Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for February 15, 2003

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Lucky's Ducky's Fun Page Ducky: Gotcha! The impoverished duck who's rich in luck is at it again! Have fun with these games, but remember -- Lucky Ducky always wins! Brain Teaser A tornado narrowly misses Hollingsworth Hound and his mansion, but destroys Lucky Ducky's trailer home, killing him. Which one is Lucky? Answer: Lucky Ducky, of course! Lucky Duck is poor, so his heirs don't pay any estate tax! But when Hollingsworth Hound eventually dies of old age, his heirs will get only one million dollars tax-free, and will get taxed on everything else! Help 'Em get lunch! Impoverished Li'l Lucky Ducky wants a free school lunch worth $2. Hollingsworth Hound wants to deduct his $70 lunch. Didn't bring pay stubs to prove poverty Failed to produce tax returns to prove poverty State can't afford verification procedures Ducky: Mm! Bologna! Gotcha! No receipt required We trust ya Hound: Grrr. Fun with Math! "The Median is the Message" Ducky: I got no tax break! Hound: I got a tax break of $1 million! Ducky: Yipeee! Hound: Why are you so happy? Ducky: We got an average tax break of $500 thousand! Hound: Oooo... Lucky Ducky wins again!