Funny Comics and Stories: Need a Laugh?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the search for funny comics and stories, with participants sharing various sources and personal opinions on humor in comics. The scope includes recommendations for comic strips, webcomics, and humorous stories.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants recommend specific comic strips and webcomics, such as Calvin and Hobbes, xkcd, and The Perry Bible Fellowship.
  • Others express skepticism about the humor in comics, with multiple participants stating they have never laughed at comic strips.
  • Several participants share links to various comics and humorous stories, including The Onion and Isaac Asimov's Treasury of Humour.
  • There are mentions of different styles of humor, with some preferring animated shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy over printed comics.
  • Some participants suggest that humor may vary with age or personal taste, noting that their appreciation for comics has changed over time.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no consensus on the humor of comics, as some participants find them funny while others do not. Multiple competing views on what constitutes funny comics and stories remain evident throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Participants express varying degrees of appreciation for different types of humor, indicating that personal taste plays a significant role in their responses. Some references to specific comics may depend on individual familiarity with the content.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in humor, comic strips, webcomics, and light-hearted storytelling may find the shared resources and perspectives valuable.

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uhmm... does anyone here know any site about funny comics or stories?

Can you please give me some site?

I really mean FUNNY stories.
 
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calvin & hobbes.. google it, u ll get a lot of links for strips and ebooks..
 
Calvin and & Hobbes is the all-time champion of comic strips.

http://www.comics.com/comics/pearls/" has since won my heart too. Entirely different from Watterson's work, but really funny in its own right.
 
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I never laughed at a comic strip in my life.
 
Cyrus said:
I never laughed at a comic strip in my life.
Seriously??

Have a look at the following site and scroll through the comics (they require a very very simplistic mind):
http://explosm.net/comics/1245/
 
......ha ha?
 
The Perry Bible Fellowship has some pretty good strips.

PBF211-Atlantis.jpg
 
Agree with rootX on xkcd. Also like We the Robots. In the past I liked Men in Hats and PhD Comics. And Morphism just posted the best one ever!
 
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I suppose Cyanide and Happiness might work for you. I don't really find comics funny (Let's start a club Cyrus!) but a friend of mine loves there's. Its at explosm as well.
 
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xkcd rocks!

Also, if you are studying science and engineering, especially if your are a grad student:

www.phdcomics.com
 
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DavidWhitbeck said:
Agree with rootX on xkcd. Also like We the Robots. In the past I liked Men in Hats and PhD Comics. And Morphism just posted the best one ever!

Have you ever heard of the word "I" or "me"?
 
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Me agree with binzing.
 
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uhmm...besides comics...how about stories??
 
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Isaac Asimov's Treasury of Humour has some fun stories and jokes in it. It's quite old now though.


And for comics...
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/archives.php?y=2008
The Boondocks (which has also become a cartoon on adultswim)
 
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i think we can get cyrus going if we all wish real hard. i remember being asked once if i liked prairie home companion, which i then thought the absolute stupidest show in the world. since then i have rather enjoyed it, especially guy noir and other dopey radio show imitations.
maybe we should refer him to some gary larson strips for starters, or the classical series by garry trudeau on reagan's brain.

apparently all funny cartoonists are named gar[r]y.
 
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Cyrus said:
I never laughed at a comic strip in my life.

Go into management.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Go into management.

I don't get it?
 
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what are those cartoons called with the stickmen and the orange bodies?
 
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VashtiMaiden said:
uhmm...besides comics...how about stories??

There's The Onion.

http://www.theonion.com/content/index

It's a site of funny fake news stories, hope you like them (I do.)
 
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Cyrus said:
I never laughed at a comic strip in my life.
Ivan Seeking said:
Go into management.
Cyrus said:
I don't get it?
Exactly!
 
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Never laughed at a comic in your life?

xkcd is the answer!

It's the only one I read and have ever read.

Long like the xkcd.
 
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in the math dept we sit around cracking each other up with zingers like: "can you believe my class thought a gradient field could have a closed integral curve?! Ha ha ha aaa!"

I mean reallly!
 
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Mk said:
Never laughed at a comic in your life?

xkcd is the answer!

It's the only one I read and have ever read.

Long like the xkcd.

I've read these before, but they never made me laugh.
 
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Cyrus said:
I've read these before, but they never made me laugh.

I also never laughed at cartoons like: elmer fudd, the road runner, wally coyote.

But I like the simpons and family guy. Those are funny and make me laugh. I think its the type of humor.
 
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I've found the older I get, the less likely I am to laugh at printed comic strips.

But an old Far Side can still bring me a chuckle.

Simpsons, Family Guy, and South Park ... all great.
 

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