{
  "id": 14864682,
  "title": "34 Years Later, the Best-Ever 'Far Side' Quote Will Still Leave You Speechless",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/34-years-later-the-best-ever-far-side-quote-will-still-leave-you",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-16T04:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/best-far-side-quote-ever/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 1992, a Far Side comic strip featuring a mime under a falling tree and the caption \"Question: If a tree falls in the forest and no one’s around, and it hits a mime, does anyone care?\" was discovered by the reporter. This quote, which uses a well-known idiom and turns it into a punchline, is considered the best-ever Far Side quote because it embodies the humor, darkness, silliness, and word-centric nature of Larson's work. While the visual of the mime is enjoyable, the quote stands on its own and does not require the image to be understood.",
  "summary": "Gary Larson's comic strip The Far Side was known for its visual humor, but this is the best-ever quote from the series",
  "key_points": [
    "In 1992, a Far Side comic strip was discovered.",
    "Quote about tree falling and mime humor is best-ever Far Side quote.",
    "Quote stands on its own without visual aid."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}