You know, I just had a silly thought. I was reminded of a Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Wile E. Coyote and Sheepdog. Every morning, the two of them show up at the sheep pasture, lunchboxes in hand, civilly greet each other, and punch into the time clock. Then they proceed to "contend with each other" all day long.
Eventually the five o'clock whistle blows. So Wile E. and SD, now-empty lunchboxes in hand, come back to the time clock, punch out, and very civilly exchange cordial goodbyes.
Next day, it all starts all over again. :^)
Even cartoons can be "true!" (Did you ever see the Simpsons one, where Homer gets "lost" in a higher dimension? Who says cartoons are just for kids! I'd say most of the Simpsons is inaccessible to children....)
Thanks for writing RWP!
The best cartoons are always written so children and adults can watch together. They just don't laugh at the same things.
One of my biggest regrets, now my youngest is 15 and won't be seen dead at a "kids' movie", is I have no legitimate excuse to go to G-rated movies any more (the last thing I persuaded him to see with me was the Incredibles). Until one of the older ones provides me with grandchildren, I'm stuck with DVDs.
A velvet glove with roll of pennies in it.. as delicately swiped to the cheek as any swiping I've even seen swiped..
The art of insult is NOT DEAD... about as lovely a piece of work as I've ever seen.. an apt too.. pure grace..