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Dave Wise (Neoteric Wood Art)'s avatar

He lost the rest in a boating accident, no?

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Stephen Rowland's avatar

Perhaps Cousin is thinking, his marginal tax rate is 10%. Five pounds equals 80 ounces and 10% equals 1/2 lb or 8 ounces.

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Lois Thomson Bowersock's avatar

Rat's Cousin is in danger of following the propaganda Pied Piper.

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tecolote42's avatar

Cousin fails math but I admire his optimism :D

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Domenic C. Scarcella's avatar

Always up for a good math pun! 🤣

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Stone Bryson's avatar

Cousin... naive? Well, I am simply shoc---

Actually, that tracks - it's why I think he's awesome LOL

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Tardigrade's avatar

Edward Bernays would be proud.

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Genevieve Charbin Cerf's avatar

Is Cousin Einstein available to help with the Big Beautiful (and oh so cheezy) Bill? His maths are superb and would be a big help!

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iterating Roger W.'s avatar

Dear author, that's very subtle.

Cousin, being humble and easygoing, accepts tithing as a natural phenomenon.

But rat was doing an argument that could be a starting point of a critique to the Platonic classification of the forms of government.

I learn so much with this comic strip! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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Bandit's avatar

Cousin must be an Amurkan College grad'jit. 'Cuz Amurkans cain't do no math!

Thanks DOE!

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Tardigrade's avatar

I think this particular case is more of a grammatical misinterpretation.

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