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2026-10-15 #0 (discuss.online)
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https://www.thefarside.com/2026/10/15/0

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With the surgical team passed out, and with help from the observation deck, hospital custodian Leonard Knudson suddenly became responsible for bringing Mr. Gruenfeld “home.”

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OK, Lenny, now carefully cut the small tube right next to the big yellow thing. … NO! Not that tube!

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[–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (13 children)

I feel like I'm still missing some context.

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  • [–] [S] 17 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

    It's an everyman thrust into a situation that requires heroism, only more silly. Kind of like someone stepping up and landing a plane after the pilot passes out.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

    Yes, but how did the whole team pass out? And why isn't the person yelling instructions just doing the surgery instead?

    I mean, yes, it is the passenger-lands-the-plane bit, it just raises a lot of questions.

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  • [–] [S] 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    For me, that's where the humor comes from. It's an over-the-top improbable situation, and seems taken straight out of a so-bad-it's-good type movie. Not sure if I can explain it better than that, but I find that humorous.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Have you considered an autism diagnosis?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I failed to qualify.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Damn, born too autistic to understand the humour, but not autistic enough to qualify.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Why the people giving advice aren't helping is also where I get stuck. I like far side and am used to the sense of humor but this one is def a stretch

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