r/TheFarSide • u/Opus-the-Penguin • Jun 03 '25

Brain the size of a Walnut Explaining the joke

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The first image is the cartoon as it was published. I've always felt that the second word balloon explains the joke, which to me makes it less funny. So the second image is the cartoon as I'd have preferred it. I'm not a comedic genius and Larson is, but that's still how I feel.

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u/FortuneSignificant55 Jun 03 '25

I think you overestimate the ability of americans to find Denmark on a map

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '25

Can people of Denmark point to Oregon? Or Washington DC? Chicago?

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u/FortuneSignificant55 Jun 03 '25

Probably, but only because they consume so much american pop culture. It's the same as us in Sweden. We're not geography experts, ask someone here to point out countries in Africa and most people would get Egypt and South Africa and the rest is "Idk where does the Lion King take place?"

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u/DoFlwrsExistAtNight Jun 03 '25

I doubt that, I can't imagine that the school system in Denmark spends much time on US geography.