I don’t know what are these, just see them in my feed. At first I thought they followed a story because they were weird when I consider them individually. But sometimes they are funny, I can see that lately.
Individual cartoons, originally published in the 80s in newspapers, like Family Circus. Artist is Gary Larson, strip is called The Far Side.
Mostly absurdist humor with some old references dotted in, like this one which references the stereotypical “cement shoes” mobsters used to send people to “sleep with the fishes.” The phrase sleep with the fishes originated in the 1800s (or was first recorded then, anyway), but it was popularized by the movie The Godfather. The joke here is simply the opposite of that phrase, and the concept of a fish mafia.
I don’t know what are these, just see them in my feed. At first I thought they followed a story because they were weird when I consider them individually. But sometimes they are funny, I can see that lately.
Individual cartoons, originally published in the 80s in newspapers, like Family Circus. Artist is Gary Larson, strip is called The Far Side.
Mostly absurdist humor with some old references dotted in, like this one which references the stereotypical “cement shoes” mobsters used to send people to “sleep with the fishes.” The phrase sleep with the fishes originated in the 1800s (or was first recorded then, anyway), but it was popularized by the movie The Godfather. The joke here is simply the opposite of that phrase, and the concept of a fish mafia.
I saw them in the newspaper in the 90s (along with Family Circus, Garfield, etc), so either those were reprints or he was still active then.
Ended in '95 specifically but did get reprints in some papers iirc so could’ve been either.
JUST found out though he started again on thefarside.com!!