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Yet it has never been made available online in any official capacity.
It looked the samea few monthsago as it did in2001.
In the absence of an official archive, fans took to posting and hosting the comics themselves.
It became difficult to find a central repository ofFar Sidecomics, though they still showed up here or there.
The caption reads, Cow tools.
you’ve got the option to see them below in this Tumblr meme.
In 1982, the strip provoked nationwide controversy that mirrored the controversy around 2015s viral sensation The Dress.
Readers puzzled over the strip, trying to decipher what the tools were supposed to be.
Readers called editors to inquire.
Eventually, Larson had toissue a statementon the matter.
Of course, they didnt have a chance in hell.
A classic pre-online online success story.
Gary Larsons work was made for the internet, even if he is reluctant to admit it.
To Larson, the world wide web is no longer a Cow Tool.
