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This is no Looney Tune

March 11, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

In Warner Bros.’ cartoons, there aren’t really any unhappy endings (unless you consider the Coyote’s Sisyphean pursuit of the Roadrunner particularly tragic. I say nibble on a desert tortoise or […]

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