Re: Happy "Dennis the Menace" Day

On Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:24:45 -0000 (UTC), Keith F. Lynch wrote:

74 years ago today, a new comic strip named "Dennis the Menace," about a
mischievous child, first appeared in American newspapers.
 
On the same day, a new comic strip, also named "Dennis the Menace," also
about a mischievous child, first appeared in British newspapers.
 
The two comic strips have nothing to do with each other.  It's just a
remarkable coincidence.
 
What are the odds?  And is this evidence that we're living in a
simulation?  In a poorly programmed simulation?

I've come to the conclusion that there is a lot in publishing
that's not coincidental. For example the comics' creators may
have worked without knowledge of the other, but did their editors?
Publishers? I'd want to interview the creators to find out /exactly/
how they settled on the name of their character. Another instance
of the "special relationship" between Britain and the U.S.?