The controversial cover of this week's New Yorker was meant to poke fun at the "politics of fear" surrounding Illinois Sen.

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Mr. Reagan particularly liked to poke fun at the shortcomings of our modern tax system.

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Another Republican understandably went out of his way not to poke fun at the tax collectors.

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There are currently a series of catchy Dentyne ads that poke fun at our overly social-networked society.

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There are a number of big name YouTubers out there who upload gameplay videos of various titles and either poke fun at them, or instruct their viewers how to better play the featured title.

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Most of these have a multiracial cast, look to Africa for inspiration rather than clinging to images of Europe or America, or poke fun at South African racial stereotypes.

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Seems a near-decade of comedy routines, movies and TV commercials that poke fun at foreign accents in distant lands answering questions about simple product information has had an effect.

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