So, there are a few interesting potential explanations worth considering.

A man in a yellow shirt writing on a piece of paper while a bearded man, a woman, and a cow wave behind him in The Far Side.

Far Side man (color, foreground) with tongue out; man in boat pointing at clown on lake shore (background)

Far Side grinning man (foreground, left) and miners digging underground (right, background.)

Far Side, wide-eyed man (foreground) with cows in the background.

A cow grilling hamburgers while being shamed by other cows in The Far Side.

Far Side, May 26, 1993, cows taste one of their own kind

Far Side, August 8, 1983, cows raid the farmer’s fridge while he’s gone

The Far Side Comic Poster

Comics

The Far Side