May 14, 2018September 22, 2023 by CIDU Bill Is this missing a caption? Image CIDU Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Gary Larson, humor, The Far Side 9 Comments Related
I don’t think so. I think the joke is the horse giving the lion the side-eye and worrying about what happens next in this scene… LikeLiked by 1 person
According to “The Complete Far Side” (Vol. 3, page 178), the original caption was “How Mr. Ed was made to talk“. LikeLike
To provide online confirmation of Kilby’s comment: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/600175087815110846 LikeLike
That’s the problem with The Far Side – since there isn’t an authorized online archive, copyright offenders sprout up like mushrooms. P.S. And to be fair to Keera – when she posted that, my comment was not yet visible. LikeLike
There is a Farside Facebook group which frequently runs caption contests, if anyone is interested. (The Far Side Appreciation Society of Midvale). LikeLike
https://archive.org/details/farsidegallery00lars And: https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=637&ei=EyoIW-OlDMLxzgKL3oSYAg&q=far+side+archive&oq=There+is+a+Far+Side+Facebook+group+which+frequently+runs+caption+contests%2C+if+anyone+is+interested.+%28The+Far+Side+Appreciation+Society+of+Midvale%29.&gs_l=psy-ab.1.7.0i71k1l8.0.0.0.20768.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0….0…1c..64.psy-ab..0.0.0….0.fN0T4XUVei0 LikeLike
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I don’t think so. I think the joke is the horse giving the lion the side-eye and worrying about what happens next in this scene…
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“How Mr. Ed was made to talk.”
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According to “The Complete Far Side” (Vol. 3, page 178), the original caption was “How Mr. Ed was made to talk“.
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What James said.
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To provide online confirmation of Kilby’s comment: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/600175087815110846
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That’s the problem with The Far Side – since there isn’t an authorized online archive, copyright offenders sprout up like mushrooms.
P.S. And to be fair to Keera – when she posted that, my comment was not yet visible.
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I would have guessed the caption as “Suddenly, Mr. Ed forgets his lines…”
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There is a Farside Facebook group which frequently runs caption contests, if anyone is interested. (The Far Side Appreciation Society of Midvale).
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https://archive.org/details/farsidegallery00lars
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https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=637&ei=EyoIW-OlDMLxzgKL3oSYAg&q=far+side+archive&oq=There+is+a+Far+Side+Facebook+group+which+frequently+runs+caption+contests%2C+if+anyone+is+interested.+%28The+Far+Side+Appreciation+Society+of+Midvale%29.&gs_l=psy-ab.1.7.0i71k1l8.0.0.0.20768.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0….0…1c..64.psy-ab..0.0.0….0.fN0T4XUVei0
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