Tangled Bank

Tangled Bank #69 has been posted at Salto Sobrius. Martin is labeling it the War on Christmas Edition. He's joking. At least, I think he's joking...

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On April Fool's Day, our local Socrates Café had an interesting discussion around the question of what makes something funny.
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Fanaticism and oppression work! The latest editions of the comic strip Opus are being censored by at least 25 newspapers around the country.
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