I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought it was the office cat. E. B. White
Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer, essayist and a contributing editor for The New Yorker magazine. He was also the author of highly popular books for children: Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte’s Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970).
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Stories and Quotes from the Mind* and Keyboard of A.A.Forringer 
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