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** ''[[Pearls Before Swine]]'' consistently and constantly makes fun of ''Family Circus'', occasionally in the form of Gag Dubs. The storyline where the family accidentally harbors Osama bin Laden ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]) is an example.
*** On at least one occasion, there's been a deliberate crossover -- Rat dropping oatmeal into the ''Circus'' strip below him, where Billy insists he didn't make the mess.
** When you gaze too long into [http://www.
** [http://web.archive.org/web/20131102174532/http://www.mydarkdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/family-cthulhu.jpg OH GOD I CAN SEE FOREVER]
** In one of the last ''[[Bloom County]]'' strips, African-American character Oliver was being
** And [http://jerseycircus.blogspot.com/ Jersey Circus].
* [[Running Gag]]: Excuse Ghosts. A form of [[Visual Pun]], one for every childhood excuse under the sun. The kid says it, a ghost with that name is seen fleeing the scene of the crime. "Not Me" is the best known, but "Ida Know", "Nobody" and "O. Yeah", among others, have also made appearances.
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