That's all, folks!

You know you had one. Yeah, I'm talking to you. Nobody reading this (or anyone under age 30 for that matter) can say that they did not have a Looney Tunes shirt. Whether it was an oversized Tweety Bird nightgown, a green and gold tee sporting a picture of Taz in a Packer helmet, or even the sweatshirt that boasted yourself as a proud alumnus of Looney University, you know you had one. Even I fell victim to the trend. Of course I did it a year after everyone else did, because my mother read the book, "Complete Parents Guide To Keeping Your Children From Ever Fitting In" when I was in junior high. I mean, everybody was wearing these shirts! Jocks, hot chicks, stoners, not-so-hot chicks, teachers, fat kids, skinny kids, foreign kids...I challenge you to name one person from your past that you could not picture in a Looney Tunes shirt. Can't do it, can you?

The reason I bring this up of course is last week's discussion about the affect of the 90's on us today. In the 2000's, I believe all manufacturing of Looney Tunes merchandise has been relagated to WTOA (White Trash Outfitters of America), Inc. Can you think of anything else that goes better with a mullet or screams "Git' er done!" louder than a shirt with Marvin the Martian pointing his death ray off into the distance? I don't believe that Looney Tunes have ever been featured on a NASCAR shirt, as the two universes colliding would certainly unleash a force that would instantly put a broken down Chevy Cavalier in everyone's front yard and convert every house in America into a trailer.

Finally, can we quickly delve into why the Looney Tunes were popular in the first place? Have you ever seen a format of "entertainment" that has been so obsolete for so long? Did you ever really laugh at Bugs Bunny, that Wascally Wabbit, as he complicated the lives of Yosemite Sam and Elmer Fudd (amongst others.) The only real all star in the Looney stable was the Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote combination (and if it wasn't already taken, wouldn't Wile E. Coyote be a stellar name for a porn actor?) Why did it get to be 1994 and, all of a sudden people said, "Jeez Louise, I need a closet full of Looney Tunes shirts, stat! And I better pick up some Jordache jeans while I'm at it!" Was this an omen? Like "...then began the thousand years, when the tobacco chewing and those driving Chevy pickups shall inherit the earth?" I just don't think Looney Tunes are that funny (of course I think Kanye West may be the most overrated thing since internet stocks, too...and a lot of people freak out about him.)

Holy crap. I just saw this.

Hey, what's that old car doing in the front yard?

I'm finished.
Nate