Jumbo11197 Falcon de Luxe Graham Thompson Britain United 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

Bought this because so few Van Hasteren puzzles left that don't cost the earth. Love the humorous puzzles, hoped this would substitute. And it kind of did:Van Hasteren humor is just funny, innocent, not mean. Thompson humor has a tiny bit of meanness running thru it.That's how it struck me, maybe it would not hit you that way. But the point is, Thompson is *not* as much fun as van Hasteren.The other thing is that the Van Hasteren puzzles have small figures, so a single piece has more of a face or body in it, and therefore is recognizable. Somehow that makes the puzzle easier.Big figure puzzles aren't as much fun because a single piece might be half an eye, and where in the hell does that half-eye go?I'm going to try one more of the Thompson ones. If I change my mind about the meanness, I will edit this post.