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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
Saturday's "9 Chickweed Lane" comic is cute, and references the Edward
Lear poem "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" (I think the reason I like that strip so much is the literacy of the creator and the characters). Links: strip - http://comics.com/9_chickweed_lane/ poem - http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/pussy.html -- T.E.D. ) MST (Missouri University of Science and Technology) used to be UMR (University of Missouri - Rolla). |
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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
"Ted Davis" wrote in message
news Saturday's "9 Chickweed Lane" comic is cute, and references the Edward Lear poem "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" (I think the reason I like that strip so much is the literacy of the creator and the characters). Links: strip - http://comics.com/9_chickweed_lane/ poem - http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/pussy.html -- T.E.D. ) MST (Missouri University of Science and Technology) used to be UMR (University of Missouri - Rolla). I liked that one too. I wonder how many people got it? Joy |
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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:26:12 -0700, Joy wrote:
"Ted Davis" wrote in message news Saturday's "9 Chickweed Lane" comic is cute, and references the Edward Lear poem "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" (I think the reason I like that strip so much is the literacy of the creator and the characters). Links: strip - http://comics.com/9_chickweed_lane/ poem - http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/pussy.html I liked that one too. I wonder how many people got it? Joy It took me a couple of minutes - then I realized the thing on the left was an owl. From there it took only seconds: it *had* to be a literary reference, and owl + cat = "The Owl and the Pussycat". It couldn't be anything else. When I looked up the poem, I noticed that the illustration at the top of the page bore a remarkable resemblance to the comic. -- T.E.D. ) MST (Missouri University of Science and Technology) used to be UMR (University of Missouri - Rolla). |
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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
"Ted Davis" wrote in message
news On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:26:12 -0700, Joy wrote: "Ted Davis" wrote in message news Saturday's "9 Chickweed Lane" comic is cute, and references the Edward Lear poem "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" (I think the reason I like that strip so much is the literacy of the creator and the characters). Links: strip - http://comics.com/9_chickweed_lane/ poem - http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/pussy.html I liked that one too. I wonder how many people got it? Joy It took me a couple of minutes - then I realized the thing on the left was an owl. From there it took only seconds: it *had* to be a literary reference, and owl + cat = "The Owl and the Pussycat". It couldn't be anything else. When I looked up the poem, I noticed that the illustration at the top of the page bore a remarkable resemblance to the comic. -- T.E.D. ) MST (Missouri University of Science and Technology) used to be UMR (University of Missouri - Rolla). It didn't look much like an owl, did it. I thought of the reference immediately, but decided it wasn't an owl. I tried to figure out what it was, then saw the claws and realized it was some sort of bird. I started trying to puzzle that out when I realized - Duh! An owl *is* a bird! Bingo! The cartoonist must have patterned the picture after the illustration. Otherwise he probably would have had a more owl-looking owl. Joy |
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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
Ted Davis wrote:
Saturday's "9 Chickweed Lane" comic is cute, and references the Edward Lear poem "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" (I think the reason I like that strip so much is the literacy of the creator and the characters). Links: strip - http://comics.com/9_chickweed_lane/ poem - http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/pussy.html I love that strip, especially the Hallmarks of Felinity (hallmarks from 1999-2004 are gathered on http://www.student.ipfw.edu/~osbodr0...llmark00.html). -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
Joy wrote:
"Ted Davis" wrote in message news On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:26:12 -0700, Joy wrote: "Ted Davis" wrote in message news Saturday's "9 Chickweed Lane" comic is cute, and references the Edward Lear poem "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" (I think the reason I like that strip so much is the literacy of the creator and the characters). Links: strip - http://comics.com/9_chickweed_lane/ poem - http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/pussy.html I liked that one too. I wonder how many people got it? Joy It took me a couple of minutes - then I realized the thing on the left was an owl. From there it took only seconds: it *had* to be a literary reference, and owl + cat = "The Owl and the Pussycat". It couldn't be anything else. When I looked up the poem, I noticed that the illustration at the top of the page bore a remarkable resemblance to the comic. -- T.E.D. ) MST (Missouri University of Science and Technology) used to be UMR (University of Missouri - Rolla). It didn't look much like an owl, did it. I thought of the reference immediately, but decided it wasn't an owl. I tried to figure out what it was, then saw the claws and realized it was some sort of bird. I started trying to puzzle that out when I realized - Duh! An owl *is* a bird! Bingo! The cartoonist must have patterned the picture after the illustration. Otherwise he probably would have had a more owl-looking owl. Joy IMHO a Scottish Fold cat looks like an owl, except for the beak/\ |
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