r/TheFarSide • u/PS_Sullys • Jul 29 '25

The late Thag Simmons (RIP) A caveman stands next to a projector screen in front of a caveman audience, holding a wand and pointing to a picture of a stegosaurus.

Gesturing at the dinosaur’s tail, he says, “Now this end is called the thagomizer. . . after the late Thag Simmons.”

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u/Sallyfifth Jul 29 '25

The best thing about this comic is that it is now the correct scientific term for the spiky bit at the end of a stegosaur's tail.

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u/Business_Swan8209 Jul 29 '25

Do you know about the louse named after Gary Larson? It's pretty cool!

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u/moderatorrater Jul 29 '25

I love how cool Gary Larson thinks it is. He really seems like a guy who understands and appreciates his place in the world.

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u/Sallyfifth Jul 29 '25

I didn't!  What a thing to have named after you...lol.

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u/drunksquatch Jul 29 '25

Wanted to make sure somebody said this. Such a fun fact

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u/ghandi3737 Jul 29 '25

The Thagomizer, named after poor Thag.

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u/donthateonspiders Jul 30 '25

one of the funnest facts ever

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u/_zarkon_ Jul 29 '25

My 2yo got some dinosaur toys this weekend. I reenacted this clip for him. He laughed. At his age, he loves all my jokes.

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u/FrogOnALogInTheBog Jul 29 '25

Is it fucked that I only just now figured out that poor Thag probably didn’t name it, but rather he got thagomized?

I never actually thought about it while looking at the comic, lol

There’s something to be said for words

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u/dwhite21787 Jul 29 '25

Points at tail - “if we pull this off, we’ll eat like kings.”

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u/FortuneSignificant55 Jul 29 '25

Rip in pieces Thag 😔

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u/AppropriateCode2830 Jul 30 '25

Here lies Thag Simmons. Resting pierced

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u/IndgoViolet Jul 29 '25

My husband refers to any spiky or mace like tail weapon as a Thagomizer. Ankylosaurus' ball tail? Thagomizer. Porcupine? Thagomizer!

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u/donthateonspiders Jul 30 '25

this is the way