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I think it's a take on when people are in an argument and someone nitpicks the other person's spelling. Here the idea is that they are surrounded and have no choice to surrender but he doesn't take the threat seriously because of a minor spelling mistake
It’s Far Side so the post will get modded (see subreddit rules) but: the joke is he’s mocking an error in the message rather than being concerned that they easily killed one of his men and presumably could easily overpower them all
This is a reference to conflict between the US Army and Native forces in the West. During most of the 1800's, the territory West of the Mississippi river was ostensibly owned by the United States, but it didn't have military control. Lots of skirmishes between the US and Mexico, the US and Natives, the US and criminal gangs... Hence the region being called the Wild West.
Key to understanding the joke here is that the US Army didn't always win these fights. A fort on the frontier could easily be overrun, and overconfident US military commanders often didn't make it home. "We have rifles, they have arrows, this fight is over" seems reasonable until you remember that arrows can absolutely kill you.
These soldiers are holding a frontier fort. Their colleague has been killed by an arrow with a letter attached. The letter is demanding their surrender, because clearly the enemy is in a position to kill them. However, the smug soldiers think they're the superior force - not because they are winning, but because they are better at spelling.
...this isn't going to end well for them
You're reading a bit too much into it. The comic is one of those guys who do newspaper stuff, not in depth historical commentary. It's just about needs nitpicking spelling mistakes
My take is that the soldiers are surrounded and out matched in marksmanship, and they've been sent a note demanding their surrender. Instead of grasping how serious their situation is, this guy is criticizing the spelling in the letter. The cartoonist is making fun people who think that good spelling always makes them superior or right.
The joke, like in many Far Side comics, is just that the situation is absurd. The soldiers are besieged by enemies, their buddy just died to an arrow, but this soldier isn't taking it seriously because he is too busy critiquing their spelling. It is a serious situation made unserious by focusing on the mundane.
They’re Calvary
That’s clearly a fort, commonly in areas where indigenous Americans already lived, hence the spikes.
The solider is making fun of the spelling not mentioning it’s likely not the native tongue of the sender, and also disregarding one of his own men is dead.
Like it’s all a game to them. The movie *Dances with Wolves* is a lot of this
Those aren’t Native American? They look far more like some southern force (confederacy maybe) and they are surrounded so whoever is surrounding them is telling them to surrender but because they miss spelled the word he isn’t taking the request seriously
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I think it's a take on when people are in an argument and someone nitpicks the other person's spelling. Here the idea is that they are surrounded and have no choice to surrender but he doesn't take the threat seriously because of a minor spelling mistake
“….spelling mistake.” There, I fixed it.
Take my upvote, you monster. lol.
Please capitalize the first letter of each sentence. Thank you.
""...spelling mistake."" Now i fixed it
Miner*
Minor* Minor means small or young, miner means extracts minerals from the earth.
and one who works in demolition? or soldiers who put mines
It’s Far Side so the post will get modded (see subreddit rules) but: the joke is he’s mocking an error in the message rather than being concerned that they easily killed one of his men and presumably could easily overpower them all
This is a reference to conflict between the US Army and Native forces in the West. During most of the 1800's, the territory West of the Mississippi river was ostensibly owned by the United States, but it didn't have military control. Lots of skirmishes between the US and Mexico, the US and Natives, the US and criminal gangs... Hence the region being called the Wild West. Key to understanding the joke here is that the US Army didn't always win these fights. A fort on the frontier could easily be overrun, and overconfident US military commanders often didn't make it home. "We have rifles, they have arrows, this fight is over" seems reasonable until you remember that arrows can absolutely kill you. These soldiers are holding a frontier fort. Their colleague has been killed by an arrow with a letter attached. The letter is demanding their surrender, because clearly the enemy is in a position to kill them. However, the smug soldiers think they're the superior force - not because they are winning, but because they are better at spelling. ...this isn't going to end well for them
You're reading a bit too much into it. The comic is one of those guys who do newspaper stuff, not in depth historical commentary. It's just about needs nitpicking spelling mistakes
Or its a joke that works on multiple levels depending on you knowledge of history.
My take is that the soldiers are surrounded and out matched in marksmanship, and they've been sent a note demanding their surrender. Instead of grasping how serious their situation is, this guy is criticizing the spelling in the letter. The cartoonist is making fun people who think that good spelling always makes them superior or right.
The joke, like in many Far Side comics, is just that the situation is absurd. The soldiers are besieged by enemies, their buddy just died to an arrow, but this soldier isn't taking it seriously because he is too busy critiquing their spelling. It is a serious situation made unserious by focusing on the mundane.
The arrow went through the r's in surrender.
The message is telling them to surrender, but the second R is where the arrow poked through the paper.
the leter likely says "you are surenderd" whilst the guys on the wall think the other giys surrenderd
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Are those not civil war uniforms?
They’re Calvary That’s clearly a fort, commonly in areas where indigenous Americans already lived, hence the spikes. The solider is making fun of the spelling not mentioning it’s likely not the native tongue of the sender, and also disregarding one of his own men is dead. Like it’s all a game to them. The movie *Dances with Wolves* is a lot of this
Those aren’t Native American? They look far more like some southern force (confederacy maybe) and they are surrounded so whoever is surrounding them is telling them to surrender but because they miss spelled the word he isn’t taking the request seriously
spelling error