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WHAT ARE WE AONNA DO ABOUT THIS
, LET ME ANSYEfl THE
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PRACTICAL JOKER WHO RJN&S OURPHONE
SEVERAL TIMES EACH DAY, PAPA? WHEN
I ANSWER HE ETTHER HANjS UP OR ASKS
TO SPEAK TO SOME PHONy PARTY!
ITS VERY ANNOYING!
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JOKER ILL Fill HlMl
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YES, YOU! I WAS HOPING YOUtH0NE
JUST NOW! I'VE BEEN LAYING FOR YOUR
CALL FOR A LON& TIME! I KNOW WHO YOU v
ARE, AND WHRE YOjfcE VHONIN& FROMl
IN FACTTHIS LINE
ALSO CONNECTS
WITH POLICE
HEAD-QUARTERS!
. YOU'RE NOW TALKING TO THE POLICE
AND IF YOU EVER RlNr THIS NUMBER
; A4A1N YOULL BE AIUIESTED. WE'RE
ONNA MAKE THIS WORLD SAFE FROM
PESTS LIKE YOU! WHATSTHAT?
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I'LL BET THAT PRACTICAL JOKER NEARLY
WHEN I PULLED THAT&A4 ABOUT
MAMAl HE WONT BOTHER US ANY MORE!
WHEN I ANSWERED THE PHONE -HE
SAID:-LET ME
SPEAK TO
CHUBBY, JUST
.SAY THAT
BLAH-BLAH!
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FA1NTEDJ I WHY. THAT'WAS MY RICH UNCLE J
POUCE.- THAT rVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE UP J
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Snczicft SISTER;
ANDiIUST
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THE CLOTHIS
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CASPER
COMIC
CUT-GUfS
EVERY
YEEK!
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AND CASPER CUT-CXJTSWTHE
ORDER OFTHE MOST CSQUESTS
RECEIVED! TiKXH ClZJLCTLR
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IN AND TELL V II J
I NEVER HEARD OF SUCH NERVE IN ALL MY
BORN DAYSrTOOrrS! WHILE WE WERE OUT OF
TOWN UNCLE ABNER ENTERED SPARE-RIDS
TO RACE IN THE COMING PATTtRFQUT.
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I WONT LET.HIM RUN
AND THAT'S
FINAL!
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NOW WHERE DOES UNCLE ABNER
THINK HE'S TAKING SPARERJBS?
I'M WISE TO HIM! HE'S HEADED
FOR THE RACE-TRACK, TO lVE
THE HOUND SOME TRAINING
PRACTICE!
vYn S CCBAacniTHMYDOZi!
-BUTCASPER! I ENTERED HIM
AND WE CANT BACK OUT NOW!
PEOPLE WOULD CALL US
QUITTERS!
THINK OF THE
$5000.22
PURSE
TO THE
I'M STUBBORN ENOUGH
TO BITE OFF MY NOSE
BEFORE I'LL 6lE IN
TO YOU, UNCLE ABNER!
WHY, IF SPARE-RIBS WINS
THE'PATTERFOOT DERBY'HE'D
BE FAMOUS! THEY'D PROBABLY
PUT HIM IN THE MOVIES!
V YOU'D CLEAN UP A
IF ANY MEMBER
OF MY HOUSEHOLD
IS TO BE A
MOVIE STAR
TTLL BE ME!
NOW RUN AL0N6
AND PEDDLE VOUR
RVPERS!
I DONT KNOW WHY I ENTERED'
SPARE'RIBS! IT CAME ABOUT
THROUGH AN ARGUMENT
WITH A FELLOW WHO SAID A
KAN I LIKE
VERT MUCH
IS A
FCU3FLUSKIR!J
TWS JUSTIN
PUTTING MXRSOJT
OUT FOR
SOMEBODY,
ELSE!
VSfELL.1 HATE TO BACK DOWN NOW J K THE TROUBLE M1H
BECAUSE Wi VERY FOND OF rv y YOU IS YOU'RE TOO
THIS MAN AND I RESENT ) W SENSVTWE! BUT TELL
!Hfw7irS ME!WH0ISTHIS4W
rS0)! QKE SO
YOU! A CERTAIN FELLOW
SAID YOU WOULDN'T LET SPARE-
RIDS RUN IN THIS RACE BECAUSE
MXJRE OUST A FOUFLUSNER
AND YOU KNOW HE CANT
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DID SOMEBODY CALL
MY UTTLE HUSBAND A
FOUR-FLUSKER?
WELUOF.
YES, TOOTS, AND CASPER
IS SO MAD HE'S
FROl H1NA AT TMC"
Xr5 MOUTH1
Crt I'M a ewi i icurn Vv,' - v HA- HAl V I
Al l I ? IF I KNEW VHO caSu' S
SAffi THAT I'D MAKE MSSSSSXSSSS!
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tTtJ WHERE ARE 1 m4UI& TO PROVE A STEP ON THE 4AS, SWVRE-RISSl TV4ERE5 NO TIME TO )
e3 I YOUOINJ THAT I'M NO f C'FLUSHER, V hL1. RACKES PLACE SOON AND I
SaXcASPER? $ "AND THAT STARE" RIDS A S.S
ISam
SOKZ ON..
everydcdy!
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