The smartest among us can behave like outright buffoons on occasion, and theseFar Sidecomics prove it.

The cartoons in this list feature the various ways thatGary Larson has poked fun at geniuses.

Geniuses are as cold as they are calculating, even when a coworker faces a revolting transformation.

Gary Larson (right, foreground) with The Far Side’s

Not only is the elephant visibly unafraid, but he looks actively angered at the scholars instead.

Then, a cleaning lady says,“Everything’s squared away, yessir, squaaaaaaared away.

Their sketch shows a normal rocket, while their finished product is crooked and lopsided in the wrong places.

Punk accountants in The Far Side.

… We’re not exactly rocket scientists.

No genius is above criticism, andThe Far Sideserves as definitive proof of that fact.

The Far Side, a wide-eyed man grinning wildly (left) while a man with a mustache looks on concerned (right.)

Scientists from The Far Side.

The Far Side Midvale School For The Gifted

Far Side, May 27, 1986, scientists practicing ‘brain aerobics’

Far Side, ‘nerds of the Old West’ comic, cowboy trailing toilet paper from outhouse

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The Far Side, scientists test whether or not animals can kiss

Far Side, scientists testing an angry elephant to determine if it is scared of mice

The Far Side, the founding fathers discuss whether it should be ‘us the people’ or ‘we the people’

Far Side, scientists looking for ‘on’ switch on giant computer

Far Side, January 14, 1985, Einstein has a breakthrough thanks to the cleaning lady organizing his desk

Far Side, scientists looking at dented rocket saying ‘we’re not rocket scientists’

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