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Undine
@HorribleSanity
Poe/history blogger. Tweeter of damn fool nonsense. Enlightened on the subject of Goatology. Crazy Cat Lady. Grouch. Abandon hope, all ye who follow here.
strangeco.blogspot.comJoined August 2011
Undine’s Tweets
“Not to criticize your housekeeping, Annie, but when the dust on the floor grows to the point where it gets listed status, perhaps it’s time to buy a broom.” #GirlsOwnCC
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Enjoy this Sunday’s caption contest. Retweet to encourage others, include #GirlsOwnCC with your caption, and give a 
to all the captions that raise a smile or a chuckle (or a tsk tsk).
to all the captions that raise a smile or a chuckle (or a tsk tsk).
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19th century children's books loved those snappy punchlines.
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Good morning, Twitter.
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#OTD 1848 the deservedly short-lived humor magazine "John-Donkey" carried one of its frequent digs at Poe:
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Today’s Vintage Ad With Unexpected Cats.
I’m too puzzled by this one to even comment.
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This week's #Caturday scorecard:
J.B. Tomlinson home: 0
J.F. Wymer: 0
Cats: 2
(Elk City Journal 1938, via )
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Our #Caturday Feline of the Week is Miss Polly, who would have just loved iPhones. (Donaldsonville Chief 1913, via )
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Weekend Link Dump: Street Cat Bob, Victorian bicycling, doppelganger murders, Soviet conmen, cat spies, Napoleon vs. the rabbits & more!
strangeco.blogspot.com/2023/02/weeken
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Today’s Vintage Ad With Unexpected Cats has a perfect evening with our Weekend Drunken Kittens!
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Weekend Link Dump: Street Cat Bob, Victorian bicycling, doppelganger murders, Soviet conmen, cat spies, Napoleon vs. the rabbits & more!
strangeco.blogspot.com/2023/02/weeken
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#OTD 1848 Poe delivered a lecture in New York City on "The Universe." This talk was later developed into his book "Eureka." (Brooklyn Evening Star, via )
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Today’s Vintage Ad With Unexpected Cats.
I love it when they get hallucinogenic.
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Do not doubt me when I say that "Folklore From Adams County, Illinois" is the most WTF book ever published. #FolkloreThursday
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#OTD 1847 Poe's wife Virginia was buried in Fordham, NY. She was reburied in Baltimore many years later. (Brooklyn Eagle, via )
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Meet the family who got stuck with a ghost who couldn't spell. (Via )
strangeco.blogspot.com/2023/02/newspa
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We've all had days like this.
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Today's Vintage Ad With Unexpected Cats.
I'll bet you didn't know Granny smoked like a chimney. 👀
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Meet the family who got stuck with a ghost who couldn't spell. (Via )
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#OTD 1847 the Superior Court of New York convened to hear Poe’s libel suit against the publishers of the "New York Mirror."
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White rabbit!
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This caption seems to be lacking a few important details. (The Strand, 1893)
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Today's Vintage Ad With Unexpected Cats.
Aw, she's giving kitty a bath. That *always* ends well.
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Good morning, Twitter.
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Today’s Vintage Ad With Unexpected Cats.
The revelation that the Pied Piper had a letterhead is a bit surprising, too.
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