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Friday, May 28, 2010

Pearls Before Swine: I'm afraid one of my characters, "Jeffy," keeps getting hit in the nose with sunflower seeds.

Here we see yet another possible source for Jeffy's violent outbursts.
Posted by Justin at 9:12 AM
Labels: Best Comic of the Day, Family Circus, Meta Humor, Pearls Before Swine
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