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Pogo Possum, Churchy LaFemme, Porky Pine and the rest of the Okefenokee Swamp gang butchered common phrases and skewered current events in the strip nationally syndicated from 1949 to 1975.

The Doggett family is having a laugh about the whole thing and even named their furry friend “Blossom the Opossum.” But what will the family do if she comes back looking for a sweet treat?

The Virginia opossum is North America’s only marsupial (a mammal that carries its young in a pouch) and is native to the southern U.S. However, it’s been staging an invasion into Canada ...