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    From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to JOE MACKEY on Thu Dec 26 21:31:00 2019
    Hello JOE!

    ** 25.12.19 - 05:59, JOE MACKEY wrote to NANCY BACKUS:

    Oh, for all you Far Side fans out there Gary Larson is back!
    https://www.thefarside.com/

    Ahhh.. Larson. A favourite of mine from waaaay back.

    But he's never really been gone anywhere. His books have are still in
    print.

    His message on the About page is very funny.


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  • From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Fri Dec 27 08:31:42 2019
    Aug wrote --

    Ahhh.. Larson. A favourite of mine from waaaay back.

    But he's never really been gone anywhere. His books have are still in print.

    Are they new or collections of past strips?
    Joe
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  • From August Abolins@2:221/360 to JOE MACKEY on Fri Dec 27 18:13:23 2019
    On 27/12/2019 8:31 a.m., JOE MACKEY : AUGUST ABOLINS wrote:

    AA> But he's never really been gone anywhere. His books have are
    AA> still in print.

    Are they new or collections of past strips? Joe


    The "collections" are just his old stuff. His own site is just regurgitating previous works.

    The only newest thing published are softcover (published 2014) and hardcover (published 2003) sets of his complete previous works.

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  • From Richard Miles@1:3634/24 to JOE MACKEY on Fri Dec 27 16:39:41 2019
    On 27 Dec 2019, JOE MACKEY said the following...

    Are they new or collections of past strips?

    Everything online right now are past strips but it says on the about page
    that new stuff is going to start being posted in 2020.

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  • From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Sat Dec 28 04:37:16 2019
    Aug wrote --

    The "collections" are just his old stuff. His own site is just regurgitating previous works.

    They are still timeless in their humour. :)
    Joe


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  • From August Abolins@2:221/360 to JOE MACKEY on Sat Dec 28 18:16:20 2019
    On 28/12/2019 4:37 a.m., JOE MACKEY : AUGUST ABOLINS wrote:


    AA> The "collections" are just his old stuff. His own site is just
    AA> regurgitating previous works.

    They are still timeless in their humour. Joe


    Absolutely! I didn't mean to make it sound like they were irrelevant. Many of the same puns and point of views are still quite timely, and fun to see and read again.

    Larson's new material later this year is sure to be just as witty and fun.

    For something along similar lines, check out "Dogs Are People Too" by Dave Coverly.

    A quick link for a little preview, look here:

    https://www.bookmanager.com/tbm/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=FPLMeOFDbuxR3OHnQRl_dg

    For the wrap-challenged readers, the same link is here:

    https://tinyurl.com/t3akew2

    Labrador / Labradoodle on the cover always cracks me up.

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/360 to August Abolins on Sat Dec 28 18:28:08 2019
    On 28/12/2019 11:16 a.m., August Abolins : JOE MACKEY wrote:

    For something along similar lines, check out "Dogs Are People
    Too" by Dave Coverly.

    A quick link for a little preview, look here:

    https://www.bookmanager.com/tbm/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=FPLMeOFDbuxR3OHnQRl_dg

    For the wrap-challenged readers, the same link is here:

    https://tinyurl.com/t3akew2

    Labrador / Labradoodle on the cover always cracks me up.


    I forgot to mention to look for the "More Images" so see a little bit inside the book.

    Also: Dave Coverly = https://www.speedbump.com/ ..with even more samples.

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  • From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Mon Dec 30 07:27:52 2019
    Aug wrote --

    They are still timeless in their humour.

    Absolutely! I didn't mean to make it sound like they were irrelevant.

    I didn't take it that way. :)

    Many of the same puns and point of views are still quite timely, and fun to
    see and read again.

    I also read Garfield, BC and Wizard of ID classic's everyday.
    Joe
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to JOE MACKEY on Wed Jan 1 01:00:00 2020
    Joe,

    I also read Garfield, BC and Wizard of ID classic's everyday.

    According to Garfield, lasagna is the perfect food. <G>

    And, I always loved B.C. (the snake better watch out for "fat
    broad") and The Wizard Of Id (the king is a fink!). <G>

    Daryl


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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Wed Jan 1 01:00:00 2020
    August,

    Oh, for all you Far Side fans out there Gary Larson is back!
    https://www.thefarside.com/

    Ahhh.. Larson. A favourite of mine from waaaay back.

    But he's never really been gone anywhere. His books have are still in AA>print.

    His message on the About page is very funny.

    I always loved his humor.

    Daryl


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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to JOE MACKEY on Wed Jan 1 01:01:00 2020
    Joe,

    The "collections" are just his old stuff. His own site is just regurgitat JM>> previous works.

    They are still timeless in their humour. :)

    Like the picture of the deer with a bullseye on his chest...and the
    other deer laments "Bummer of a birthmark, Hal". <G>

    Daryl


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