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Things Are Getting Weird on the Upper West Side

December 7, 2025 | 8:30 AM
in ABSURDITY, ART
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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
3 months ago

Good one 😂!

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Nancy
Nancy
3 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
3 months ago

That would totally freak me out!

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Debfrombrooklyn
Debfrombrooklyn
3 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
3 months ago

Now, that is funny! Thank you.

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Joanna
Joanna
3 months ago

Good one, Gary! Made me laugh.

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Merle Buff
Merle Buff
3 months ago

So true and scary! Captured perfectly.

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Lori
Lori
3 months ago

Too funny!

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Neal
Neal
3 months ago

Men are animals.

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Corcoran
Corcoran
3 months ago

Thanks for the treat.

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Nina
Nina
3 months ago

Dogs rule the world

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Pat
Pat
3 months ago

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

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Ellen
Ellen
3 months ago

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

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Paula Sahli
Paula Sahli
3 months ago

Nice tail 🤭

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Judy Orich
Judy Orich
3 months ago

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

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Pat W
Pat W
3 months ago

Good one!

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Bill
Bill
3 months ago

Always love viewing Gary’s creations. Very clever!

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Ish Kabibble
Ish Kabibble
2 months ago

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

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Rosie
Rosie
2 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
2 months ago

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

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