Speedy Gonzales fans will recognize that credo... and show their age at the same time apparently.
About a month ago M had her soccer awards ceremony, which consisted of the girls hanging out in a goal after their last game while the coach expounded on each of their virtues and talents as beginning soccer stars. Not surprisingly, he talked about M's speed on the field, and gave her the nickname Speedy Gonzales.
Still today, M wants me to remind her (and this is a kid with a memory like none other) WHO Speedy Gonzales is. Oh how I miss the old cartoon days, when Mice looked like, um... mice, and Road Runners tried to escape wild coyotes and waskily wabbits and stuttering pigs were hunted by someone named Elmer Fudd and his pop gun. Ah, the good old days. They're not like today's cartoons which are just... stupid. Yes my dearest daughters, mommy said a bad word. But they are... they're just stupid! And violent! And people don't look like people - cartoonists must have a challenge out there on who can make the creepiest looking kid.
Well, I found this pictures of Speedy, and will have to show it to M tonight. I also discovered a couple of short clips from Speedy's adventures on YouTube that I'll share. Now that's real entertainment!
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