PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 11 days agoAuthor Mark Twain with his cat, Dublin. USA, 1906media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down10 cross-posted to: cat@lemmy.world
arrow-up1122arrow-down1imageAuthor Mark Twain with his cat, Dublin. USA, 1906media.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink cross-posted to: cat@lemmy.world
minus-squareFloatingAlong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 days 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-up2·10 days 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? 🤔