LizzieMaine
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We ran this at our theatre this spring, and it made me cry. And not just because I was craving macaroni and cheese. HIGHLY recommended.
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(Looks like Bill used to be a stunt driver too. Wonder if he ever knew Hu Shee?)
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(George's completely emotionless expression in panel two says it all.)
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("Even Irwin.." huh? No matter who draws him, Dan Dunn is always a jerk. And speaking of which, note the signature: our new artist identifies himself as "Paul Pinson." Obviously a pseudonym he's using until something better comes along. Incidentally, I can now confirm that our dear Norman Marsh has officially left the strip in order to rejoin the United States Marine Corps, in which he had previously served in the last war. I wonder how much weight he had to lose?)
It's funny, if I'd had to pick a Brain Truster to be a sly, romantic devil, I'd have had to gone with Farley. And hasn't poor Sonja got trouble enough being married to Topping?
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Captain -- Hennick? Bless Bess!
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I'd be a lot more confident, to be honest, if it was Shadow.
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Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt announced today that the President's special assistant Harry L. Hopkins and former New York fashion editor Mrs. Louise Macy will be married on July 30th, and will reside in the White House temporarily. The wedding will be the first to take place at the White House since the Wilson Administration, when two of President Wilson's daughters were married there. At a special press conference, Mr. Hopkins, when asked if there were any plans for a honeymoon, replied "Certainly. You bet your life! And oh baby, we're going to do that up right!"
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(Awwww, what a cute catfish. Can we keep him? And Irwin, don't look in the trunk.)
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(I once awoke in the middle of the night to the reek of smoke coming from the apartment across the hall. The fire department was already on the scene, to find the tenant passed out drunk on the floor and an extremely well-roasted chicken in the oven.)
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And in the Daily News...
Now wait. He's been gone five months, and she's only now finding out that Number 7 is on the way? Something tells me that this is not, in fact, the end of that story.
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That's what happens when you mess with RECORDING ENGINEERS!
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See how easy?
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I hope they've got some sandwiches on board.
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Not an automat, but arguably a similar concept.
A local place offers fresh sushi dishes on a conveyor belt apparatus. You pick off what you want: the plates are color coded according to price. When you're done, the waitress tallies the bill, and you pay at the cashier.
I'll note that on a recent trip with my son, he consumed roughly three times the amount that I did. And I was paying.
My wife is like our Miss Lizzie when it comes to sushi: raw fish is for bait. She's actually finicky about all fish and most seafood. She prepares terrific baked salmon, but watching her do so, you'd think she was handling toxic waste.
Local tribal members sell Columbia River salmon about 30 miles upriver: caught that day, and very tasty. Now, if I can only persuade my wife of the health benefits.
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("It's not like when you and Pa were...oh never mind.")
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(Her last house burned to the ground. This one got blown up by a cyclone. Better get a big security deposit ready for the next one.)
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("Sure, I'll deliver it.")
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And in the Daily News...
Good for Rev. Jones. See James 2: 2-4.
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Sometimes your investment just doesn't pay off.
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"Except for the picture of Joe Stalin. Let's drop that on Berlin!"
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("C'mon, you guys!" sputters Bustin' Babs. "There's other people that have perfectly good reasons for smashing up police booths! WHY DOES EVERYBODY THINK I DID IT???")
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The lights at the Polo Grounds winked out as the players were running off the field following the American League's 3-1 victory over the National, just moments before the scheduled city-wide blackout at 9:30 pm would have terminated the game anyway. Aside from the "confounded fireflies" and a few scattered household lights that were not properly shrouded or extinguished, the blackout was deemed a success by civilian defense leaders. At the Harlem ballpark, most spectators remained in their seats as the lights went out, waiting for their eyes to adjust to the darkness before leaving, but some few could not resist the impulse to light cigarettes, but Mayor LaGuardia, who witnessed the blackout from his seat behind home plate, expressed the belief "from personal observation" that the cigarettes could not be seen from the air. In Brooklyn, Borough President John Cashmore witnessed the blackout from the spire of the Williamsburg Bank Building, and muttered "there ought to be a law..." as he noticed scattered downtown violations. "
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The Eagle Editorialist oberves the fifth anniversary of the Japanese attack on China by calling for a full American commitment to China relief -- not just the munitions and equipment the Chinese need to fight off the Japanese invaders, but also the medical supplies and other needs not covered by Lend-Lease that the Chinese people require to keep up the struggle. The United China Relief bureau in Brooklyn is waiting for your gift.
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Yes, by all means go out and buy this magazine that we're pushing in our ad because they give us a completely unbiased plug. Would we kid you?
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"How can I harness this child for my own purposes??"
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Well, unless Bucky Wing has aged terribly since we last saw him, we don't know either of these guys.
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"And I'll be working every night. Every Single Night. Just so you know."
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"Good work, kid, we hated him too."
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(Herbie liked it so much he saw it twice, even though the sportswriter "was no Eagle man." They really missed the boat by not having Parrott or Holmes play themselves.)
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(Otherwise known as pantothenic acid, or Vitamin B-5. Also used in dog food to keep Fido's coat glossy.)
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The brothers of actress Jinx Falkenberg have both advanced to the next rounds in the National Scholastic Tennis Tournament, underway this week in Philadelphia. Bobby Falkenburg eliminated his opponent Benny Migdow of Chicago 6-3, 6-1 to move into the semifinals, while his older brother Tom moved into the quarterfinals by defeating William T. Yivisaker of Lawrenceville, Pa. 8-6, 6-3. Both boys attend Fairfax High School in Los Angeles.
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"Oh, and I'm joining the WAACs. Get me a commission at once."
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Well, he could do his magic act.
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"After an accidental bath in spoiled raspberry syrup, young Harold Teen gained the proportionate strength of..."
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