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We are always considering new ways to make Funnies Extra more fun, both for readers and advertis-ers.

One idea I have is to one day have the offi ces of our publication operate out of a real gingerbread house. Most of the furniture will be made from chocolate. Small babies with wings and only wearing dia-pers will fl oat carelessly around the room while lightly humming joyful tunes.

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WINNER

Congratulations to last issue’s winner, Erica, 39, of Waldo who submitted the above caption to last issue’s Caption Contest.

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Funnies Extra! will feature at least four straight issues of comic strips and panels from aspiring, non-syndicated cartoonists. Comic strips or cartoon panels may be published from cartoonists of any age, with a short bio. For submission guidelines and information,go to: www.funnies-extra.com/submissions. Send each furnished strip as a PDF fi le along with your name, age, address and phone number. Send 5 to 10 color submissions to: [email protected] and type “Spotlight” in the subject line.Good luck and have fun! (participation void where prohibited)

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Thanks to over 1.2 million visits to his web site and over 35,000 to last year’s “The Cartoon Days of Christmas” (TCDC), Rich enjoys success far out-side the norm for most cartoonists.

Rich Diesslin is a member of the National Cartoonists Society. To view his extensive collection, go to: www.the-cartoonist.com

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