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Carbon copy of a letter from Pat Oliphant to high school student Ed MSmith, responding to his inquiry about Punk's meaning, 4 June 1968.
Dear Mr. Smith:
Sorry to be so long in replying to your letter of April 24th, but your question is the same one that people have been asking me for years and it is about time I came up with a ready answer.
The penguin doesn't so much represent something as much as he serves as a vehicle for getting an extra lick or two into the cartoon. If he must represent anyone I guess it is you or me. |