How do dog catchers get paid? A poem was printed in the Indianapolis (IN) News on September 15, 1064:
The dog catcher, the butcher,
And the carpenter, I’ve found,
All have one thing in common,
They get paid by the pound. “
“Q: How do dog catchers get paid? A: By the pound, of course!” was printed in the Boston (MA) Globe on July 19, 1987. “Bumper Sticker DOG CATCHERS GET PAID BY THE POUND” was printed in The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) on January 25, 1988.
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15 September 1964, Indianapolis (IN) News, “Hoosier Homespun,” pg. 9, col. 3:
IN COMMON
The dog catcher, the butcher,
And the carpenter, I’ve found,
All have one thing in common,
They get paid by the pound.
—Bill Engel
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19 July 1987, Boston (MA) Globe, “Riddles,” Funpages, pg. 2, col. 3:
Q: How do dog catchers get paid?
A: By the pound, of course!
—By Abigail J., 10, Marshfield
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25 January 1988, The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK), Volney Meece column, Sports sec., pg. 11, col. 1:
Bumper Sticker
DOG CATCHERS
GET PAID BY THE POUND
Google Books
Squeaky Clean Jokes for Kids
By Bob Phillips and Steve Russo
Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers
1997
Pg. 26:
Gertie : How do dog catchers get paid?
Bertie : I can’t guess .
Gertie : By the pound.
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Dog catchers get paid by the pound.
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How does a dog catcher get paid? By the pound.
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How does a dog catcher get paid? By the pound.
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