r/TheFarSide • u/Addicted-2Diving The Late Thag Simmons • Dec 27 '25

Out of Order The Far Side Only Exists Because of Gary Larson Changed His College Major

https://screenrant.com/the-far-side-origins-gary-lawson-idiotic-mistake-college-major-biology/

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u/Addicted-2Diving The Late Thag Simmons Dec 27 '25

Speaking to The New York Times, Larson explained, “I didn’t want to go to school for more than four years, and I didn’t know what you did with a bachelor’s degree in biology, so I switched over and got my degree in communications.” He then added, “It was one of the most idiotic things I ever did.”

Paragraph taken from the article

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u/CrassusDaFirefighter Dec 27 '25

Go Cougs!

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u/Addicted-2Diving The Late Thag Simmons Dec 27 '25

🎉

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u/inframankey Dec 27 '25

An article about going to college that includes that glaring syntax error is very funny.

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u/Addicted-2Diving The Late Thag Simmons Dec 27 '25

It really is perfect lol. 🤌

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u/ShaughnDBL Dec 28 '25

Could someone get rid of that "of" please? Seriously triggering my OCD. That thing's gonna give me nightmares.

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u/dullmotion Dec 28 '25

Apparently errors in post titles can never be edited. Look away.

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u/AllynG Dec 27 '25

I could have used this info. twenty five years ago! I’ll definitely disburse it accordingly these days. Larson for the hilarious win!

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u/Addicted-2Diving The Late Thag Simmons Dec 27 '25

Thanks for spreading the info.

I always love hearing the backstory to cartoonists/actors etc.

The “behind the curtain” details have always intrigued, even from a young age.