https://www.thefarside.com/2026/11/06/4

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Long before his rise to fame, artist Gus Nickerson experimented with many variations on a single theme—until that fateful day when a friend said, “Gus … have you tried dogs playing poker?”

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[–] 3 points 2 days ago

I knew Dogs Playing Poker but wondered if "Gus Nickerson" was the actual artist; it turns out Larson made it up and (according to this possibly spam website) later regretted not looking up the actual artist's name (Cassius Marcellus Coolidge).

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