The Metacartoonist, having graciously fobbed duties off on his adoring public, retires to the wings for the nonce, possibly to pen fascinating tales involving Ivanhoe and a server crash. So, in the interim, the mechanics of rediscovery slowly grind, as code is shifted and a new self-serve cone of possibility awakened, with or without proper formatting.

And at present, it appears to be most certainly without. Or perhaps it is merely within the fundamental essence, or possibly the small intestine, of all mankind.

The script for this toon:

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fidel says Mon dieu! Como esta tallez vous con carne?
fidel leaves
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will appears
will says Forsooth, inactivity doth affect<br>the marrow of the bone, the appetite of the stomach...
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will says And the residuals from all those PBS shows,<br>may they go to blazes! 
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mouse appears
mouse says wow. it's a world of code again. 
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caption (bottom) NEXT: IF YOU LIKE BIRDS AND ANIMALS, WE'VE GOT MUSIC TOO!

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