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Possibly the best single pane comic ever written. Every Far Side comic that Gary Larson ever wrote was hilarious.

Larsen must have some dreams!

I don't know which one to pick, the cows or the dogs...

The most out in left field comic strip out there. I love it!

A single comic box with a very funny comic.

There are some bad imitations out there. This is by far one of the most imaginative strips ever created. The dry sense of humor was so original and Larson is a classic. too bad he retired!

Larson is an artist of the imagination, and the comic strip world has seen far too few of those lately. Along with Calvin and Hobbes, his may be the one of the only comics people will still look at 50 years hence.

What an imagination! Larson is someone who always thinks outside the box.

Father Shark says to Son shark sitting around the dining table, "Son, you don't need 10 thousand pounds per square inch to eat a tuna salad sandwich." Brilliant stuff!

Larson is not only weird, he has kept it up for years!

As I post this I am wearing the Far Side t-shirt with the two bears in the rifle scope.

Uh, yeah, ok, but didn't Larsen all ready dredge this pond? Yeah, I know, Gary doesn't have a monopoly on this style of humor but, Jeez, give me something new. Characters look the same, ducks and cows with squinty eyes, bespeckled hapless people, scientists with childish tendencies...yeah, it's funny, but I've seen it before

An excellent comic strip by any means. I love how all the animals are drawn with small eyes and minimal capacity for facial expressions, making them look far more apathetic and logical than their human counterparts. The very sight of a cynical cow is hilarious! However, my favorite strip would have to be the one where a worried looking man is sitting at his desk, with a malicious looking mallard staring at him from a far-off building. The caption reads Antidaephobia: The fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.

Gut-wrenching funny much of the time. And he stays out of politics, thank goodness! His work is just plain fun to read. He isn't quite as funny as the incomparable Don Martin, but he comes close. (if I remember right, Gary Larson claimed to be a great admirer of Don Martin) I love seeing animals on their hind legs, imitating some of the weird things humans do. My favorite: the one where cattle are standing along a fence visiting. One spots a car, and signals to the other cows. They all get down on all fours until the car passes, then they're back on their hind legs chatting again.

While very twisted, this was one of the most witty and fun comics strips of all time.I would go as far as saying this is the best comic strip ever created.

Gary Larson gave us a totally unique perspective and made us laugh at ourself and the world we live in.Total Genius!!!

Have never seen the actual guy who writes this but I can imagine this old farmer guy sitting around thinking this stuff up as he looks at his livestock.Very funny.

Great humor and one of the best strips around.

One of the funniest strips I've ever read.

I'd give it six stars if I could. Gary Larson is a god.

There just aren't many strips that fit on a coffee mug and remain hilarious for years. Offbeat, bizarre, and consistently very, very funny.

Five stars for the greatest cartoonist of all time!

absolutely brilliant and hilarious

Definately the most hilarious comic strip ever. It is so off the wall.

Probably the most hilarious comic strip ever.

We enjoyed the comic strip for years and even collect some of the books of the compiled strips. Some are real funny. A couple i have to look at for a few seconds before I get It good strip though.Fun for the adults to enjoy.GAry Larsons humor can be a bit weird, but I cannot help but laugh out loud at some of it.We like to get the 365 day calendar to read one every day. Too bad he does not want to do the strip anymore.

One of my favorites! I miss reading The Far Side.

Very Funny, often times warped comic strip. Clever use of animals in human situations.

Probably my favorite comic strip of all time, absolutely twisted and brilliant. I have no idea how he came up with his ideas--what a nut.

For the uninitiated, the Far Side was a single cell (with a few rare exceptions) comic strip that provided a twisted observation on daily life and the human experience, yet by and large stayed away from political issues. It was a particular favorite among college students. My personal favorite was the huge eye reflected in the passenger side mirror with the well known warning that objects are closer than they appear.

A fine lunacy. I particularly like the cows.

A deranged look at everyday life. I love this strip. Never before on this site have I seen such a strong positive reaction to a single topic.

i could read them for hours

Like the worms that come to prance upon the spotted cows at midnight, the cheese left in Billy's right pocket seemed to spell the words excellent comic strip when held over a green-tinted light table. ~Erg!

Too many Far Side clones these days, but it's still the benchmark against which the sad losers trying to stack this poll will be judged.

When you come across the right ones, Far Side cartoons can be the most hilarious things you see for weeks at a time. Gary Larson is a genius.

Gary Larson is the best cartoonist in the history of existence. I think it would be cool if they built a statue somewhere in his honor.

Sorry group, but as much as I like creative stips, This one leaves me COLD.

i love it but i want foxtrot to get higher on the list, and calvin and hobbes to stay up there in the top two

I appreciate the offbeat humor of Gary Larsen. The comic's not for everyone, but I find that most people like his work. Like all comics, some fall short, then others are great, and for me, he's had way more hits than misses. A lot of his humor is based on science, specifically biology. If you get "The PreHistory of The Far Side: A 10th Anniversary Exhibit" (1989), he explains a few of the misconceptions of his comics (like the one labeled "When car chasers dream" (p. 162), with the dog on the car--no, he's not mating with the car, but it sure looks like it . . . . he says it was definately not his intention).

I miss this strip, especially now that the page-a-day calendar is no more.

its ok but i want calvin and hobbes to move up a spot.

Have always loved this comic. All time favorite.

Truly twisted and funny. My all time favourite stip.

Full of strangeness, full of funny, full of cows. I love it. It gets 4 stars because I like Calvin and Hobbes just a bit more.

Had some pathetic days, but still set an excellent standard for the bizarre and the single-framed.

The Far Side by far is the funniest catoon to date.Gary Larson must be some kind of genuis to come up with this work. If only 2002 wasent its last year. He always included a variety of odd and funny characters in his works.

I just love anything of the far side, and apparently everyone else here does too. I was wondering if someone knew if there was a company that offered far side checks?

I've never laughed at more comic strip pictures without words than I have The Far Side. This stuff is classic and I hope Larson continues thsee golden gems.

Best humor ever - sarcastic, bizarre, and just flat out stupid.

It was a tired joke after it was out for a few months. It just doesn't have legs.

I would like to see more of these cartoons in the Sunday newspaper. Its a great series, prodding at animal life and everyday life. I would, however, like to see this cartoon making fun of professionals (any kind).

Far Side is dry and boring compared to modern humor. It had its time, but it should be retired and placed away like Peanuts.

The only reason it doesn't deserve a 5 is because it's only a single panel comic. Therefore it can't be rated as high as "Calvin and Hobbes."

I love that outlandish, way out humor that defined this comic strip for years. It really was on a day in, day out basis, the best strip around. Very seldom did I not "get" what the strip was saying.

Incredibly well-thought-of and side-splittingly funny. The use of the names for animals and the women with the beehive 'dos and cat-eye glasses only add authenticity to the absurdity and way-out humor that is Gary Larson. What a talented artist---and what a clever mind!

I love the far side. Gary larson is a genius

Gary Larson is a bonafide genious!

Hilarious! Gary Larson is a genius!

We can thank Mr. Larson for calenders with a kick.

I have always loved this strip and when the new calender comes out every year, I am the first in line to buy it. I love the way Gary's sense of humor really coninsides w/ the looks of the characters. This is the best strip.

The Far Side is a very funny comic strip. The humor is great. and so are the jokes. This is my 2nd favorite strip.

Gary Larson created this comic book series in 1981. I don't get this series at all, because I never enjoy reading it, as these are extremly disturbing images.

No one has more scientifically funny cartoons than the Far Side, that's why it is so great.

Hilarious! I get the off-the-wall calendar every year!

This is my favorite comic ever.

Comic strips have never before or since been more consistently funny than this. Every now and then you would hit one that put a question mark over your head, but 99 per cent were just laugh out loud hilarious. I stopped reading the comics when Larson left.

the funniest.

You might not have understood every strip, but by far the best one panel strip there ever was. It made you look at life alitte differently.

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