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Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Royal Coincidences
Others pointed it out: WIP's Howard "The King" Eskin bears an eerie resemblance to the Burger King. But the similarities go beyond facial hair, bling, heavy garments and familiarity with football fields:
... One makes hamburgers, the other makes hamburger out of callers.
... One competes with Ronald McDonald, the other with WPEN's Jody McDonald.
Or, as emailers suggested:
... One makes you fat, the other makes you sick. (From James)
... One is a royal pain, the other wears a crown. (Peter)
... They're both scary looking. (Thomas)
... Both make great Halloween characters. (Rob)
... I heard they're both pretty handy around pickles. (Mike)
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Cartoonists Also Take Aim at VP Cheney's Misfire
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Tony Auth, Philadelphia Inquirer

Steve Benson, Arizona Republic.

Sandy Huffaker, CagleCartoons.com.

Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Gary Varvel, Indianapolis Star
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Once a year for six years, The Inquirer's "Kid's Talk" column asked, "Heard any good jokes lately?" Now, we've collected the best answers, along with some great children's illustrations, just for Early Word.
Kids' Joke Book, Part 1.
Kids' Joke Book, Part 2.
Kids' Joke Book, Part 3.


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