Talk:The Far Side

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[edit] Posted image

The image of "Gary Larson's take on Creationism" seems to have a bad link. In the face of the current controversies over Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design, is this really the appropriate cartoon to post? I can think of others that are more indicative of The Far Side. Too, do we have rights to post that image? Removing image tag for now. -Fuzzy 15:13, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

"In the face of the current controversies over Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design, is this really the appropriate cartoon to post?" I don't see anything wrong with it. Dante (Δαντε) 00:37, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
You're absolutely right that there's no particular problem with the specific cartoon. I'd been through a long day of people arguing about the whole Kansas evolution bit and having the image tag come up bad as well... just bad timing. I thought nothing of it until now, when I saw the reply. -Fuzzy 13:17, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Far Side Uncertainty Principle

Can someone provide a source for this information. The phrase "Far Side Uncertainty Principle" has zero Google hits. Is this original research? --JW1805 00:36, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

  • Also, the link to The Far Side Uncertainty Principle is circular; that article was merged into this one, so when you click that link you come back to this article. Plus, I also see zero Google hits for "Far Side Uncertainty Principle". JDLH | Talk 06:45, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
  • So, does anybody have a source for this? The original "Far Side Uncertainty Principle" article was created by an anon user. If no one can provide a source, I'm going to delete this section. I just think it is somebody's original research. --JW1805 03:45, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] What cartoon was this?

"Another famous example requires the reader to know obscure facts about sea life, a comic that was misunderstood by a marine-biologist friend of Larson's."

I haven't read the cartoon, but would like to request that the user who added the above information to the article please explain which cartoon he is talking about, i.e. why it was so confusing. Scorpionman 13:06, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

The Cartoon is January 14, 1991, (Vol 2. Pg 302, The Complete Far Side) It is also discussed in the 1991 introduction. The cartoon depicts two shipwreck survivors clinging to a small island. One survivor tells the other, “Well, we’ll never want for food, Doris. ... This rock is absolutely encrusted with oysters and muscles – all the way to the top!" The joke is that these creatures live below high tide.

Now it's not funny...

It sure isn't! I can't understand that kind of humor. Scorpionman 22:35, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
It's irony. The couple has enough food to survive, but they'll be dead when the tide comes in.

[edit] Accuracy

I just read a collection of Far Side, and there were definitely some entries with more than one box. I'm going to change the article to reflect this truth.Tix 21:43, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Jane Goodall?

The link "Jane Goodall Controversy" just leads to the Jane Goodall page, and there's no mention on that page of any Far Side related controversy.

  • Someone just deleted it yesterday for no apparent reason. I added it back. We'll see if another edit war starts. :\ Wahkeenah 06:30, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
Why don't we just describe the controversy here on this page? I think it relates more to Larsen than it does to Goodall, it has so little on her page that we should just do it here.

Mbatman72 23:00, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Inspiration" Section

I've severely edited the "Inspiration" Section, because I believe the dependency is far from obvious. e.g. Larson didn't invent the idea of monsters in closets. I was going to delete the whole section, except the added "homage" was interesting. In any case, I still propose the whole section is deleted. Rocksong 02:40, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Citations or Deletion of References in other Media

The 'References in Other Media' section seems highly speculatory. It needs citations showing a definitive link. The only 'reference' cited that seems convincing as an actual reference to Far Side is the Toy Story one, the others seem to be coincidences, if even that. I doubt Chicken Farm was inspired by Far Side. I'll give it a few days for someone to find citations, but otherwise it needs to be deleted. --The Way 08:48, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Repeat comic?

In The Complete Far Side, Gary Larson says that he drew the same comic twice. However, he doesn't list which one it is. Does anyone know which one? Thanks.


[edit] List?

I think that what it features is just stupid. You could go on forever saying the contents, the point is that the far side does not consistently focus on the same thing. I think it needs some major edits.

Mbatman72 03:22, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

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