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    Things Are Getting Weird on the Upper West Side

    December 7, 2025 | 8:30 AM
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    By Gary Martin

    I love when dogs dress like people. Nothing like being shown up by someone who still eats socks.

    Gary B. Martin is an illustrator and animator who has lived on the Upper West Side for more than 30 years. His illustrations appear in the Rag on Sundays, chronicling life in the neighborhood, New York City, and the Universe. See them all here. For a broader range of Gary’s work, including animations and other motion graphics, please visit www.martoons.com

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    Ellen T. White
    Ellen T. White
    9 months ago

    Good one 😂!

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    Nancy
    Nancy
    9 months ago

    Very funny.
    To me, dogs dressed as humans always look like they’re on their way to a tiny, magical job they’re definitely better at than we are.

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    Ken
    Ken
    9 months ago

    That would totally freak me out!

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    Debfrombrooklyn
    Debfrombrooklyn
    9 months ago

    This is wonderful because it reminds me of Atticus, the labradoodle, a therapy dog, with whom I worked in the Brooklyn Family Justice Center, DVU, before the pandemic! I love this post, and that doggie!

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    Maria
    Maria
    9 months ago

    Now, that is funny! Thank you.

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    Joanna
    Joanna
    9 months ago

    Good one, Gary! Made me laugh.

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    Merle Buff
    Merle Buff
    9 months ago

    So true and scary! Captured perfectly.

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    Lori
    Lori
    9 months ago

    Too funny!

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    Neal
    Neal
    9 months ago

    Men are animals.

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    Corcoran
    Corcoran
    9 months ago

    Thanks for the treat.

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    Nina
    Nina
    9 months ago

    Dogs rule the world

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    Pat
    Pat
    9 months ago

    He looks like my ex brother in law!🤣🤣🤣

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    Ellen
    Ellen
    9 months ago

    Dog needs “dude shoes”! Great cartoon. Soon we will be a different species!

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    Paula Sahli
    Paula Sahli
    9 months ago

    Nice tail 🤭

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    Judy Orich
    Judy Orich
    9 months ago

    It’s a doggy dog world so this commentary is perfect ! Thanks Gary.

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    Pat W
    Pat W
    9 months ago

    Good one!

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    Bill
    Bill
    9 months ago

    Always love viewing Gary’s creations. Very clever!

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    Ish Kabibble
    Ish Kabibble
    9 months ago

    I used to have a ‘lab mix’. When people asked, I described him as a ‘labracadabra’.

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    Rosie
    Rosie
    9 months ago

    Someone should tell the Labradude that smoking will kill him. Best to stick to chewing socks…

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    Joe Chiplock
    Joe Chiplock
    9 months ago

    I am not a dog owner but I got the joke!

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