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Puerto Rico because he says it's a "Caribbean dogpatch."
The Clowns Of September: Bachmann, Boykin, Schlafly, Beck....and MORE!! 2009
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Thomas's name is also attached to onboardsigns.com and dogpatch.org, however.
Archive 2008-05-01 James Mirtle 2008
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They are like backyard terriers – lions at home, but on the dogpatch, they skulk around with their tails between their legs.
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It's not as bad as Soma Grand but why pay South Beach prices to live in the dogpatch?
SocketSite™ 2009
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Sep-11-08 04: 31 PM this should be a SHIT STORM dogpatch
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night all, my goats will be yelling for their breakfast at 5 am down here in dogpatch
amacleod03 commented on the word dogpatch
he proverbial Appalachian community—and by association any rural or agricultural community—inhabited by White people who are perceived or presumed to be ignorant and impoverished.
The reference is to the hamlet in the comic strip, Li'l Abner, which ran from 1934—1977. The creator and artist, Al Capp, was one of the best satirical cartoonists of his time.
July 11, 2009
alexz commented on the word dogpatch
In BC, a community of squatters living on boats at a Vancouver Island harbour has been called 'the dogpatch'
November 8, 2015