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No. 562: Both the Manx cat and the Isle of Man cabbage have no tails - whoa

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Both the Manx cat and the Isle of Man cabbage have no tails - whoa

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Strip by: David Morgan-Mar, Andrew Coker

T-Rex: I've moved to live on
T-Rex: the ISLE OF MAN!
T-Rex: I am so proud of my Manx heritage and I am loyal to causes that favour the Isle of Man!
Utahraptor: This is new.
Utahraptor: What makes you so proud to live on the Isle of Man?
T-Rex: Well... for one:
T-Rex: The flag's definitely got legs.

The author writes:

Originally in Middle English the word "wight" meant a normal, living human being. So the Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight used to be the same place.