I am sure this has been done on this board a few times - but here goes:
[Deep Thoughts]
So my 7-year-old daughter and I am watching Looney Tunes Golden Collection (Volume 1, Disc 4 I believe) with the Fast and the Furry-ous, a Roadrunner/Coyote 'toon.
After the latest escapade sends the coyote slamming into the ground, she turns to me and says “man, Wile E. Coyote is so stupid! The Roadrunner gets him every time - and with stuff that would never happen!! The Roadrunner’s cool!”
That’s when I realized: I identified more with the Coyote. Life is a series of mad pursuits, contrived schemes and hopes dashed when the unexpected happens.
That’s what you get when you watch Looney Tunes coming at it as an adult vs. a kid. She thinks we’re all Roadrunners, but life typically shows us we’re all Coyotes…
In Tom and Jerry, the mouse almost always wins, and usually because he gets the help of the dog/owner in some way. From this I learned that superior talent does not guarantee success and it is more likely attributable to having friends in high places or just plain dumb luck.
On the other hand, if you believe you just saw a giant mouse, it’s a good chance that you actually saw an escaped kangaroo.
Here’s a very nice article on Road Runner People vs. Coyote People. One of the quotes in there reminds me of something Chuck Jones once said, “I dream that I’m Bugs Bunny, but when I wake up, I’m Daffy Duck.” I guess it’s the same way- we want to be the Road Runner, but more often than not, we’re the Coyote. In heaven’s name, what are we doing?
Ducks are the only species of avian that will not regrow feathers when lost. Fortunately, they keep their feathers numbered for just such an emergency.
If you have a bomb in your hand (i.e., a black, bowling-ball shaped thing with a burning wick) and it explodes and makes you completely black except for your eyes which are white and blinking, in the next moment you will be back to normal.
If you are ever asked to play “Those Endearing Young Charms”, watch out for that 11th note! Play it wrong deliberately and you’ll be fine.
No matter how small your house looks on the outside, the living room will be long enough that when you run through it that you can have several windows and furnishings interspersed every few feet.
Animals have devolved since the stone age. Back then animals were employed and did all the work that now have to be done by machines made by humans. The animals could speak, too.
