As with many of you, certain lines from classic cartoons have become part of my idiolect, including:
"That's not snap!"
"Lime, said the hippos."
"Chocolate biscuits? From breadcrumbs and butter beans?"
"You might, rabbit. You might."
"Crumbs, DM!"
"We will fix it…"
"When Bagpuss goes to sleep…"
"A carved wooden bookend in the shape of a woodpecker."
"Thuffering thuccotash!"
"Oh Brunnhilde, you're so wuvwy!" "Yes, I know it, I can't help it!"
"Kill the wabbit!"
"Yoinks, and away!"
"As if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared."
…and probably countless others that don't spring readily to mind.
It's fair to say that cartoons/animations have had a significant influence on my life. Though tbh, I think I've grown to appreciate, understand and love Looney Tunes more as an adult than I ever did as a child. Last summer, we went to Anifest in Canterbury for an evening of Looney Tunes hosted by Phill Jupitus and Emma Kennedy. Watching them in a communal environment on a big screen added a whole new dimension to them. I laughed lots, even at cartoons I have seen many, many times before.
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