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Reza Farazmand
Does a man ever grow up? Apparently not. I’m a geezer, for Chrissake, and I can’t stop laughing at Poorly Drawn Lines. That’s the popular web comic by Reza Farazmand that, come October 6, you can acquire in the form of ink rolled onto processed and flattened dead trees. You know, a book.
Farazmand’s gags are, if not poorly drawn, then simply drawn. They poke fun at technology, art, metaphysics, human (and creature) foibles, and the meaning of life. For the most part, they’re kind of juvenile and super jaded, kind of like The Far Side meets Mad magazine, except with more swearing. Naturally, my 13-year-old loves ’em. And although they’re hit or miss, like all comics, I love ’em, too.
The book’s very first strip reads as follows:
Buffalo: Some buffalo can jump as high as 36 feet.
Man: That’s not true.
Buffalo: Some buffalo are lonely and lie to gain attention.
They pause to consider.
Buffalo: Some buffalo would be down to get a drink later, or…
Man: I have a thing tonight.
Buffalo: Okay.
If I have to explain why that’s funny, you don’t deserve to get it. (Sorry, Mom.) But plenty of people do, judging from the strip’s 650,000-plus Facebook fans. Here are some more examples from the book:
Reza Farazmand
Reza Farazmand
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