Comments on: Happy birthday, Gary Larson http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/08/happy-birthday-gary-larson/ www.visualeditors.com/apple Thu, 17 May 2012 02:30:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Denise Covert http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/08/happy-birthday-gary-larson/comment-page-1/#comment-1548 Denise Covert Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:37:35 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/08/happy-birthday-gary-larson/#comment-1548 I always loved Far Side. My mom never got it. It became my litmus test for people I got along with -- did you "get" Far Side, or not? My best friend bought me a Far Side mug one time, and it was absolutely perfect for me: A forlorn kid who can't get into the gifted school, pushing with all his might against the door, which won't budge -- and he's totally missing the sign that says "Pull." I always loved Far Side. My mom never got it. It became my litmus test for people I got along with — did you “get” Far Side, or not?

My best friend bought me a Far Side mug one time, and it was absolutely perfect for me: A forlorn kid who can’t get into the gifted school, pushing with all his might against the door, which won’t budge — and he’s totally missing the sign that says “Pull.”

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