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This week, Bob Mankoff looks at the history of chess-themed cartoons and explores the origin of a classic meme. and welcome once again to The Cartoon Lounge. I have an interesting cartoon for you here ...

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The authors would like to thank Lindsay Foyle, who collaborated with us on this article. All are now in receipt of funding from the ARC for the "Cartoon Nation" Discovery Project. Robert Phiddian ...