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Old Yeller
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What about Old Yeller I'm like Old Yeller had rabies everybody it was a mercy it was a mercy killing.
Buck Sexton · The Megyn Kelly Show · May 2024 Listen at 1:15:58 The best things said about it
But then you watch you know old yeller or every time i read where the red fern grows.
Why people recommend it
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson is a classic American children's novel about a frontier boy and his loyal dog in post-Civil War Texas. On Stuff You Should Know, the podcast hosts engaged in a lighthearted exchange where they humorously noted that the famous film adaptation was originally based on a book by Fred Gipson. Meanwhile, on The Megyn Kelly Show, Buck Sexton brought up the story during a political discussion to draw a distinction between a tragic narrative necessity and modern controversies involving animal treatment. Sexton referenced the famous canine character to illustrate a genuine mercy killing in the context of rabies, contrasting it with other unrelated public controversies. Although not discussed as a primary literary recommendation, the timeless novel and its iconic cinematic counterpart surfaced naturally in both conversations as a familiar cultural touchstone for illustrating themes of loyalty, difficult choices, and historical frontier life.
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Buck Sexton What about Old Yeller I'm like Old Yeller had rabies everybody it was a mercy it was a mercy killing 1
“What about Old Yeller I'm like Old Yeller had rabies everybody it was a mercy it was a mercy killing”
John Deloney but then you watch you know old yeller or every time i read where the red fern grows 1
“but then you watch you know old yeller or every time i read where the red fern grows”
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“Yeah, and a book, I think, too!”
“Old Yeller—you got it; old, it's in the name, old.”
“Old Yeller”