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"A couple of weeks ago, Mayor Brown of Beanotown created the Department Of Pure Evil (D.O.P.E. for short). In the latest Beano, this announcement was made:
Could there possibly be some hint of political satire in this scene, too?"
Could there possibly be some hint of political satire in this scene, too?"
"Well.... I owe some of my early political education to Mad magazine....
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"The target audience for the Beano comic is British kids aged about 8 to 12. Despite this, I seem to detect some hint of political satire in this week's Bananaman strip."
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Asked if you were willing to "friend" me some time ago, but haven't heard back yet. Was it something I said?
I take that very kindly, sir!
I appreciate you taking the time to tell me that. In fact, I'm right in the middle of preparing the next Deck Log entry when I took a moment to check my new e-mail.
I imagine all of us leave a bigger wake than what we realise. But it's nice to, every once in a while, have somebody tell us so. I'm glad you enjoy the column. Many moons ago, when Rich Lane approached me with the idea, my first concern (after wondering if there was enough material to keep a Silver-Age column going for long) was if anybody would have any interest in reading it.
The hit-counters tell me that somebody's out there reading it, but it's an especial treat to get a note like yours. I completely understand the business about not saying anything unless you have something to say. In reflexion, I'm the same way. Not only on threads here, but I frequent other sites regularly, and have yet to post a comment---because there's nothing I can add to the commentary.
Much obliged for the kind words!
Commander B