Althouse: "On social media, everybody loves that you're a dog."

May 5, 2019

"On social media, everybody loves that you're a dog."

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This week’s sketchbook drawing by @lianafinck, inspired by the famous cartoon by Peter Steiner. #TNYcartoons
A post shared by The New Yorker Cartoons (@newyorkercartoons) on May 4, 2019 at 8:31am PDT

7 comments:

Gahrie said...: Sorry attempt to brush away the anti-Semitic cartoon from last week.; 5/5/19, 4:44 PM
George Leroy Tirebiter said...: Wrong NY publication Gahrie, this is from the New Yorker. As was the original "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." from 1993, which has been on our fridge since I cut it out of that July 93 issue.

Tho my fave is Bad news, hon. I got replaced by an app.; 5/5/19, 5:03 PM
Ingachuck'stoothlessARM said...: OMD !!!!; 5/5/19, 5:09 PM
rehajm said...: On the internet everyone loves you're a cat.; 5/5/19, 5:24 PM
John henry said...: George,

Perhaps of the same cartoon but I first got onto the Internet proper in 1990. Mainly in use groups and alt use groups.

I remember hearing the phrase frequently even then. I had the impression it had been around for a while.

John Henry; 5/5/19, 6:54 PM
readering said...: I think pandas come in first place.; 5/5/19, 8:11 PM
fivewheels said...: Dog of the day: Remy playing Jenga.; 5/5/19, 10:08 PM

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