Antedating of "advice animal"

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"advice animal" (ATNW: 28 April 20110)

Here's a slightly earlier one dated 25 March 2010, also from urlesque:

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        • 3.25.10 - 10:00AM
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A Guide to Foul Bachelor Frog, 4chan's Funniest Advice Dog Spinoff
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Among the Advice Animal memespopularized by 4chan and Meme Generator, Bachelor Frog (aka Foul Bachelor Frog) occupies a unique "it's funny because it's true" space.
Whereas other advice animals (animal heads that give two-line directives), such as Advice Dog and Courage Wolf, emphasize over-the-top humor, Bachelor Frog relies on nuance familiar to anyone (especially dudes) who's ever lived alone. That naturally makes him the perfect internet mascot.
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http://www.urlesque.com/2010/03/25/foul-bachelor-frog-4chan-guide/
http://wayback.archive.org/web/20100327082222/http://www.urlesque.com/2010/03/25/foul-bachelor-frog-4chan-guide/


A couple appear in todo lists in Know Your Meme forums, both by Richie McNuggets.

First, 17 July 2009:
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— Mixing advice animals i.e. half a courage wolf quote with half an emo dog one. theres a ton of these.
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http://wayback.archive.org/web/20100213025203/http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/general/topics/232-undone-submissions

Second, 1 August 2009:
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— Mixing advice animals i.e. half a courage wolf quote with half an emo dog one. theres a ton of these.
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http://wayback.archive.org/web/20100213025142/http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/meme-research/topics/281-not-yet-submitted


A possible 28 March 2009, in a forum post title:

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Advice Animals are the greatest epic fad of all time [pics]
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http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=154994
Not in Wayback Machine.

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"Among the New Words" devoted to Internet memes (American Speech, Vol. 86, No. 4, Winter 2011, pp. 454-479)
http://www.academia.edu/1231435/_Among_the_New_Words_American_Speech_Vol._86_No._4_Winter_2011_pp._454-479_

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