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   fermiproblem said, 5 months ago

   um… I’m getting déjà vu here from yesterday’s strip….

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   pschearer said, 5 months ago

   Yesterday he misspelled Jack Russell and I posted on it. Today he corrected it.

   The power! THE POWER!!!

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   Ji2m said, 5 months ago

   pschearer,

   Since we’re picking nits, the proper name for the breed is Parson Russell Terrier. The AKC does not list Jack Russell. You can check it at www.akc.org…

   Frank,

   PLEASE do not take offense… I’m just offering a little smackdown in your defense.

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   jacklogan said, 5 months ago

   I thought was just me… a deja vù

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   pschearer said, 5 months ago

   Ji2m, (the 2 is silent?):
   My hat is off to a champion nit-picker par excellence.

   But you might want to take it up with the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America and with Wikipedia (where I confirmed the spelling) which lists the Parson Russell Terrier as a “related breed” to the Jack Russell.

   Until the issue is resolved, I do not feel in any way smacked down.

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   JonD17 said, 5 months ago

   pschearer, Ji2m;

   Named for the respected huntsman Rev. John Russell, the Parson Russell Terrier was first bred in the south of England in the mid-1800s to hunt red fox. Traditionally, the Parson followed the fox underground to flush him out for the hunter. Authorities claim that after Rev. Russell’s death some of his bloodlines were crossed with the Welsh Corgi and other terrier breeds, creating a different type dog, the “Jack Russell Terrier.” The parent club for the breed requested a name change from Jack Russell to Parson Russell Terrier.