking humans is one kangaroo. His melodramatic thought balloon: “That was meant for me.” Forest scene. Deer (on hind legs) hiding behind a tree, while a hunter peers about. Deer’s thought-balloon: “That was meant for me, all right. Do I know this guy?! I’ve got to THINK!” ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/135 "2010-03-15T23:00:42Z")
My favorite remains the one with the classic _Far Side_ woman removing the sofa cushion and exclaiming “Andrew! So that’s where you’ve been! And good heavens! There’s my old hairbrush, too!” Similar vintage: A dog is standing at the front door of his house, waving angrily at a seedy-looking human in a raincoat who is fleeing from an overturned garbage can. Scene: Front parlor of a home in which a corpse is lying on the floor. A nearby parrot in a cage is repeating “Knock, knock, knock. Ring-ring. Anybody home? Knock, knock, knock…” ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/136 "2010-03-16T01:35:46Z")
Two dog-themed ones: A giant postman is rampaging through a city, knocking down skyscrapers and stomping on army tanks. In the foreground, a dog pack is listening to their leader say “It’s up to us to save the city!” The Dog Bus: the dog bus driver and all the dog passengers have their heads out the windows, tongues lolling. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/137 "2010-03-16T02:06:05Z")
“May I be excused, professor? My brain is full.” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/138 "2010-03-16T02:57:06Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Scene: Front parlor of a home in which a corpse is lying on the floor. A nearby parrot in a cage is repeating “Knock, knock, knock. Ring-ring. Anybody home? Knock, knock, knock…” A guy sits loading a shotgun, and glaring at a parrot in a cage, who keeps repeating, “Hey, boid, shut up!” A bunch of criminals sit around a table in a pet shop full of parrots. The leader says, “The cops are closing in on this place, so we’re moving our hideout to 3503 Elm Street. Now, let’s all repeat that address 100 times so nobody forgets it!” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/139 "2010-03-16T03:00:07Z")
One of the earliest FS strips: We see the back of a hulking monster standing in front of the door of a house. A woman stands in the doorway facing the monster. Behind her, a boy and a girl with OMG looks. Caption: “Why, yes, we do have a couple of children here who won’t eat their vegetables!” ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186/140 "2010-03-16T11:33:24Z")
Small dog in a house at night as a creepy, multi-tentacled alien comes crawling in through the open window. Thought bubble: “Whoa. I think I’ll forgo my usual barking frenzy.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-describe-a-funny-far-side-comic/532186.md?page=8)