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Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by quickthrower2 on Monday October 16, 2023 @09:16PM (#37909059)
Is that cat a meme from the 1890s?
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Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by LVTfan on Monday October 16, 2023 @10:02PM (#37909522)
See the first page of lvtfan.typepad.com for the story! It goes back to November, 1887, and a speech from a then-judge, later congressman, from California.
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Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by cosmojg on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @01:04AM (#37910827)
Yes! It's probably one of the most successful visual memes outside of religion.
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