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A Broadway musical based on this comic strip by Gene De Paul and Johnny Mercer originated the song “If I Had My Druthers.” In this comic strip, which originated the terms double whammy and Lower Slobbovia, Kickapoo Joy Juice was produced by Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat. This comic strip parodied Dick Tracy with a strip-within-a-strip called (-5[1])Fearless Fosdick. An animal shaped like a (*) bowling pin who would gladly produce almost any food was called a shmoo in this comic strip, which also inspired the name of Lockheed Martin’s “skunkworks”. This comic strip invented an occasion where women would ask men out to a dance in November, Sadie Hawkins Day. For 10 points, name this comic strip created by Al Capp, in which Daisy Mae marries into the Yokum clan of Dogpatch. ■END■ (0[7])

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Ariel FaederPittsburghCarnegie Mellon56-5
Arnav SoodCarnegie MellonPittsburgh1320
Todd MaslykMichigan AMichigan B1320
Kevin ZhengMichigan BMichigan A1320
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State COhio State A1320
Joshua GarnerOhio State AOhio State C1320
Ethan NewmanMichigan StateOhio State B1320
Matthew LamOhio State BMichigan State1320

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2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y450%0%50%122.50
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y333%0%67%132.00
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2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y60%0%50%0.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y333%0%67%132.00