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zeusbottom, in 16 January 2024

Looking at this, it occurs to me that no one has made a good pocket protector joke in a long time, probably because protectors are all but extinct.

It makes sense, but I never thought about it until now.

BlueLineBae,
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I think people realized that instead of putting pens in your pocket, you can just put them everywhere else! Pens everywhere the eye can see!!!

sugar_in_your_tea,

Can confirm, I’ve misplaced enough pens that there’s always one within reach.

TheRealLinga, in 16 January 2024

Can someone explain this?

synae,
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Seems like it’s meant to suggest it was a comic idea mailed in by a fan. But, I don’t believe that’s something Larson actually did/does, so the joke is that he takes fan submissions, no matter how absurd - perhaps commentary on his own work not always making sense?

x4740N, in 16 January 2024
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Are those glasses or are they the eyes

OpenStars,
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“yes”

pineapplelover, in 15 January 2024

I’m confused. What’s the joke?

bionicjoey,

I think it’s that it’s a “disabled” space since the bug is missing some legs

Evia,
@Evia@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t even see it as a joke. lol disabled people? What am I missing here?

synae,

“what if centipedes had parking lots”

Evia,
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Well yeah but why is that funny?

starman2112,
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It’s funny because centipedes don’t need parking lots lol

TeryVeneno,

It’s just funny because of the absurdity of centipede parking lots. Nothing much else to it, the ridiculousness is enough.

Evia,
@Evia@lemmy.world avatar

Ah, okay, thanks for explaining

pineapplelover,

Ahh I didn’t even notice the amount of legs

XTornado,

To me the size of the sign confused me, I didn’t think it was a parking space that part.

StrongHorseWeakNeigh,

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  • sugar_in_your_tea,

    But if they did, this would still be a ridiculous handicapped parking spot.

    Chemical, in 15 January 2024

    Bet the red cap has “MMGA, make mars great again”

    Murdoc,

    At least we can see how that turned out. 😆

    AFKBRBChocolate,

    I came here to say I think it’s funny that in 1994 Larson drew the gun rights alien with a red baseball hat.

    abfarid, in 12 January 2024
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    Isn’t she in that settlement in the Delta Quadrant?

    holycrap,

    Yes. This is Fred Noonan wondering where the fuck she went.

    sugar_in_your_tea, in 12 January 2024

    One of the few cases where the text isn’t needed, but provided.

    ZOSTED,

    Was about to say.

    Gary Larson is usually great about leaving the reader to connect the dots. Could’ve had a piece of airplane wreckage labelled “Canary” or something.

    The_Picard_Maneuver, (edited ) in 11 January 2024
    @The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website avatar

    I love that Larson could make this joke with or without the twist on Mary Had A Little Lamb.

    Like, it would feel just as much a Far Side comic if her name were Nancy and she had been followed by a duck.

    Ashyr,

    That’s such a great point.

    OlinOfTheHillPeople,

    I like that the TV is on the floor. >!Although that wasn’t that rare in the 80s.!<

    limelight79,

    Console television.

    Sotuanduso,

    Nancy had a little duck.

    JohnnyCanuck, (edited )
    @JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca avatar

    Whose feathers glistened yellow,
    Everywhere that Nancy went,
    The duck was sure to follow.

    bionicjoey, in 11 January 2024

    Inb4 the “don’t get it” gang: It’s “Mary Had a Little Lamb”

    stom,
    @stom@lemmy.world avatar

    Oh dear, I still don’t get it

    THE_ANON,

    Its a kid poem

    stom,
    @stom@lemmy.world avatar

    I had to look it up to remember it fully, and now I get it.

    Mary had a little lamb
    It’s fleece was black as coal, yeah
    Everywhere the child went
    That little lamb was sure to go, yeah

    platypus_plumba,

    Why is the sheep white then? WHY?

    nilloc, (edited )

    The version I grew up with was “it’s fleece was white as snow”, not black as coal.

    Which also rhymes better with “sure to go”

    intensely_human,

    Undercover

    LemmyKnowsBest,

    here are the correct relevant words to the song/nursery rhyme:

    Mary had a little lamb

    Its fleece was white as snow

    everywhere that Mary went

    her lamb was sure to go

    65gmexl3,
    @65gmexl3@lemmy.world avatar

    Without zooming in, I thought that was her husband.

    Agent641,

    Omg yes, unless you zoom in, the sheep just looks like a dude

    65gmexl3,
    @65gmexl3@lemmy.world avatar

    Or maybe a dude in a sheep’s clothing

    AlexisFR, (edited ) in 11 January 2024
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    Okay, what is the point of posting comics from 40 years ago?

    Its not even an iconic author!

    Bob_Robertson_IX,

    You’re joking right? Gary Larson is a very iconic author and was hugely influential.

    ArcaneSlime,

    Its not even an iconic author!

    Are you fucking high lmao?

    Murdoc, in 11 January 2024

    Maybe he had one of those ties that have musical notes on them, and got curious (and careless)…

    OlinOfTheHillPeople,

    Oh boy… This is gonna get worse before it gets better…

    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/9f0d50d2-5147-4f5b-994e-207ce28f441e.webm

    sugar_in_your_tea, in 11 January 2024

    I feel like this could really benefit from some text below it. It’s great as-is, I just think there’s room for another chuckle.

    blackluster117,
    @blackluster117@possumpat.io avatar

    “Another song added to the repertoire.”

    nilloc, in 10 January 2024

    This one’s subtle, but effective.

    cucumber_sandwich, (edited )

    Explain!

    Edit: is it the poodle?

    Donkter,

    Is pood

    abbadon420, in 10 January 2024

    Bambi was an inside job

    123nope567, (edited )

    Steel bullets can’t penetrate deer hide

    holycrap, in 10 January 2024

    Naw, my stupid little shit would still bark. Good thing we love him.

    Anticorp,

    Our little pomchi chased a German shepherd all the way across a very large park, barking her crazy head off the entire time. She was normally a very obedient and sweet girl, but would just completely lose her fucking mind whenever she saw another dog at the park. We had to stop letting her off the leash anywhere that other dogs might be. If she was on her leash then she would be chill, and just wag her tail and say hello. But the second her leash was off around another dog, she turned into a psychopath.

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