New Yorker

[Fred Shapiro]

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, Laurence Horn wrote:

> Does YDOQ (not to be confused with YDOG, the Yale Dictionary of
> Growls) have the catchphrase in question, with or without an antedate
> to the cartoon caption?

First, I agree that Alice's point was extremely clear, and the "Socks"
anecdote irrelevant.

I'm beginning to get the sinking feeling, Larry, that you don't have even
one copy of the YBQ, much less the recommended one for office, one for
home.  The YBQ has the following entry:

On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.
        Peter Steiner, Cartoon caption, New Yorker, 5 July 1993

Fred Shapiro


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