Comments on: Brer Possums Sent to White House for Christmas in 1907

By: lain

lain — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:07:02 +0000

Good point, Starr. Perhaps it was in their wills, and Postmistress Longstreet was in charge of their estate.

Kirk, maybe you should write and distribute a pamphlet on postmistresses if you know so much about them.

By: Starr

Starr — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:22:19 +0000

If I were an opossum, the White House would be the only place for me to be.

By: Kirk

Kirk — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:48:50 +0000

Lain, Postmistress is the old timey title given to a woman in charge of a post office. You will have to make some big changes in your life in order to apply for the position.

By: lain

lain — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:44:04 +0000

Tom: exactly! Jodi, as far as I know, yes. Check out this New York Times op-ed, Where The Wild Things Were, that chronicles how folks like Mark Twain had a much gamier diet back then. (h/t Asian Cajuns!)

By: Jodi

Jodi — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:07:45 +0000

Did people really eat possums and find these to be a special christmas feast?

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:28:58 +0000

Awesome opossum.