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March 25, 2026

Facial expression theater

Crankshaft, 3/25/26

I like the combination of Crankshaft's dopey smile and Keesterman's look of genuine concern in the final panel. Consistently misspeaking like this isn't normal and it isn't funny, and I guess someone should tell the latter to Andrews McMeel Syndication, which sells this strip to newspapers all over the country.

Hi and Lois, 3/25/26

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