File:Poker-playing dogs (Dorgan).jpg

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English: This cartoon by Tad Dorgan explores the life of an anthropomorphic dog who has lost all his money playing poker, but cannot resist the urge to keep gambling.
dog 0: WELL HERE YOU ARE COMING HOME AFTER AN ALL NIGHT POKER SESSION — BROKE

(arrow indicates the baggy eyes and stubble on dog 1 with the label BAD NIGHT)

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dog 0, crying: AND THERE'S THE WOLF AT THE DOOR NOW

dog 1: AW LET 'IM IN AND START A MENAGERIE

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dog 1: WELL — NO MORE POKER FOR ME — NO SLEEP — NO MONEY — NO GOAT

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(arrow indicates the city night scene dog 1 is viewing through a window with the label NEXT NIGHT.)

dog 1: OH SOLITUDE WHERE ARE THE CHARMS THAT SAGES HAVE SEEN IN THY FACE!! OH — I'M GOING OUT FOR A WALK

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dog 1: I'LL JUST WALK DOWN THE LINE A WAY AND THEN BACK TO THE HAYPILE

small human-like figure: HEY

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dog 1: WHOA-BILL — I BET THERE'S A GAME ON TOO

from a distance: UP TO YOU A HALF

small human-like figure: IMITATION OF SHRUBB TRIMMING ST. YVES

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dog 1: HELLO — I WASN'T GOING TO PLAY BUT I'LL SIT IN FOR JUST AN HOUR TONIGHT

dog 2: THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAY

dog 3:

dog 4:

dog 5:
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Source https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/illustrations/tad-thomas-dorgan-poker-playing-dogs-comic-strip-original-art-undated-/a/110082-12507.s
Author
Tad Dorgan  (1877–1929)  wikidata:Q7674223
 
Tad Dorgan
Alternative names
Thomas Aloysius Dorgan; Thomas Dorgan; Thomas A. Dorgan
Description American cartoonist, comics artist, journalist, caricaturist and screenwriter
Date of birth/death 29 April 1877 Edit this at Wikidata 2 May 1929 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death San Francisco Great Neck
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creator QS:P170,Q7674223
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The author died in 1929, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer.


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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