Teacher’s Pet

by Clare Briggs · October 30, 2019

Clare Briggs

Clare Briggs is a famous cartoonist who lived from 1875 to 1930. Poems by Wilbur Nesbitt.

Jaybird says:

October 30, 2019 at 7:37 am

A cat-call, if you will.

We don’t use that one anymore. What does it signify here?Report
fillyjonk says:

October 30, 2019 at 8:25 am

I assume the “Me-yow” is a reference to pet cats, because teacher’s pet. The implication also being that cats are more “feminine” than dogs…so there might be an added insult thereReport

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