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...book is divided into three part: "Why the Bulldog is Losing His Grip," "Has the Bulldog Ragained His Grip" (and apparently he hadn't), and "The Decay of Bulldogism." Bulldogism, it seems, is a sort of Yale nationalistic spirit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Egg in Your Beer | 3/26/1955 | See Source »

...Offended Bulldog (Contd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 21, 1955 | 3/21/1955 | See Source »

...please let's get the record straight. A bulldog is not unsociable; it's love and affection with wrinkles on its face. It's not disobedient; it's will power and courage with a tail wag. It's not a brooder; it's patience and tenacity with the snuffles in its nose. And maybe, like all bulldogs, Jock "doesn't give a damn until he wants to give a damn," but those of us who are owned by bulldogs find they give a damn about the right things-like loving our kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 21, 1955 | 3/21/1955 | See Source »

...quoted as saying: "Bulldogs sit and brood-he never plays . . . Jock is the most disobedient dog-he just doesn't give a damn . . ." Perhaps I may have said all those things in an hour's time. However, I am most sure that I also said a great deal more about this lovable old breed. A bulldog is the most sociable, most lovable thing in the world. They love to play. They are mule stubborn, but not disobedient...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 21, 1955 | 3/21/1955 | See Source »

...ordinarily amiable English bulldog who has been carrying TIME clenched be tween my teeth each week to my master, I resent the human reporting in regard to the sterling qualities of my breed in your Feb. 28 issue. "Disobedient," "broods," "lazy," "never plays!"-Poppycock! At my present age of six years I will . . outpull any team of horses-in proportion to my weight. As for not playing, my master says I wear out toys more quickly than any other dog . . . . If by "unsociable" you refer to a certain digestive peculiarity that results in a sort of double-barreled halitosis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 14, 1955 | 3/14/1955 | See Source »

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