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Classic, long-running single-panel cartoon by Gary Larson. Running from 1980 to 1995, it featured numerous
The strip was slso known for its use of scientific jokes and puns. A story Mr. Larson quotes in one of his anthologies tells of a science teacher who had ''Far Side'' cartoons mounted on a bulletin board. As his students learned more and more, they laughed at more and more of the jokes. This is pretty much the essence of ''The Far Side'' -- witty, educated, nerdy humor that dealt with the world of animals and plants far more so than the mundane reality of cities and towns.
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* [[Cow Tools]]
* [[Far Side Island]]
* [[Tethercat Principle]]
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* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: The "Dobie-o-Matic" gun.
* [[Aluminum Christmas Trees]]: One cartoon is captioned "Midget westerns", featuring audiences watching ''[[Hang 'Em High|Hang 'Em Not So High]]''. [[wikipedia:The Terror of Tiny Town|They actually did make a midget western.]]
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