My Cartoon Collection (#1)
Okay, so my next assignment in gettin’ funny is to gather together my favorite cartoons and captions. Here’s the first and it’s a doozy by that master of masters, Gary Larson of The Far Side (farside.com).
The obese cartoon kid puts everything he has into pushing the door open—underneath a big “PULL” sign. Showing somebody pushing on a door clearly marked Pull is funny in and of itself, but even more funny when the caption points out that this is a genius kid attending the Midvale School for the Gifted.
More than being amusing, this cartoon teaches a lesson. Why, every time I pull a Push door or push a Pull door I take a moment to reflect that I, too, am a genius and shan’t be bothered by things that require nary a common thought.
Catch the Gary Larson article at salon.com. And then there's Wikipedia.
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This is one of my favorite Far Side toons too... it just reminds me of all the highly-educated people I work with who don't have a scrap of common sense.... (kinda like Wile E. Coyote ... "Super Geeenius!")
Present company excepted.
You don't by any chance work at the Acme Supply Company, do you?
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Out of all the Farside cartoons, this is one of my favorites and I always, always think of it and recite the words "Midvale school for the gifted..." whenever I have door entering issues. Also don't forget another favorite. "Pants FIRST, then shoes!" - JoeK
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