Happy birthday, Gary Larson

August 14, 1950 is the birth date of Gary Larson, the cartoonist behind The Far Side. The single panel comic strip ran from 1979 to 1995 and at least among people my age, is considered done of the great comics of all time. Since retiring, Larson made a picture book for children, produced two animated specials, and recently began posting new comics on his website thefarside.com. His unique point of view and strange sense of humor has been influenced many people, led to more than one new species being named after him, and he coined the term “thagomizer” and for people who don’t know what that is, I encourage you to look it up because quite frankly the story behind it is so strange and funny that you wouldn’t believe me if I told you.