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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, (-5[1])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 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 (-5[1])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■ (10[1]0[3])

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Jake GrodnerPrincetonColumbia26-5
Max NieburJHU ANYU A93-5
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Zaid AsifNYU BJHU B1320
Olin BoseColumbiaPrinceton1320

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2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y450%0%50%122.50
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y333%0%67%132.00
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y40%0%25%0.00
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y60%0%50%0.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y333%0%67%132.00