10 Funniest 'Far Side' Comics About Dinosaurs That Prove Gary Larson Is a Mad Genius

On May 27, 1982, The Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson published what would become one of the most famous comic strips ever. The image features a classroom full of cavemen being taught by a caveman instructor, and the instructor points at an image of a Stegosaurus tail, specifically the spiky thing at the bottom of the tail. Larson's caption reads, “Now, this end is called the thagomizer … after the late Thag Simmons.” On the surface, this might not seem like such a big deal. It's just one more of Larson’s many silly comic strips featuring cavemen.