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Aug 5, 2022Liked by Tosh Berman

NOT a fan of the series. Jay North's Dennis ultimately had his heart in the right place, unlike the Dennis of the original Hank Ketcham comic strip, who I recall as more of an anarchist. Like me. I did love my parents, and in order to avoid causing them undue distress, I lied a lot. My disobedience was surreptitious and my defiance passive aggressive. They really never knew what I got up to.

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As a kid I read Dennis the Menace in the newspaper, especially the Sunday edition. Full-color! But yeah, I adopted certain Dennis traits as a child. Even carrying a slingshot in my back pocket.

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