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I may be some time

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[*Four frame cartoon. Frame 1 - A lone tent is shown in an icy wilderness with text underneath saying 'Antarctica 1912'. Frame 2 - Inside the tent Joe is sitting cross legged on the floor looking up at Paul. Paul is opening the tent and saying over his shoulder "Joe, I am just going outside and may be some time." Frame 3 - Joe has returned to reading his book. Paul pokes his head back through the tent flap and says "... but if I'm too long send help. I'm extremely concerned about the cold." Frame 4 - Someone else in the tent, out of frame, says "What was that last bit?" Joe replies "Not sure, I'll ask when he gets back."*]

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Flat out honesty

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[*Four frame cartoon. Frame 1 - Joe points at Paul's head and says "Paul, I've always wondered what's under your beanie." Frame 2 - Paul looks joe in the eye and asks "Are you sure you want to know?". Frame 3 - With concern Joe looks at Paul as Paul raises his beanie to reveal his head is perfectly flat where the beanie normally joins his head and the beanie he holds above his hand still maintains its normal triangularish shape. Frame 4 - Joe is lying in his bed at night with his eyes wide open as he stares at the ceiling and holds his toy Mrs Duckington to his chest.*]

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Squid kid

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[*Four frame cartoon. Frame 1 - Joe and Paul are out fishing in a tinny and Joe is reeling in a squid. Frame 2 - Joe turns to Paul who is looking over his shoulder and says "Hey Paul, how man tickles does it take to make a squid laugh?" Frame 3 - Paul's interest is captured and he turns to Joe and asks "How many?". Joe replies "Tentacles". Frame 4 - Joe is floating alone in the ocean in a round life preserver. He's smiling and thinks to himself "Worth it".*]

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Beware the Pug

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[*Single frame cartoon. Two Birples dressed in dark clothes and balaclavas holding bolt cutters and a pry bar are standing outside the fence of a house. The house has a sign saying "Beware the dog". Above the fence the burglars can see a friendly little Pug smiling at them. One of the burglars says to the other "This is going to be easy". What they can't see below the fence is a large, muscled guard dog with his paw inside the Pug hand puppet.*]

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Hammered personality

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[*Four frames. Frame 1 is a shed with a sign saying "Joe and Paul's Woodwork Bazaar." Frame 2 Paul says to an intent looking Joe "In this age of mass production it's the little flaws in our woodworking that give it personality and make it valuable." Frame 3 Paul holds out his arms to present the chair they've built for Joe's approval. The chair is crooked and has two blocks hammered under the legs to make it balanced. Frame 4 They give each other a big thumbs up and Joe exclaims excitedly "Paul! We're going to be rich!"*]

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