look out here come my pics lol

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Kenny Logins: Jan 11, 2011; EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

maniacdevnull posted:

Why do his legs look like the wrong size for his torso?

i'm guessing it's a combination of the somewhat high angle of the shot, and pronounced barrel distortion from using a zoomed-in wide angle lens. it's not likely the photog was that close to them

# ? Sep 27, 2015 16:16

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# ? May 20, 2024 18:52

Eugene V. Dubstep: Oct 4, 2013; Can't post for 8 years!

Syncopated posted:

obligatory 'please don't post the far side' post

I don't see how that's obligatory at all seeing as The Far Side is funnier than anything ever posted on this gay nerd forum

# ? Sep 27, 2015 17:09

Anaconda Rifle: Mar 23, 2007; Yam Slacker

at the date posted:

I don't see how that's obligatory at all seeing as The Far Side is funnier than anything ever posted on this gay nerd forum

he asked really nicely

http://www.creators.com/a-note-from-gary-larson.html

# ? Sep 27, 2015 17:16

univbee: Jun 3, 2004

at the date posted:

I don't see how that's obligatory at all seeing as The Far Side is funnier than anything ever posted on this gay nerd forum

Gary Larson asked the internet nicely a long time ago not to post Far Side comics online, and for a while Something Awful honored his request and enforced a "don't post Far Side comics" rule.

Here's Gary Larson's letter to the internet: http://www.creators.com/a-note-from-gary-larson.html

quote:

RE: Online Use of Far Side Cartoons

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

I'm walking a fine line here.

On the one hand, I confess to finding it quite flattering that some of my fans have created web sites displaying and / or distributing my work on the Internet. And, on the other, I'm struggling to find the words that convincingly but sensitively persuade these Far Side enthusiasts to "cease and desist" before they have to read these words from some lawyer.

What impact this unauthorized use has had (and is having) in tangible terms is, naturally, of great concern to my publishers and therefore to me -- but it's not the focus of this letter. My effort here is to try and speak to the intangible impact, the emotional cost to me, personally, of seeing my work collected, digitized, and offered up in cyberspace beyond my control.

Years ago I was having lunch one day with the cartoonist Richard Guindon, and the subject came up how neither one of us ever solicited or accepted ideas from others. But, until Richard summed it up quite neatly, I never really understood my own aversions to doing this: "It's like having someone else write in your diary," he said. And how true that statement rang with me. In effect, we drew cartoons that we hoped would be entertaining or, at the very least, not boring; but regardless, they would always come from an intensely personal, and therefore original perspective.

To attempt to be "funny" is a very scary, risk-laden proposition. (Ask any stand-up comic who has ever "bombed "on stage.) But if there was ever an axiom to follow in this business, it would be this: be honest to yourself and -- most important -- respect your audience.

So, in a nutshell (probably an unfortunate choice of words for me), I only ask that this respect be returned, and the way for anyone to do that is to please, please refrain from putting The Far Side out on the Internet. These cartoons are my "children," of sorts, and like a parent, I'm concerned about where they go at night without telling me. And, seeing them at someone's web site is like getting the call at 2:00 a.m. that goes, "Uh, Dad, you're not going to like this much, but guess where I am."

I hope my explanation helps you to understand the importance this has for me, personally, and why I'm making this request.

Please send my "kids" home. I'll be eternally grateful.

Most respectfully,

Gary Larson

# ? Sep 27, 2015 17:17

Eugene V. Dubstep: Oct 4, 2013; Can't post for 8 years!

univbee posted:

Gary Larson asked the internet nicely a long time ago not to post Far Side comics online, and for a while Something Awful honored his request and enforced a "don't post Far Side comics" rule.

Here's Gary Larson's letter to the internet: http://www.creators.com/a-note-from-gary-larson.html

oh welp

# ? Sep 27, 2015 17:21

PleasingFungus: Oct 10, 2012; idiot asshole bitch who should fuck off

vOv posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2fXTf2hcoA

This makes me happy.

# ? Sep 27, 2015 17:37

suffix: Jul 27, 2013; Wheeee!

univbee posted:

Gary Larson asked the internet nicely a long time ago not to post Far Side comics online, and for a while Something Awful honored his request and enforced a "don't post Far Side comics" rule.

Here's Gary Larson's letter to the internet: http://www.creators.com/a-note-from-gary-larson.html

i think that's the first far side cartoon i've seen in five years, my newspaper doesn't run it, and you don't randomly see them on the internet like you do with all the bad cartoons

# ? Sep 27, 2015 17:39

CRIP EATIN BREAD: Jun 24, 2002; Hey stop worrying bout my acting bitch, and worry about your WACK ass music. In the mean time... Eat a hot bowl of Dicks! Ice T; Soiled Meat

# ? Sep 27, 2015 17:48

univbee: Jun 3, 2004

suffix posted:

i think that's the first far side cartoon i've seen in five years, my newspaper doesn't run it, and you don't randomly see them on the internet like you do with all the bad cartoons

His request is super-old, like 2005 at the latest.

# ? Sep 27, 2015 17:50

DiggityDoink: Dec 9, 2007

suffix posted:

i think that's the first far side cartoon i've seen in five years, my newspaper doesn't run it, and you don't randomly see them on the internet like you do with all the bad cartoons

its kinda weird how people have actually respect that for the most part too since everyone is a sociopath on the internet

# ? Sep 27, 2015 17:57

Necc0: Jun 30, 2005; by exmarx; Broken Cake

vOv posted:

i didn't know who that was so i searched her name and the third result was encyclopedia dramatica

i didn't know that still existed

old school something awful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIn1_9YvGds

# ? Sep 27, 2015 18:04

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

Kenny Logins posted:

lolled irl

# ? Sep 27, 2015 18:22

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

# ? Sep 27, 2015 18:25

leftist heap: Feb 28, 2013; Fun Shoe

# ? Sep 27, 2015 18:41

ArmedZombie: Jun 6, 2004

CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:

# ? Sep 27, 2015 18:42

Panty Saluter: Jan 17, 2004; Making learning fun!

I am aware of Mr. Larson's request but I thought of that comic the other day and was amused by how accurate a complete throwaway joke was

# ? Sep 27, 2015 19:13

Dodoman: Feb 26, 2009; A moment of laxity
A lifetime of regret; Lipstick Apathy

# ? Sep 27, 2015 19:16

Panty Saluter: Jan 17, 2004; Making learning fun!

http://i.imgur.com/V9vajbd.gifv

# ? Sep 27, 2015 19:22

Silver Alicorn: Mar 30, 2008; 𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮

CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:

# ? Sep 27, 2015 19:42

Silver Alicorn: Mar 30, 2008; 𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮

# ? Sep 27, 2015 19:45

SmokaDustbowl: Feb 12, 2001; by vyelkin; Fun Shoe

rrrrrrrrrrrt posted:

# ? Sep 27, 2015 19:50

SmokaDustbowl: Feb 12, 2001; by vyelkin; Fun Shoe

Silver Alicorn posted:

owl pellet

# ? Sep 27, 2015 19:51

Moongrave: Jun 19, 2004; Finally Living Rent Free

rrrrrrrrrrrt posted:

# ? Sep 27, 2015 20:03

Orcs and Ostriches: Aug 26, 2010; The Great Twist

DiggityDoink posted:

its kinda weird how people have actually respect that for the most part too since everyone is a sociopath on the internet

probably has something to do with him having respect for the people sharing his comics, and not calling them filthy pirates / sicking his lawyers on them

# ? Sep 27, 2015 20:46

Apocadall: Mar 25, 2010; Aren't you the guitarist for the feed dogs?

Panty Saluter posted:

http://i.imgur.com/V9vajbd.gifv

something something republicans

# ? Sep 27, 2015 20:46

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

people do post the cow tools one all the time though

# ? Sep 27, 2015 20:48

Glorgnole: Oct 23, 2012

Nintendo Kid posted:

people do post the cow tools one all the time though

four whole pages of the far side anthology are dedicated to cow tools and its fallout

# ? Sep 27, 2015 20:51

Palpek: Dec 27, 2008; Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.

# ? Sep 27, 2015 20:57

wayfinder: Jul 7, 2003

That spider looks like someone made it out of a bunch of twigs

# ? Sep 27, 2015 21:02

wayfinder: Jul 7, 2003

Awesome pics. Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakin' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.

# ? Sep 27, 2015 21:03

KoRMaK: Jul 31, 2012

# ? Sep 27, 2015 21:46

FMguru: Sep 10, 2003; peed on;
sexually

rrrrrrrrrrrt posted:

# ? Sep 27, 2015 21:49

theflyingexecutive: Apr 22, 2007

KoRMaK posted:

have you SEEN how those things are made?

# ? Sep 27, 2015 21:55

prefect: Sep 11, 2001; No one, Woodhouse.
No one.; Dead Man’s Band

theflyingexecutive posted:

have you SEEN how those things are made?

# ? Sep 27, 2015 21:58

NoneMoreNegative: Jul 20, 2000; GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN MASTER

shit wizard dad

I just want them to start doing page-a-day Far Side desk calendars again, the '50s Advertising' one I have now is fun enough but I had the Larson ones for years.

# ? Sep 27, 2015 22:24