History Shmistory

November 10, 2025

The Far Side delves into historic events, places, and famous dead people.

Genghis Khan! It’s Genghis Khan! Made you look.
CAREER COUNSELING
“Well, Mr. Cody, according to our questionnaire, you would probably excel in sales, advertising, slaughtering a few thousand buffalo, or market research.”
Elephan Gogh
The tell-tale kidney / The tell-tale bladder / The tell-tale spleen / The tell-tale duodenum / The tell-tale stomach
Edgar Allan Poe in a moment of writer's block
Henry! Look! … It’s a letter from Richard! / PLANKTON IN DECLINE
Moby’s parents
Liberty Bell / cracked / Venus De Milo / no arms / Sphinx / no schnoz / Tower of Pisa / leaning / Shroud of Turin /
Flawed cultural treasures
“Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Stop the music! … Something’s wrong here!”
Broca’s brain, appendix, and baseball glove

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