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From the Wikipedia page on Dante Gabriel Rossetti:
During this time, Rossetti acquired an obsession for exotic animals, and in particular wombats. He would frequently ask friends to meet him at the "Wombat's Lair" at the London Zoo in Regent's Park, and would spend hours there himself. Finally, in September 1869, he was to acquire the first of two pet wombats. This shortlived wombat, named "Top", was often brought to the dinner table and allowed to sleep in the large centrepiece of the dinner table during meals. Indeed, this is said to have inspired the dormouse from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.Lest you think this is a case of Wikipedia hacking, like the Eric-discovered description of Machiavelli's philosophy as "testiculogical" (as opposed to "teleological"), here's an article on the very subject.
I'm peeing and dying of joy at the same time.
1 comment:
oh dgr.
oh wombats.
i can't even begin to fathom how awesome it would have been to grow up in that family.
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