m_fA to The Far Side@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days ago10 April 2025imagemessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down10
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minus-squarem_fOPAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoReally appreciate you adding context to these comics!
minus-squarezabadoh@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-28 days agoThe Far Side is based on the common knowledge of the time, so if I see something that doesn’t jive, or might not make sense to a young person, or someone from outside the US, I try to explain, because I was the audience when these comics came out. Wait till you try reading 60s Peanuts strips…
minus-squarem_fOPAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoFunny you mention that, I’ve been posting them over in !peanuts@midwest.social starting from the very beginning
Really appreciate you adding context to these comics!
The Far Side is based on the common knowledge of the time, so if I see something that doesn’t jive, or might not make sense to a young person, or someone from outside the US, I try to explain, because I was the audience when these comics came out.
Wait till you try reading 60s Peanuts strips…
Funny you mention that, I’ve been posting them over in !peanuts@midwest.social starting from the very beginning