I am writing a column thanking Gary Larson for his contributions to natural history through his cartoon panels entitled "The Far Side." As many of you know, Larson has retired from this work. My column, "Nature Watch," appears in The Buffalo News. As the main part of my tribute, I hope to include descriptions of their favorite Larson cartoons by people who work in the various fields of natural science. PLEASE ASSIST ME BY SENDING ME A SENTENCE OR TWO THAT DESCRIBES YOUR FAVORITE. So that this will not take up too much space on the Internet, I urge you to send your responses directly to me (addresses below). I promise to post a copy of the column and to add those submissions for which there was simply not enough space to print. (I am limited to 600 words.) I will also forward the results to Larson. Just to start things off: my own favorite has thousands of lemmings racing across the panel; among them you notice one wearing a life jacket. Thanks in advance for your help. Gerry Rising phone: 716-689-8301 295 Robinhill Drive messages: 716-645-3175 Williamsville, NY 14221-1639 fax: 716-645-3161 ---- e-mail: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]