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What is the appeal of Mickey Mouse?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Bubbler, Nov 24, 2011.

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  1. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    I really think they ought to work a cow (as in cash cow) into the Disney World character scheme. At $80 plus a person, it's like they're just printing money on a daily basis in Orlando.

    And what amazes me is the number of Europeans who make Disney World a vacation destination. That's a lot of Euros streaming into Fla. Maybe we should consider a deficit reduction strategy to build Disney theme parks in every major metropolis up and down both coasts.
     
    Captain_Kirk, Nov 25, 2011
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  2. lisa_simpson

    lisa_simpson Active Member

    You're remembering the second incarnation of the program from the mid-90s, after Cap Cities/ABC bought the Disney Co.

    Love Disney. Always have. Worked at the parks for one very memorable summer. But the appeal of the company goes way, WAY beyond the mouse these days.
     
    lisa_simpson, Nov 25, 2011
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  3. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    He is quintessentially American. That's usually all it takes.
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Nov 25, 2011
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  4. black dude with pompano

    black dude with pompano Member

    I blame children.
     
    black dude with pompano, Nov 25, 2011
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  5. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    This.

    Best line:

    Bugs Bunny. I love the shit out of Bugs Bunny. He's a Hall of Fame shit-talker, using his wits to cut you to pieces, and failing that, he'll literally fuck your shit up, usually via heavy Acme explosives.
     
    Double J, Nov 25, 2011
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  6. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    In deed, great stuff.

    Great to see some love for Foghorn Leghorn who was the fucking man...or rooster...you know what I mean.
     
    Huggy, Nov 25, 2011
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  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Yeah, but did Bugs ever use Acme explosives?

    Did the Road Runner loan them out?
     
    YankeeFan, Nov 25, 2011
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  8. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    I was wondering about that, too.

    Road Runner never really used them, either. He just scared the damn coyote into blowing himself up once in a while.

    Bugs Bunny kicks Mickey Mouse's ass in every way. Sure, he is a rip-off of trickster god tales about characters like Anansi, Loki and Nanabozho that go back long before the United States existed, much less Bugs himself, but he's so much more fun. (I know. Odd tangent. I've developed a real fascination with mythology of late).

    I think the greatness of Bugs Bunny is why I always found this Family Guy cutaway so disturbing.

     
    outofplace, Nov 25, 2011
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  9. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Mickey was good in the beginning...
     
    heyabbott, Nov 25, 2011
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  10. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    Well done. And yes, Bugs Bunney would fuck that rodent up. Can you imagine Mickey coming in, hearing Minnie screaming in the bedroom, and then as soon as he opens the door, that trap nails her?

    Or maybe once of those new fangled traps, where you put some bait inside, and the mouse climbs through, goes around in a circle and then snap, it turns out Minnie wasn't really in the trap, it was a recording, and now Mickey's neck got broken.

    Good stuff, Bubbler.

    PS -- stick around a week and you can tell all that to my sister's little kids.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Nov 25, 2011
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  11. Iron_chet

    Iron_chet Well-Known Member

    Bubbler's rants on anything are always awesome and great to see Daffy Duck get some love.
     
    Iron_chet, Nov 25, 2011
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  12. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Edited to return some bandwidth to the internet.

    Speaking of bloviated, yeesh.
     
    bigpern23, Nov 25, 2011
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