PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agoAuthor Mark Twain with his cat, Dublin. USA, 1906media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down10 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1123arrow-down1imageAuthor Mark Twain with his cat, Dublin. USA, 1906media.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareFloatingAlong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoSo it seems that this was taken in Dublin, New Hampshire, and the pictured kitten might be named Sackcloth or it might be one of two that he named Ashes. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mark-twain-liked-cats-better-people-180965265/
minus-squarefubarx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThis raises a far larger question. Do ‘rental’ kittens get to keep their name, or do they get ‘re-badged’ so new renters can pick their own name? 🤔
So it seems that this was taken in Dublin, New Hampshire, and the pictured kitten might be named Sackcloth or it might be one of two that he named Ashes.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mark-twain-liked-cats-better-people-180965265/
This raises a far larger question. Do ‘rental’ kittens get to keep their name, or do they get ‘re-badged’ so new renters can pick their own name? 🤔