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	[~~[File~~:~~Onlyonegirl~~.~~png\|~~[[~~File:Onlyonegirl.png\|180px\|thumb~~]]]]		The phrase "'''Why come'''...?" is commonly used in place of "How come?" or "Why?". The phrase originated in ''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/brotherschaps/4546108550/ Smoak]'', a summer-themed comic drawn by [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], and [[Craig Zobel]] in the summer of 1996.
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	~~[[File:Onlyonegirl.png\|[[File:magnify-clip.png\|15px\|thumb]]]]~~		* [[Yearbook Character Page]] — The fact that [[Bubs]] runs his [[Bubs' Concession Stand\|Concession Stand]] is suggested as "why come he's so fat."
			* [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — [[The Cheat]] is asked to query [[Strong Mad]] "why come he didn't carve his pumpakin".
	~~</div>~~		* [[Email FAQ]] — This FAQ addresses the question "Why come I don't get any updates? I signed up!"
	~~Why come only one girl?~~		* [[FAQ]] — This FAQ addresses the question "Why come the '[[Joy of Painting]]' cartoon on the [[Toons]] menu don't work?"
			* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — A TV narrator says, "And that's why come [[Shakespeare]] was so awesome."
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	The phrase "'''Why come'''...?" is commonly used in place of "How come?" or "Why?". The phrase originated in ''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/brotherschaps/4546108550/ Smoak]'', a summer-themed comic drawn by [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], and [[Craig Zobel]] in the summer of 1996.

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	* [[Yearbook Character Page]] — The fact that [[Bubs]] runs his [[Bubs' Concession Stand\|Concession Stand]] is suggested as ~~"~~why come he's so fat.~~"~~
	* [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — [[The Cheat]] is asked to query [[Strong Mad]] ~~"~~why come he didn't carve his pumpakin~~"~~.
	* [[Email FAQ]] — This FAQ addresses the question ~~"~~Why come I don't get any updates? I signed up!~~"~~
	* [[FAQ]] — This FAQ addresses the question ~~"~~Why come the '[[Joy of Painting]]' cartoon on the [[Toons]] menu don't work?~~"~~
	* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — A TV narrator says, ~~"~~And that's why come [[Shakespeare]] was so awesome.~~"~~
	* [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — The phrase appears in the cartoon's name.		* [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — The phrase appears in the cartoon's name.
	* [[Ever and More!]] — Bubs says that not being able to fit in his lucky [[Pants\|pants]] for almost ten years was ~~"~~why come I'm in such a bad mood all the time!~~"~~		* [[Ever and More]] — Bubs says that not being able to fit in his lucky [[Pants\|pants]] for almost ten years was "why come I'm in such a bad mood all the time!"
	* [[FeedBurner Page]] — The update summary for ~~"~~[[FeedBurner\|New Baby vs. Updates!]]~~"~~ reads, ~~"~~Why come we been such bad friends!~~"~~		* [[FeedBurner Page]] — The update summary for "[[FeedBurner\|New Baby vs. Updates!]]" reads, "Why come we been such bad friends!"

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	* [[Deliberately Poor English]]		* [[Deliberately Poor English]]
	* [[Non-inverted Questions]]		* [[Non-inverted Questions]]
			[[Category:Word running gags]]
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	* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — A TV narrator says, "And that's why come [[Shakespeare]] was so awesome."		* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — A TV narrator says, "And that's why come [[Shakespeare]] was so awesome."
	* [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — The phrase appears in the cartoon's name.		* [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — The phrase appears in the cartoon's name.
	* [[Ever and More]] — Bubs says that not being able to fit in his lucky [[Pants\|pants]] for almost ten years was "why come I'm in such a bad mood all the time!"		* [[Ever and More!]] — Bubs says that not being able to fit in his lucky [[Pants\|pants]] for almost ten years was "why come I'm in such a bad mood all the time!"
	* [[FeedBurner Page]] — The update summary for "[[FeedBurner\|New Baby vs. Updates!]]" reads, "Why come we been such bad friends!"		* [[FeedBurner Page]] — The update summary for "[[FeedBurner\|New Baby vs. Updates!]]" reads, "Why come we been such bad friends!"

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The phrase "'''Why come'''...?" is commonly used in place of "How come?" or "Why?". The phrase originated in ''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/brotherschaps/4546108550/ Smoak]'', a summer-themed comic drawn by [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], and [[Craig Zobel]] in the summer of 1996.

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* [[Yearbook Character Page]] — The fact that [[Bubs]] runs his [[Bubs' Concession Stand|Concession Stand]] is suggested as "why come he's so fat."
* [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — [[The Cheat]] is asked to query [[Strong Mad]] "why come he didn't carve his pumpakin".
* [[Email FAQ]] — This FAQ addresses the question "Why come I don't get any updates? I signed up!"
* [[FAQ]] — This FAQ addresses the question "Why come the '[[Joy of Painting]]' cartoon on the [[Toons]] menu don't work?"
* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — A TV narrator says, "And that's why come [[Shakespeare]] was so awesome."
* [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — The phrase appears in the cartoon's name.
* [[Ever and More]] — Bubs says that not being able to fit in his lucky [[Pants|pants]] for almost ten years was "why come I'm in such a bad mood all the time!"
* [[FeedBurner Page]] — The update summary for "[[FeedBurner|New Baby vs. Updates!]]" reads, "Why come we been such bad friends!"

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== <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span> ==

* [[Deliberately Poor English]]
* [[Non-inverted Questions]]

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