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...Deacon Mushrat is the first of these memorable figures, a Godsymp if there ever was one. "It should be brought out at this point," he intones at us in his mock Gothic script, nose and pince nex dabbling the air above the rostrum, "that the right handed person is correct, natural, and beloved by Providence." The tone deepens and the face frowns, nose still dabbling at the suspect air. "It has occurred to some of us who keep our eyes open that there are entirely too many left handed people worming their way into positions of power. According to reliable...
...others are there, too--Albert the Alligator, Porky, who "don't like anybody 'cept one crittur whom I dislikes less than most," Churchy la Femme, Howlin' Owl, Deacon Mushrat, the Rackety Coon Chile, and the rest of the too-human animals that people the South's fairest swamplands...
This word game Kelly plays is one of the most sparking points in the strip. He finds all the oddities of the English language and puns with them until he has formed a new language for his creature creations. From Deacon Mushrat, who speaks in Old English script to pup dog who pontificates on poltergeist, each varmint adds his own grammar...
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