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I can haz daguerreotype? (Original Post)
Earth_First
Jan 2014
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rurallib
(62,448 posts)1. while looking through stacks of old Time magazines
@ WWII era, we found that Time had a weekly "cat in an odd situation" with a caption each week.
Made me laugh out loud!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)2. The Egyptians drew pictures of cats on the walls of the king's tombs.
tclambert
(11,087 posts)6. . . . with funny captions in hieroglyphics
In fact, it is believed the urge to caption funny cat pictures led to the creation of writing in the first place. (It is believed by me and by lolcats.)
Translation: I had fun once. It was awful.
packman
(16,296 posts)3. Makes you wonder
Pyramids, extra-terrestrials, cats-----mankind stumbling out of the plains and there were the cats. Just too coincidental for me.
Xyzse
(8,217 posts)4. Not surprised, but this is awesome!
I didn't even realize I'd get to hear about daguerreotypes today. This makes me happy.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)5. Damn kittens these days can't spell for shit.
Not like the old days. And get off my lawn!!!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)9. Do you wear an onion
on your belt when you yell at clouds?
IcyPeas
(21,904 posts)7. more proof
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shenmue
(38,506 posts)8. Luvs it :)
Squee!
MADem
(135,425 posts)10. If you subscribe to SHORPY, you'll see this all the time. There was an American photographer who
did it as well, and he tortured both puppies AND kittens!