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From Benjamin Slade, pointers to Chris Hallbeck’s webcomic site Minimumble, with three recent language-related cartoons:

From 2/12/14, treating procrastinator as pro + castinator, with pro treated as a clipping of professional  and so contrasted with amateur (link):

(#1)

From 2/14/14, language play extracting panda from pandemonium (link):

(#2)

From 2/24/14, a POP (phrasal overlap portmanteau) (link):

(#3)

Bed Bath and Beyond (the retail chain) overlapped with Beyond Thunderdome (the movie).

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