humbug
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Humbug Billy was never arrested but was left paralysed from the effects of eating his contaminated sweets.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2023
Two years later, he followed Kurtzman to his new magazine, the short-lived Trump, financed by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, and then to Humbug, which also folded.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023
When Mr. Kurtzman left Mad in 1956 to try other ventures, including the short-lived magazine Humbug, Mr. Jaffee followed.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023
Commercial fishing of salmon will not be allowed south of Humbug Mountain in Oregon until next spring.
From Washington Times • Apr. 7, 2023
“You mean just as good,” corrected the Humbug.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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