cracked:When not boning his way through the aristocracy, Byron was really into his pets in a way tha
cracked:When not boning his way through the aristocracy, Byron was really into his pets in a way that was less like a cat lady and more like the Beastmaster. When he went to college, he tried to take his pet dog with him. Cambridge Trinity College was having none of it and stuck to their strict “no dogs allowed” policy, seemingly unaware that they were currently talking to Lord Fucking Byron. After being told no, Byron pleaded with the college to make an exception, but they wouldn’t budge.Seeing an opportunity to display the subtle dignity of the poetic soul, Byron went out and purchased a bear, then brought it to Cambridge.It didn’t take long for college officials to notice the abnormally large portion of the student body running in the same direction while screaming , “AAAAAHHHHH BEAR!” When they confronted him about the fact that he was essentially wagging his dick at them in front of everyone, Byron simply asked them to show him where in the rules it said that he couldn’t have a bear. Amazingly, there wasn’t a specific rule against it. Even more amazingly, Cambridge apparently operated on sitcom logic at the time, and officials decided they had no choice but to allow the bear to stay. Presumably they knew that if they did manage to evict the bear, Byron would have simply arrived to campus the next day riding a sled pulled by tigers.7 Legendary Acts of Petty RevengeAmazing. I bet if he saw a restaurant with a sign that said “no shirt no shoes no service” he’d walk in without pants and demand to be served. -- source link
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