That's a line from an old Bugs Bunny cartoon. I'm not certain that the cartoons I watched as a youngster would pass any socially critical agenda check. Not these days. Back in the good old days of quality cartoons there was plenty of cartoon violence, mayhem, mischief, classical music and yeah there was lots of Mozart and his pals, and damn if those cartoon weren't about funny as hell. Today's culture of puritanical hysteria and hypocrisy would never allow antics like we had back then to even air. Classic cartoon violence was...violent but you had to put that violence in context. These were cartoons and no one took any of it seriously. Elmer Fudd would shoot Daffy Duck. Elmer would try and shoot Bugs. Bugs would drop bricks on Elmer. Daffy could fly in space without a space suit. The cartoons featured flying cars and cars that smashed walls. Tom and Jerry beat holy bejeepers out of each other and it was hysterically funny. Droopy Dog played a town sheriff and routinely shot up the cartoon bad guys and won the day. Talking vultures. Talking fish. Talking cows, birds, inanimate objects, dogs, cats, and symphonies no less. Yeah the cartoons back in the day were great. Children's television that meant something. The adults would even gather with us kids to watch the cartoon antics and laugh just like we young 'uns. Back in the days of duck and cover. Back in the days of early television. Back in the days when rock and roll was young and fresh. Dang, if I had known back then what I know now, well, I might not have wasted so many years being a dumb ass. I could suppose I'm still a dumb ass just a shade wiser. Not bud wiser. Moving on it is time for Friday machine art.
outlines in fractal motion -
surreal gordian knots -
have a good weekend every one and stay away from assholes in the supermarket carrying AR-15's. the previous public service announcement was brought to you courtesy of Amerikans For A Safer Shopping Experience.
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