Long white beard, significantly larger than everyone else with a halo (nimbus, aureole, glory, gloriole, “holy aura”) pretty much confirms it’s supposed to be God.
@ billytheskink – The caption in Larson’s version certainly made it utterly impossible to misunderstand the gag, but there’s some charm in the way that Coverly managed to do it all with almost no words at all. For comparison:
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I think it’s pretty obviously God.
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Long white beard, significantly larger than everyone else with a halo (nimbus, aureole, glory, gloriole, “holy aura”) pretty much confirms it’s supposed to be God.
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I’m pretty sure he’s supposed to be God.
However, the suggestion that he could be a ZZ Top band member was funnier than the cartoon!
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So what’s with the raised hands? I still don’t get it.
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@ Phil (4) – It’s “Trivia Night”, and Table 3 just got another point for a correct answer.
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To explain further: God is omniscient, so would be really good to have on your team at trivia night.
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A decent version of a joke that Gary Larson did better.
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@ billytheskink – The caption in Larson’s version certainly made it utterly impossible to misunderstand the gag, but there’s some charm in the way that Coverly managed to do it all with almost no words at all. For comparison:
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