Although I feel like The Far Side has always leaned more into pure absurdity rather than play at subtle innuendos. Does anyone know of other possible examples of the latter?
are other people in the comments here interpreting this as a sexual pun, “choking on pussy?” I don’t think that’s how Gary Larson intended it.
Because first of all, cunnilingus has nothing to do with putting that anatomical part down one’s throat. It’s impossible. You can put a penis down your throat but you don’t put pussy down your throat.
And second of all, Gary Larson’s humor is rarely (if ever?) sexually crass.
That’s just what I supposed the parent comment was referring to by missing an apparent joke as a kid.
Thus my uncertain question mark. I suppose the OP could clarify their personal revelation.
I agree in doubting that Gary had any intention for such an interpretation, simply depicting classic absurdity instead.
However, anatomical and impossibilities aside, you can’t say that sexual slang is well known for it’s grounded realism.
Eating or choking on pussy isn’t exactly an uncommon euphemism, especially those who love to boast about their face-sitting escapades.
I guess boomer absurdist humor is not compatible with millennial and gen z absurdist humor. I don’t think there’s much to read into here. There’s only 3 of them but one is a horrific, unnaturally large person. If I was there, I’d show some restraint as well. I mean WTF…
Yeah, I think that’s a problem with quite a few of Larson’s comics. A lot of it was based on tropes and stereotypes that were more accepted at the time. I’m gen x, so I get the humor, and found it funny back then, but with hindsight some of them were questionable if not outright offensive. In this case, however, he is ridiculing the cavalry for their hubris, when they should have had a better plan against the combined native forces. Custer screwed up and died as a result. If anything, it’s saying the natives were much smarter.
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