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Tag Archives: Pets

Many people have beloved pets. Our pets tag applies to all pet articles, from posts about dogs and cats to former President Hoover’s pet opossum.

January 27, 2023
27
Jan 2023

1880 poem on becoming an older sibling

A poem about noses out of joint.
September 27, 2022
27
Sep 2022

Bad Dog Owners in New York City

Am I the only person willing to tackle this pressing NYC problem?
June 2, 2022
2
Jun 2022

1999 Post on Priscilla Pigsley the Guinea Pig

She wanted nothing more than to be a Vegas showgirl.
March 18, 2022
18
Mar 2022

On Haughty Dog Owners in NYC

“People call him the Mayor of Brooklyn Heights” (I am confident that this is not the case. -NAF).
March 11, 2022
11
Mar 2022

Justin and Justina 〜 The Austro-Hungarian Kitten

You must accept Franz Purrdinand.
February 1, 2022
1
Feb 2022

“Kitty’s First Pie” – An 1881 Children’s Poem From Harper’s Young People

“She made it herself … Without the least bit of help … But in eating it she’ll have / Assistance enough.”
January 26, 2022
26
Jan 2022

A Contemporaneous Account of Owney the Mail-Dog

(Post)man’s best friend.
January 3, 2022
3
Jan 2022

“Winter Quarters” – An 1882 Poem About a Very Warm Cat in a Muff

“Look at me here in my mistress’s muff; / My proper name is Vanity Puff”
November 30, 2021
30
Nov 2021

The Story of Billy Possum, President Hoover’s Pet Opossum

“It has been named ‘Billy Possum,’ and for the present is to be retained in Rebecca’s cage.”
November 24, 2021
24
Nov 2021

When President Coolidge Spared a Raccoon From Thanksgiving Dinner

“[S]aved from death by President Coolidge’s distaste for that particular delicacy.”
November 1, 2021
1
Nov 2021

Kevin’s “Goodbye Salad Days” Photos at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Photoville

〜A fence intervenes in a public art display〜
May 18, 2021
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May 2021

Justin & Justina 〜 The Existential Angst of the Yappy Dog

〜An auditory assault from a yappy dog experiencing existential angst〜