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Chancing his arm for payment no doubt.

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1982: The parrot has to go

Christmas is looking desperate for peg leg. He is not willing to sacrifice his other leg and the parrot is not keen on being sacrificed instead.

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1982: The devil is in the detail

What could be wrong about this useful conversion? Chances are that the reformed little devil is too enthusiastic about his domestic duties. He has just lifted the husband’s leg in order to hoover the carpet more thoroughly. This enthusiasm is out of place while the couple are trying to relax.

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1983: Not transcendental at all

Indian ‘holy’ men were all the rage. Even the Beatles were impressed. Here the guru is shown as a cheap entertainer.

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1980: A surprising discovery

The skinheads are amazed to discover that glue is not only meant to be smelt.

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1983: Unrealistic expectations on a slave galley

He shouldn’t be surprised.

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1981: Cynical view of the after-life

This kind of joke would not have appeared during most of Punch’s existence. These expectations reveal a really jaundiced view of traditional religious doctrine. Today such an approach is quite common place.

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If that's eternity, I remain an atheist.

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1984: Animals behaving ‘like’ humans

When animals are portrayed as behaving like humans, we call this anthropomorphism. Here the dog on the left appears to be following this style but in fact his interest is still that of a dog.