The dog ate my homework (1962)

[Barnhart]

I remember this from 5th grade (1953 or so).

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>(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
>In a Class by Themselves
>By FLORENCE CROWTHER. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.:
>Feb 18, 1962. p. BR10 (1 page) :
>   Homework still isn't handed in because the book was left in school;
>the dog ate it; the baby ate it; little brother scribbled all over it;
>mother was sick; last night was Scout meeting; it rained.
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>Excuse Me!; A History of Delightful Deceits And Other Unpardonable Talk
>Making One's Excuses
>By Michael Kernan. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington,
>D.C.: Jul 6, 1981. p. C1 (2 pages)
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>The Dog Ate My Homework
>William McPherson. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington,
>D.C.: Mar 27, 1984. p. A23 (1 page)
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>(OCLC WORLDCAT)
>Aaugh! A dog ate my book report /
>Author: Schulz, Charles M.; Schulz, Charles M.
>Publication: [New York] : HarperCollins, 1998
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>My dog ate it /
>Author: Benjamin, Saragail Katzman.
>Publication: New York : Holiday House, 1994
>
>The dog ate my homework /
>Author: Haynes, Betsy.
>Publication: New York : HarperPaperbacks, 1997
>
>The dog ate my homework :
>personal responsibility--how we avoid it and what to do about it /
>Author: Barry, Vincent E.
>Publication: Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews and McMeel, 199? (accidentally
>deleted--ed.)
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>The dog ate my home work :
>poems /
>Author: Holbrook, Sara.
>Publication: Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, 1996
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>The dog ate it :
>conquering homework hassles /
>Author: McEwan, Elaine K., 1941-
>Publication: Wheaton, Ill. : Harold Shaw Publishers, 1996
>
>My dog ate my homework! :
>a collection of funny poems /
>Author: Lansky, Bruce.; Carpenter, Stephen,
>Publication: Minnetonka, MN : New York : Meadowbrook Press ; Distributed
>by Simon & Schuster, 2002, 1996
>
>The dog ate my homework social skills for today /
>Author: Slonecki, Catherine. Publication: Freeport, NY :; Educational
>Activities/Activity Records, 1995
>
>My dog ate it /
>Author: Benjamin, Saragail Katzman.
>Publication: New York : Scholastic Inc., 1994
>
>My dog ate my homework :
>and other lame excuses!
>Publication: Lansing, MI : Office of Highway Safety Planning, 2001
>
>The dog ate my homework
>Author: Caserta, Carmen Dana.; Eberl, Luke., and others Publication:
>Jacksonville, IL : New Dimension Media, Inc., 1999
>Document: English : Visual Material  : Videorecording : Elementary and
>junior high school  :  VHS tape
>
>My homework ate my dog :
>great cartoons from the Phi Delta Kappan, 1991-1996 /
>Author: Bucheri, Carol.; Way, Sheila.
>Publication: Bloomington, Ind. : Phi Delta Kappa International, 1996
>
>The dog ate my home work /
>Author: Holbrook, Sara.
>Publication: [Bay Village, Ohio] : S. Holbrook, 1993
>
>My dog ate my retirement plan :
>how to find an extra $1,000 a month when you retire /
>Author: Greenleaf, Geofrey, J.
>Publication: Cleveland, OH : Greenleaf, 2003
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>My dog ate my homework! /
>Author: Lansky, Bruce.; Carpenter, Stephen.
>Publication: Minnetonka, Minn. : Poole : Meadowbrook ; Chris Lloyd, 2003,
>1996
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