# In a coon's age

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-coons-age/518696>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [November 23, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-coons-age/518696 "2009-11-23T21:24:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![dragonease](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@dragonease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonease)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-coons-age/518696/1 "2009-11-23T21:24:38Z")

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could say when Hector was a pup

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-coons-age/518696/2 "2009-11-23T21:28:08Z")

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[Link to column.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1536/whats-the-origin-of-coons-age)