Roadrunner

All Aboard the Meme Express – Wednesday, November 5, 2008

On this date in 1966, the Warner Brothers Company released it last episode of the popular Merrie Melodies Roadrunner cartoons. From that date on, Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner would be seen only in (You got it!) reruns. Stocks in the imaginary Acme Explosives company dropped with a bang.

Here’s a quick sample to refresh your Roadrunner memory:

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Today’s Meme Express prompt is simple: roadrunner.

Here are a few optional questions, to jump-start your inspirational engine:

Do you remember the Roadrunner cartoons?

Did you watch Roadrunner cartoons on television or in movie theaters?

Did you root for Roadrunner or Wile E. Coyote?

Were you annoyed by the persistent “Beep-Beep” of the Roadrunner?

Have you ever seen a real roadrunner?

Do you like to run on roads?

Perhaps this concept will inspire you to create a drawing, a poem, a short story, or a journal entry. Then return here to leave a comment with your link. (Be sure to include a link to the Meme Express. Grab our train graphic from the sidebar for your link, if you want.)

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