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  • Happy "Dennis the Menace" Day

    From Keith F. Lynch@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 12 21:24:45 2025
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    74 years ago today, a new comic strip named "Dennis the Menace," about
    a mischievous child, first appeared in American newspapers.

    On the same day, a new comic strip, also named "Dennis the Menace,"
    also about a mischievous child, first appeared in British newspapers.

    The two comic strips have nothing to do with each other. It's just a remarkable coincidence.

    What are the odds? And is this evidence that we're living in a
    simulation? In a poorly programmed simulation?
    --
    Keith F. Lynch - http://keithlynch.net/
    Please see http://keithlynch.net/email.html before emailing me.

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  • From Paul Dormer@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 13 13:04:00 2025
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    In article <m3edhrFo61qU1@mid.individual.net>, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted
    Nolan <tednolan>) wrote:

    Well, you can shave a tiny bit off the odds as that was a Monday, a
    typical
    day for a strip debut.

    But Dennis in the UK appeared in a weekly comic called The Beano - it's
    still going.

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  • From Paul Dormer@21:1/5 to Paul Dormer on Thu Mar 13 13:15:00 2025
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    In article <memo.20250313130438.9928B@pauldormer.cix.co.uk>, prd@pauldormer.cix.co.uk (Paul Dormer) wrote:

    But Dennis in the UK appeared in a weekly comic called The Beano -
    it's
    still going.

    And, according to Wikipedia, the first issue containing Dennis was dated
    17th March but went on sale on the 12th.

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