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ezhammer t1_j95vgqb wrote

Reply to comment by Batracho in Inside Abraham Lincoln's Wrestling Career Before He Was President by Professional_Bite725

He liked regular cats a whole lot? Or he was a big fan of tigers and leopards?

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Batracho t1_j95w16e wrote

Regular cats, he kept rescuing and bringing cats into his house iirc, to dismay of his wife. He also had 2 cats called Tabbie and Dixie.

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bokononpreist t1_j96201b wrote

Lmao naming one of his cats Dixie while he was in the White House is hilarious.

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Stardustchaser t1_j96lqbv wrote

When the Civil War ended and the South’s defeat announced, Lincoln was at a party and ordered the band to play Dixie as a sign of respect.

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7LeagueBoots t1_j9880jz wrote

You sure he didn’t tell them to play with Dixie and they misinterpreted it?

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mwaller t1_j9w116j wrote

An homage to the Dixiecats possibly.

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knaugh t1_j97zady wrote

He liked regular cats a normal amount, Lincoln himself was huge

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