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		tylerritchie on June 12, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Oatmeal Fights Legal Threat, Raises $20,000 in... To be pedantic, it is not named for a wild dog. Wild dogs would be of the Canis genus, specifically C. lupus.

batista on June 12, 2012 | [–]

I got the impression he meant CNN? Pronouncing CNN as C(a)n(i)n(e)?

ktizo on June 12, 2012 | [–]

What? You mean something like that exists already? Surely it can't be particularly popular as how could it ever be taken seriously?

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