Time for some levity

[Patty Hann]

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[Jim Koepke]

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[Mel Fulks]

Love the Far Side, the guy died young. Garry Larson , or close … With his kind of humor , I think he was always aware that “anything
can happen … and does” (old well-worn line for many movie theater ,coming attractions). I think his first news paper cartoon gig was in
Richmond Va. But I’m too tired to look it up. SO SORRY FOR BIG GOOF!! But certainly glad he’s alive. Some crossed wires somewhere.

[Patty Hann]

Love the Far Side, the guy died young. Garry Larson , or close … With his kind of humor , I think he was always aware that “anything
can happen … and does” (old well-worn line for many movie theater ,coming attractions). I think his first news paper cartoon gig was in
Richmond Va. But I’m too tired to look it up. SO SORRY FOR BIG GOOF!! But certainly glad he’s alive. Some crossed wires somewhere.

Yep...he was one of the great ones; also Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes), Berkeley Breathed (Bloom County), Scott Adams (Dilbert), and some others that have that inimitable quirkiness.
But FarSide and C&H were always my favorites. I still have maybe another dozen or so FarSide comics to post here.

In times of yore there was (to name just a few) Gahan Wilson, Sidney Harris, and Charles Addams (creator of the Addams Family Cartoon that was the basis for the 1960's TV sit-com) that were also pretty quirky.
Oh, and Edward Gorey, whose drawings were, more often than not, flat-out bizarre.

[Patty Hann]

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[Jim Koepke]

Yep...he (Gary Larson) was one of the great ones; also Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes), Berkeley Breathed (Bloom County), Scott Adams (Dilbert), and some others that have that inimitable quirkiness.
But FarSide and C&H were always my favorites.

Before we married Candy, my wife to be, saw and loved this one hanging in my workspace:

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When I was in Chicago area for a work training class I was in a mall on my time off. This was on the side of a box with mug that had it printed on it. I bought it for her and we still have it after all these years. This still hangs on the side of our refrigerator.

Even though they are all reruns I still enjoy reading Calvin and Hobbes everyday at gocomics. I send them to Candy and she always gets a chuckle. Dilbert reminds her too much of her working days. I enjoy it because it tells me it was the management that was crazy and not me.

jtk

[Patty Hann]

I recognize the igloo cartoon.
That one, as you noted, made the rounds, appearing on mugs, note pads and calendars, as did certain Calvin and Hobbes cartoons (which I will post later).
The "Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs" one still turns up a lot.

[Geoff Emms]

Our local, daily paper "The West Australian" is still re-running Calvin and Hobbes cartoons, which, though I've seen them before, still give me a smile.

[Jim Koepke]

Here are some more as I catch up on my time away from the computer.

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[John K Jordan]

Our local, daily paper "The West Australian" is still re-running Calvin and Hobbes cartoons, which, though I've seen them before, still give me a smile.

Great, some of my favorites! I have all the paper books and am torn between saving them for me to read again or giving them to the next generation. At the moment one son and grandsons have about 1/2 of them!

[William Lessenberry]

Don't forget Walt Kelly of Pogo fame. One of the best political cartoonists of all time. Getting the point across with humor, a fine line.
"We have met the enemy and he is us."
BillL

[Patty Hann]

Don't forget Walt Kelly of Pogo fame. One of the best political cartoonists of all time. Getting the point across with humor, a fine line.
"We have met the enemy and he is us."
BillL

I did think of Pogo, but during its syndication I was too young to appreciate it, and when I was older it was no longer printed (in the local newspaper).
So I hesitated to mention it myself because I had little exposure to it.

[Patty Hann]

Great, some of my favorites! I have all the paper books and am torn between saving them for me to read again or giving them to the next generation. At the moment one son and grandsons have about 1/2 of them!

Can you do both? Save them to read and bequeath them to your kids/grandkids (or great-grandkids )
Is that not an excuse (if they needed one ) to come and visit you? I.e., to read your Calvin and Hobbes books?

[Alan Lightstone]

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That's my wife and my favorite cartoon of all time. I have it framed in my office.
I can't tell you how many times I have said "Blah, blah, Ginger" at work.

[Dave Anderson NH]

Friday fun.