A Cultural Icon

Sometimes, common culture shows through automatically or, as Grandma woulda said, “You can’t get away from your 'raisin’”

Eliseo, who lives in the apartment upstairs and is Yoko the Pug’s “real” daddy, was taking him for a walk and slipped off the curb, spraining his ankle.  When he did, he dropped the leash and the dog immediately saw his advantage and took off.

As Eliseo was lying in the street moaning, trying to get his bearings and stand back up, Yoko came back, sniffed at him for a moment and then, as if he realized his daddy was hurt, ran to the door of a nearby house where he barked, trying to get someone to come out.

When we were told of this event, we looked at each other and, as if on cue, said, “Quick, Lassie, run for help!”

It was spontaneous and automatic, but any child of the 60’s will immediately understand the reference.