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  1. Unknown's avatar

    My first thought was, why would a snowman dream of a warm front? But then, I noticed its expression. It’s a nightmare!

  2. Unknown's avatar

    He’s dreming of a warm front and having a nightmare over it, since warm fronts are not good for snowmen.

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    Is there a joke in the New Yorker cartoon beyond the fact that the snowmen appear to be caricatures of the father, with big noses and mustaches?

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    Joshua, thanks for that! On my phone I couldn’t see that level of detail, so it was a total CIDU for me. That at least might make it…something. Sorta proto-Calvin.

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    Joshua-

    In the New Yorker cartoon, Father is shocked because the Father-like snowmen will eventually melt away. Is Junior wishing the sage fate for his father?

    This seemed to be a more like a Charles Addams cartoon.

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    There was a Peanuts strip where Linus, after being bullied by Lucy, builds a snowgirl in her image. Approximate dialogue:
    Lucy: “I bet you’re going to kick it down now.”
    Linus: “On the contrary. I’m going to sit here and watch it slowly melt away.”

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