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So the short of it ...
There used to be a "life in hell" category with two bongo images, each available facing both left and right.
The SC characters that are here from other comics have the blessing of their creators, some of whom may have drawn up tose images especially for the site.
However, the bongos were not gotten with the direct blessing of Groening. Rather, I believe Brad had gotten them off some other web site that may or may not have been using them with permission.
Nobody complained. Until somebody made a big fuss about it in the forums (somewhere in Fights Go Here, IIRC). And then after some soul-searching, Brad decided to take down the bongos. However, for the integrity of the earlier comics, they still carry the images.
I like this explaination, Kaufman, but think it can be simplified so that we have a quick response the next time someone asks about Bongo with the simple abbreviation:
"T.U.B.A "L.I.H" C.W.T.B.I., E.A.F.B.L.A.R.
T.SC C.T.A.H.F.O.C.H.B.T.C., S.W.M.H.D.U.T.I.E.F.S.
H., B.W.N.G.W.D.B.G. R., I.B.B.H.G.T.O.S.O.W.S.T.M.MN.H.B.U.T.W.P.
N.C. U.S.M.A.B.F.A.I.I.F (S.I.F.G.H, IIRC). A.T.A.S-S.B.D.T.T.D.B. H., F.T.I.O.E.C., T.S.C.T.I."
I think that explains the saga pretty clearly, or simply using the letters H.G. (meaning 'He Gone').