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as in cartoons
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
reading the Sunday funnies is part of my weekend ritual
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as in jokes
something said or done to cause laughter
let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here
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The convention also featured 17 fan panels held throughout the day, ranging from voice acting and art to discussions on pop culture and nostalgic cartoons.
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In past generations, kids turned on the TV to watch PBS, Saturday morning cartoons, the Disney Channel, or Nickelodeon.
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And of course, every wrapper came with the delightfully terrible jokes.
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Creator Alex Hirsch packed the show with enough jokes, pop culture references, and Easter eggs to inspire a cult fandom versed in the mythology of the quirky little town of Gravity Falls.
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The vending machine will offer two-dose boxes of naloxone and other hygiene and personal safety tools, including fentanyl test strips, xylazine, barbiturates, condoms and medetomidine.
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The designer had also requested half-inch reveals, backed by strips of silvery metal, wherever the walls meet the floors.
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This was an era in which a still-unknown Brooks would show up late to the writer’s room—a habit that drove his colleagues nuts—and then get the biggest laughs out of them anyway.
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The laughs never stop coming, and in a season that will reward originals and adaptations alike, this is the writing voters will remember when casting their ballots in January.
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“Funnies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnies. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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