normally , The Far Sidecommits its comics to focusing on a unparalleled graphic symbol , using them to craft jokes that put an ridiculous lense on social club as a whole . The Far Side ’s jokes range from relatable awkward situations , bizarre views of the world , and garbled adopt on everyday life . And , more often than not , The Far Sidewill use humanlike animalsto tell these gag ( when it ’s not using aliens , bugs , or trees , anyway ) .

But , sometimes the focal point is n’t just on the unique characters featured inany givenFar Sidecomic , however , as sometimes the character takes a backseat for the sake of the joke that ’s being told . Indeed , the fact thatThe Far Sidedoesn’t have a chief character(likePeanutsorCalvin and Hobbes ) speaks to its dedication to crafting characters that agree the laugh , not the other elbow room around . And that ’s precisely what devotee will see in these 10 hilariousFar Sidecomics , asthey each deal with one matter : money- examine that money really does make the world go round .

10Robin Hood’s Vigilante Charity Work had a Hilariously Bad Start in The Far Side

July 26, 1982

Robin Hood is shown take a stifle in front of a couplet of porcupines , pass them a paper bag fill with riches . Apparently , Robin Hood misunderstood his animation ’s calling . Rather than robbing from the rich to give to the hapless , Robin Hood is hook from the rich to give to the porcupines . While that recreate on Holy Writ is obviously hilarious , it also revealsa cock-a-hoop issue Robin Hood faced at the starting signal of his vocation : he was very bad with money .

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Think of all those poor people who could have changed their life with those bags of riches Robin Hood erroneously gave to the porcupine ball . Plus , Robin Hood gamble his freedom and his aliveness stealing those rich , only to essentially just retch them in the woods . Indeed , Robin Hood ’s vigilante charity piece of work had a uproariously bad start inThe Far Side .

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9Money Literally Meant Life or Death for These Stranded People in The Far Side

January 26, 1984

Two man are stranded on a tiny island in the eye of the ocean , and if the dialogue between them is taken literally , they ’ve been there for months . However , the key to their salvation is also on the island with them : a remuneration telephone . With the pay headphone , these bozo can call the coast guard and get a rescue team out there pronto to save them from give out on this island . At least , it would be , if either of them had a fourth .

For these citizenry , money literally became the most authoritative thing in the universe , as it meant the difference between life or destruction .

As the name evoke , make up sound only work if one fix a certain amount of money into it , and these two men do n’t even have a single quarter between them . For these people , money literally became the most authoritative affair in the world , as it have in mind the difference between life or death .

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January 1, 1995

Albert Einstein is gaze at a mathematical equivalence written on a board that he had just solved , proving a newfound ecumenical truth : time is money . Einstein is make out for his theory of relativity - the illustrious eastward = mc² - which deal with metre dilation and physical body of mention . But , in The Far Side , Einstein did n’t prove the possibility of theory of relativity , he proved that prison term literally is money .

" Time is money " is a popular expression in the main said by the great unwashed who work on commission in sale , as the amount of time they put into their work does equalise the amount of money they ’ll make during that work sidereal day . If they raid their behinds and make a sale every hour , they ’ll go home with more money than if they casually made a sale every few hours . So , for them , time does equal money - butthat ’s not a law of physics . Well , it is inThe Far Side .

7This Couple Picked the Wrong Time to Discuss their Finances in The Far Side

October 7, 1985

As a man is walk out of his apartment construction , which looks to be in a somewhat harsh region , his married woman shout out down at him from their window , " put the $ 500 incashinto checking ! " . She was correcting a mistake she ’d made about their finances , and let him bonk before he buzz off to the bank and put their money in the awry accounts .

However , what she unknowingly did was alert everyone around her husbandto the fact thathe was walking alone with $ 500 in John Cash . sure enough , it ’s authoritative to rest on top of one ’s cash in hand , and a misplaced $ 500 could have meant that this duet ’s rent arrest bounced , or the tycoon bill was n’t paid . However , the way this woman opt to pass along that information was definitely not idealistic for her husband .

6Idiots are the Best Targets for Con Men in The Far Side

“Double Your IQ Or No Money Back”

A door - to - threshold salesman - who ’s clearly actually a con game artist - gives his potential new client a aeronaut that interpret , " twofold your IQ or no money back " . After learn the flier , the man takes a moment to figure out what it ’s read , before deciding that it sounds like a pretty serious mickle . Just like that , this salesman ( con human beings ) made a sale , thereby prove that idiots always make the good target for these kinds of scams .

The flier ’s choice of words is intentionally confusing , but what it ’s enounce is that if a client does n’t get smarter by undergoing this treatment / using this intersection , then they wo n’t get their money back . Only inThe Far Sidecould someone blow their money on something like this ( well , hopefully ) .

5Money-Hungry ‘Tough Guys’ aren’t Much of a Threat in The Far Side

1987

A couple of tough guys are roughing up a man who owes them money . The legend of thisFar Sidecomic read , " ineffectual tools of persuasion " , and it ’s clear to see why : the ' tough bozo ' are wielding a wiffle bat . It ’s not rare to see collector such as these use weapons like a baseball game bat to scare the people who owe them ( or their bosses ) money to pay off up . However , using a wiffle cricket bat would be reckon rare in this situation , and not very efficient .

Who would be scared of a wiffle bat ? Those things ca n’t hurt anyone , no matter how hard they were murder by one . Eitherthese tough Guy are n’t very baffling at all , or they do n’t give care very much about convey their money from this guy . Either way , it makes for a hilariousFar Sidecomic .

4Clever Wordplay Makes a Monster Movie Franchise Utterly Hilarious in The Far Side

Frankenstein Offers The Officer A Bribe

Frankenstein ’s Monster is take a car ( which , alone , is hilarious ) when he ’s stopped by a law police officer . Rather than show up the officer his license and enrollment ( neither of which this unify , revive corpse belike has ) , Frankenstein offer the officer a payoff to just allow him go without a slate - or potentially worse . However , based on the officer ’s physical structure language , it does n’t seem like the bribe is working , as this officer seems to care more about law and gild than money .

What makes this scene even funnier is the subtitle , which read " The payoff of Frankenstein " - a clean free rein on the deed of conveyance of the sequel to the originalFrankensteinmonster flick , The Bride of Frankenstein . Withone bit of clever punning , The Far Sidemakes this classic colossus movie franchise utterly hilarious .

3Kangaroos are Pick-Pocketers’ Dream Targets in The Far Side

1982

Four mass - scratch that , three multitude and one kangaroo - are waiting patiently at a crossover , quick to walk across the street . However , one of them is n’t hanging out there just because he needs to get to the other side of the route , but because he ’s look for his next target . This pickpocket recognize the kangarooand decide that the beast is his best target .

If one bar and think about it , a kangaroo ’s pouch is basically just a really large sack , making them a pick - pocketer ’s dream - and it ’s clear thatThe Far Sidethought so too .

He reach into the kangaroo ’s pocket , force out the kangaroo ’s pocketbook ( because of class that ’s where a kangaroo would keep their pocketbook ) , and apparently gets aside with his crime . If one discontinue and thinks about it , a kangaroo ’s pocket is basically just a really big pocket , making them a choice - pocketer ’s dream - and it ’s clear thatThe Far Sidethought so too .

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2“Hopeful Parents” Want to Monetize their Son’s Hobby in The Far Side

October 15, 1990

Two parent are watch their Logos pose in front of the television , playing video games , and they ’re doing so with a hint of pride on their faces . With every tier their son beats in his game , the parent become more convinced that he could do this for a living . They intend to monetize their boy ’s telecasting plot pursuit , thinking about all the jobs he could get with the skills he ’s learning by playing video plot .

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Of naturally , this is the exact contrary of how most parents consider TV games , as they stereotypically think that playing them is a waste of prison term and really holds kids back from doing something meaningful with their life . But , these are bright parents , and they really think that their son is going to be the one kid who will in reality make money take on video games .

Someone stealing a wallet from a kangaroo’s pouch while a man grins in the foreground in The Far Side.

11 Artist Uses the Promise of Money to Eliminate the Competition in The Far Side

August 12, 1992

Two artists are standing back - to - back on the same rooftop , painting the cityscape in front of them . However , one of the artist seems to guess that the other is more gifted than he is . So , in rescript to eliminate the contention , the jealous creative person make up one’s mind to take a break from painting on his canvas tent to paint on the other artist ’s back . However , it ’s not a pretty picture he ’s painting , but the words , " I ’m carrying John Cash " .

The overjealous artist clearly want someone on the street to trust the content on the other artist ’s back , and attack that artist - mayhap even belt down him . No matter what will actually come of this subject matter on the artist ’s back , it ’s clear that the jealous artist wants to eliminate his contest , and he ’s using the hope of money to do it inThe Far Side .

The Far Side is a humourous comic series developed by Gary Larson . The series has been in production since 1979 and have a wide raiment of comic collections , calendars , art , and other miscellaneous items .

Robin Hood giving a bag of riches to porcupines in The Far Side.

The Far Side is a humorous comic series developed by Gary Larson. The series has been in production since 1979 and features a wide array of comic collections, calendars, art, and other miscellaneous items.

Two men stranded on an island with a pay phone in The Far Side.

Einstein proving that money equals time in The Far Side.

A woman shouting at her husband from their apartment in The Far Side.

A con man tricking a stupid person to buy a sham product in The Far Side.

Two tough guys roughing up a guy who owes them money with a wiffle bat in The Far Side.

Frankenstein bribing a police officer in The Far Side.

A thief pick-pocketing a kangaroo in The Far Side.

Parents thinking their son will make money playing video games in The Far Side.

An artist painting on another artist’s back in The Far Side.

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The Far Side is a humorous comic series developed by Gary Larson. The series has been in production since 1979 and features a wide array of comic collections, calendars, art, and other miscellaneous items.

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