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The Complete Far Side Archive

Posted by michael on from the boneless-chicken-ranch dept.

Muddie writes "Amazon is carrying the complete works of The Far Side. Weighing in at about 19 pounds, it features over 4,000 cartoons, including 19 Larson made after retirement, letters from readers, and more packed into 1,250 pages in 2 hardcover books boxed as a set for about USD$95. My life is complete."

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  1. South of the Border by Lane.exe · · Score: 4, Funny
    The archive will be distributed by the feared Tyrannosaurus Mex.

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    1. Re:South of the Border by NixterAg · · Score: 4, Funny

      It was compiled by researchers at the Midvale School for the Gifted.

  2. That man has warped more minds by Trigun · · Score: 1, Funny

    than Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll.

  3. "Noooooooooo..." by Craig+Maloney · · Score: 5, Funny

    The sound of postal carriers everywhere.

  4. Re:Referrer... by rodbegbie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, the link in the story isn't a referrer link. No commission will be earned by anyone on it. Which is a shame, since you can get $15 for every copy sold.

    So in an attempt to redress the balance, here's my cash-whoring attempt. Give ME your referral credit!

    Rod.

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  5. What's going on?!?! by DocUi · · Score: 3, Funny

    I keep trying to order that set and if i Hit the cancel button it won't confirm my order!

    I don't know why!

    ~Docui!

  6. Re:Referrer... by sharkey · · Score: 3, Funny
    Shouldn't the editors have spotted this?

    Slashdot Editors are to editing as Microsoft is to innovation.

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  7. Who get sued? by onyxruby · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does Gary Larson get sued when a significant portion of society stops working for about two days in a row?

  8. Re:Not searchable!? by Anonymous+Crowhead · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think the old farside books had indexes with the only the letter 'T' having any entries. Each cartoon was indexed like this:

    'The one about the chicken and the cat.'
    'The one about the man trapped on an island'

    etc

  9. Calvin && Hobbes! by Russ+Nelson · · Score: 4, Funny

    Okay, Gary Larson is fine, but I want my Bill Watterson fix!
    -russ

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    1. Re:Calvin && Hobbes! by Usquebaugh · · Score: 2, Funny

      H: Bandits at 3 O'Clock
      C: It's 2:45, what shall we do until then? :-)

    2. Re:Calvin && Hobbes! by Nucleon500 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Verbing weirds language.

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  10. Sounds like the Far Side of a hernia to me by kfg · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Honey, Where's the forklift? I wanna curl up in bed with my new book."

    You could always put it on one of them permanent bookstand thingies that some people put Bibles on, which is kinda apropos actually, but I'd be sure to reinforce my floor first.

    Otherwise you might be starring in your own Far Side cartoon.

    KFG

  11. simpsons by name773 · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Oooh look, a Gary Larson calendar!" *flips through pages* "i don't get it.. i don't get it.. i don't get it......"
    -Homer Simpson

  12. Far Side Reference by drivers · · Score: 4, Funny

    Man, Far Side is so old. Anyone remember Cheers?

    Woody: I don't get the Far Side.
    Cliff: Well you see... [explains joke]
    Woody: What I meant was the newspaper in Hanover didn't carry the Far Side but thanks for treating me like an idiot!

    (paraphrased)

  13. Re:Wow. by phoenix_orb · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ask your Mom to get me one too :)

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  14. Re:Save some Dough by Savagemutt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey man its 10 clams cheaper at alldirect.com

    Please, no "B.C" references! It ain't been funny for over 20 years.

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