gag
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Or if they have, they have never gleaned even the most basic lesson from the long-running gag about Lucy, Charlie Brown and the football.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
But there’s almost nothing in “Galaxy” that even rises to the level of an attempted gag, and the movie is notably weaker than “The Super Mario Bros,” which was just barely watchable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The setup of this animated film sounds like a gag: A Viking, a ninja and a World War II pilot are thrown into a Predator movie that plays like a grisly triptych.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
An uncritical viewing designates this as another “all’s well that ends well” gag.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
The stench in the room made Jack gag.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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Back-Words: Palindromes
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