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Beaver being fed a jelly roll, Canada, 1931 (upload.wikimedia.org)
submitted 5 months ago by [M] to c/historyphotos@piefed.social
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[–] 7 points 5 months ago*

That beaver looks like the mom in What's Eating Gilbert Grape.

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    [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    This picture really appealed to the Mastodon crowd.

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    [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    @PugJesus This image *is* Canada.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Um, an Englishman coming here, pretending to be O.G., while taking advantage of a much younger indigenous woman? That is, historically, not a bad metaphor for Canada.

    Photo is Archibald Belaney, stage name Grey Owl, and the beaver was a pet because his young girlfriend didn’t like how he ran his trapline.

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    • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    @PugJesus

    "Is that what the kids are calling it these days?"

    Boom, tish... "I'm here all week, try the veal."

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