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2007 New Yorker cartoon similar to 1984 Far Side cartoon

November 27, 2007 11:34pm

I could care less on whether or not it's stolen though I sincerely doubt it was. What I find interesting is how this is such a perfect example of two comedian's take on the same joke and the importance of timing.

The New Yorker approach is decent and perhaps gets a smile, but there was a full chuckle at the Far Side. It was the two panels at the beginning (instead of just one, giving it the right amount of time) and how the coat magically stayed in perfect shape at the end that did it for me. Larson remains the master, and this take on such an obvious joke, as Rotorglow and Shmorgluck pointed out, demonstrates that so well.

Daily Show writer explains writers' strike -- if digital content isn't worth anything, how come Viacom is suing YouTube for $1 billion?

November 15, 2007 11:04am

I dare say my favorite part of this strike is videos like this and knowing far more of these are on the way the longer this lasts. This is a collection of some of the wittiest people out there all suddenly with nothing better to do then create videos that are not only good for their own sake, but for workers everywhere. Already, between the strike in NYC by the stagehands and the upcoming SAG and DAG strikes this mentality is starting to spread. It's nice to see this sort of active rebellion becoming popular, and hopefully coming closer to evening the playing field, again.

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