Subj : Language
To   : Ron Lauzon
From : August Abolins
Date : Thu Feb 18 2021 21:17:00

Hello Ron Lauzon!

** On Tuesday 16.02.21 - 13:20, Ron Lauzon wrote to August Abolins:


 AA>> I enjoyed the Looney Tunes.  The Roadrunner always
 AA>> perplexed me and I (as a pre-schooler and early grader)
 AA>> could never understand the joke in the Latin subtitles..

 RL> Sort of like watching the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons today.

 RL> There were soooo many jokes in there that kids just would not get.

OMG.  I just started watching a compilation of Rocky Bullwinkle  
that was offered on YT.  I remember many of the animations and  
intros of the various shows: Mr Peabody, Aesop and Son, etc..  
But I have to say that I do NOT remember any of the puns. At my  
age back then I don't even think I knew what a pun was.

The episodes are loaded with puns!  I'm laughing pretty hard -  
mostly because their actually pretty good, and partly because I  
missed those back then!

I'm watching one collection that involves a giant trunk, the  
treasure of Monte Zooma. In it is some great treasure. Turns out  
to be a car, but Boris thinks it's solid gold because the  
license plate says "14-K".   Anyway.. the plot ensues, and the  
next episode introduces Boris as The Laughing Latvian.  (That's  
pretty cool, 'cuz I'm Latvian!)

In another episode Rocky and Bullwinkle end up in a silly play  
of words, and the narrator says "stop your persistant  
persiflage".  I'm thinking there is NO WAY that a kid would get  
that word.

Anyway.. this shit is pretty good with the puns!  :D
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