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  • Whiskey the turnspit dog

    October 15, 2008

  • *speechless*

    I guess this poor little guy was put out of his job by Hooke's mechanical spitjack...?

    Edit... I mean, spitjack?

    Edit 2... holy mackerel, first Fernando Poo and now this. This is my favorite Wordie day.

    October 15, 2008

  • Aww. Looks like they were beautiful creatures.

    October 15, 2008

  • "The breed appears to have died out with the advent of mechanisation in the kitchen."

    October 15, 2008

  • Well, yeah. Like... the spitjack.

    October 15, 2008