It would be frustrating to be around just one person all the time with no chance to escape.

However, its easy to understand how hearing that song repeatedly, with no break, could become maddening.

The constant rhyming of"horse"with other words becomes especially grating.

Explorers walking through a river in the jungle in The Far Side.

Jekyll and Mr. HydemeetsMr.

EdinThe Far Side.A trio of people launch the door to find a horse mad scientist mixing different chemicals.

The absurdity of this comic strip is a signature Gary Larson move, one that still references classic literature.

Two knights with their horses behind them in The Far Side.

EdTV show to create a truly absurd scenario thats impossible not to laugh at.

According to the comic,thats exactly how they got Mr. Ed to talk.

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far side nightmare monster

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What drove Wilbur off the edge and just what he did is anyone’s guess.

Characters from The Far Side drawing and waving.

Ed is par for the course inThe Far Side.

This fact provided Gary Larson with perfect material forThe Far Side.

In this case, the once-charming talking horse is no longer alive or talking by choice.

Far Side, man on desert island tells his fellow survivor to stop singing the Mr. Ed theme

Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Gary Larson)

He has been reduced to a pot of glue, far removed from the beloved character fans remember.

As a young colt, Mr. Ed was not the best pupil.

However, this does not turn out to be the case, as the comic strip makes clear.

the far side comic dr jekyll and mr ed - the famous talking horse as a mad scientist

Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Gary Larson)

Is it about equestrian matters, or something completely unexpected like local policy decisions?

The reader is left to wonder, as the true topic remains a mystery.

This ambiguity only adds to the absurd humor thatThe Far Sideis known for.

the far side comic how mr ed was made to talk

Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Gary Larson)

Far Side, April 9, 1987, Mr. Ed on the witness stand reveals incriminating evidence

the far side comic jimmy meet mr ed - a pot of glue talks

Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Gary Larson)

the far side comic a young mr ed gets in trouble for talking too much

Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Gary Larson)

the far side mr ed versus francis the talking horse debate

Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Gary Larson)

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