Althouse: Aw, the cute puppy.

August 27, 2006

Aw, the cute puppy.

Just an old, old stuffed animal that resides chez Althouse.

6 comments:

Maxine Weiss said...: Do you ever dream about Ramona?

Will you ask Chris if he ever dreams about Ramona?

How come you never do dream interpretation?

Peace, Maxine; 8/27/06, 10:58 PM
Ann Althouse said...: Actually, it's not threadbare from use but pure age. It's at least 50 years old. It hasn't been played with at all in, probably, more than 40 years. I don't even really know whose toy it was. It's in as good condition as it is because it wasn't particularly loved!; 8/27/06, 11:52 PM
Anonymous said...: It's actually sad it wasn't loved to pieces. It is surprising, though, how well some of those old stuffed animals hold up.

Our youngest (now 10) fell in love with Mom's old stuffed toy squirrel, "Snoopy," and wore a little more fir off before Snoopy finally retired to family heirloom status. Mom is Ann's age, so that squirrel had a 40-year career, and made two kids, one from the 50's and the other from the 90's, very happy.

I know, I know, it's a squirrel (Cue the "squism" wisecracks), and the name is unfortunate. But this one's really cute and so far has none of the hygiene challenges of its wild cousins. A few more years of a small child's attentions, however, would almost certainly change that.; 8/28/06, 1:00 AM
Sasha Amorosa said...: Reminds me of the little Gund bulldog that the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, gave to my son years back. A puppy with punch.; 8/28/06, 5:34 AM
Ann Althouse said...: Man, you people have some sentimental attitudes about stuffed animals!

Every stuffed animal a loved stuffed animal.

Sounds like a Planned Parenthood slogan.

Does every toy car and robot have to be loved too?

You do realize dogs are godless killing machines, don't you?

I actually think this dog is from the 1920s and that it belonged to my mother or father. Look at the way the legs are attached to the body. I don't think it was done that way in the 1950s.

Can I get some more scientific analysis here?; 8/28/06, 8:45 AM
Anonymous said...: No scientific analysis but a bit more about sentiment:

My wife's OTHER well-loved stuffed animal was a blue Steiff teddy bear. She found out some time ago that it's a valuable antique. Needless to say, our youngest never saw it.

We're sentimental, but not THAT sentimental.; 8/28/06, 11:17 AM