10th Annual Comcast America's Children's Holiday Parade Set for Saturday, Dec. 5 Nov 21, 2009
Consider these fun characters who will be on hand honorary grand marshal Miss Rosa (host of PBS KIDS); childrens grand marshal Sid the Science Kid; Six Flags FAB FIVE, including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck; Fisher Price Little People; and many more. Californias Great America will be joining for the first time with the Peanuts Gang, including Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy and Sally. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'It's Orwellian': Everyone in UK could be given a personal 'carbon allowance'... Nov 14, 2009
I own the Carbon so you need to send your checks me at: Daffy Duck 4200 LaLa Land Road Disneyland, California. daffy duck on November 13, 2009 at 05:30 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Who Can Claim the Titanic? Oct 27, 2009
Who Can Claim the Titanic. Who Can Claim the Titanic. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
WHAT'S IN STORE: Kapsoul Oct 24, 2009
Kapsoul offers a neon Looney Tunes Daffy Duck hat and a Tasmanian Devil cap for $32. There are also trucker hats, but instead of sporting a tragically trendy motto or logo scrawled on the front, Kapsoul sells a purple Prince mesh hat for $18. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Some things to think about at Georgia Oct 15, 2009
Minus the Daffy Duck voice and the spitting. SC Dawg. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Thrasher wins special election by landslide Oct 14, 2009
Among those who received votes in Volusia County: former Gov. Jeb Bush, Daffy Duck, Little Bo Peep and John Doe. The state, which certified the results Tuesday, has not received a tally of the cost of the special election, though estimates before the election indicated it could top $500,000. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Boy's own adventure Oct 9, 2009
"I grew up watching all the Looney Tunes characters. To think that one man did the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam and more is marvellous. ''I like to channel that in some way. It's a chance for me to break new ground ". While markedly different from his live-action work on films such as National Treasure, Leaving Las Vegas (for which he won the Oscar for best actor) and Adaptation, Cage says doing animation means he has to utilise other skills as an actor. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Mount Vernon proclaims Sept. 26 Glenn Beck Day Sep 4, 2009
mole wrote on Sep 3, 2009 7:37 PM:" DAFFY DUCK FOR GOVERNOR!!! ". LBW wrote on Sep 3, 2009 7:49 PM:" Panghorn; your RIGHT I'am a fellow traveler of the right wing.Formerly of the left wing but then grew up and switched parties, when I realized how the Democrats were lying to me.I do love this Country having spent 6 years in the Navy standing the watch.I find your analogy of the ship of state apropriate. Instead of navigating by the stars like me, you would rather use a lighthouse! Instead of... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Update: Judge delays decision on sending Pingle to prison Aug 28, 2009
rukiddingme wrote on Aug 27, 2009 12:24 PM:" Regarding sammy's comment about casting their ballot with great care- when was the last time you saw more than one choice on your ballot for a judgeship position?? The attorneys in this area will not run against an incumbant. I wrote in my ballot choices for judge in the last election, for Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, and Goofy! And they won!! ". mole wrote on Aug 27, 2009 12:25 PM:" why does this sub-human keep getting,preferential treatment!!my attorney... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Ponyo: A Hit from the Creator of Spirited Away? Aug 14, 2009
Ponyo' Review: A Hit from Creator of 'Spirited Away. Ponyo: A Hit from the Creator of Spirited Away. (Time.com)
Lack-Of-Progress Report: Obama At 6 Months Aug 6, 2009
Only the insightful few understand that hussein is nothing more than an artificial creation of the socialist media with no more substance or depth than a Daffy Duck cartoon. Wherever there are no mirrors, no cameras and especially no teleprompters (heavy drug use significantly impairs short-term memory), hussein vanishes. (CBS News)
New on DVD: 'Repulsion,' 'Towering Inferno,' 'American Affair' Jul 31, 2009
Due Tuesday: Harvard Beats Yale 29-29, the greatest football movie ever; so-so The Soloist; Daffy Duck. s Quackbusters. (USA Today -- Life)
Dead presidents, thespian dreams, and the meaning of life Jul 26, 2009
When he brought Daffy Duck to life, did he have a voice telling him he sounded like a duck. What would that have done to someone. (Boston Globe)
Not much rattling Nicolas Cage these days Jul 25, 2009
Cage: Mel Blanc is a hero because of what he could do with his voice for all the Looney Tunes, the Warner Brothers cartoons, to be the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig. To me, he's a great actor. (CNN -- Showbiz)
MOMMY BLOG: Why 'Taken' is the scariest movie ever Jul 22, 2009
One of the benefits of our son being gone over the weekend was that my husband and I got to watch a movie that had no talking animals, cartoon characters, or people with alliterative names (Mickey Mouse, Daffy Duck, SpongeBob SquarePants ). So we ordered in the which is just about the worst movie you could ever choose to watch if your child is out of arms reach. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Peter Wheeler, maverick in British sports car industry Jul 13, 2009
Samuelson remembers how Mr. Wheeler sent some TVR cars to Warner Brothers after Daffy Duck was drawn driving one in a Looney Tunes cartoon. Warner Brothers joked that TVR should change the color of the black leather seats so that Daffy s black feathers would not disappear into them. (Boston Globe)
Today in History Jul 10, 2009
In 1989, Mel Blanc, the "man of a thousand voices," including such cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, died in Los Angeles at age 81. In 1991, Boris N. Yeltsin took the oath of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic. (Yahoo News)
Aqua Ducks a great way to appreciate Albany Jul 6, 2009
There's a reason they laugh at Daffy Duck, Donald Duck, even "Disco Duck.". Put them on a duck-themed Hydra-Terra, where duck-call whistles are provided for use at appropriate times, such as when the tour guide tells a joke that's as corny as a bag of Fritos, and all seems ducky. (Albany Times Union)
Union wins, investors lose in bailouts May 28, 2009
Redneck, A genteel Southern Redneck would imitate Daffy Duck and say ,Maroon ... A genteel Southern Redneck would imitate Daffy Duck and say ,Maroon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Behind the 'Idol' curtain: 3 finalists, 3 days, zero rest May 13, 2009
" Allen hits his marks, but the new microphone still isn't making people happy. Time drags. People start telling airplane horror stories. Wojahn has one about landing gear that almost didn't come down. Holley, on hand to lend support, tops that with a tale of flying to Asia with Michael Jackson when the jumbo jet dropped 10,000 feet in seconds. At this point, Lambert and Gokey are sprawled shamelessly across a big brown leather couch. Lambert is texting a friend; Gokey is curled up in a fetal... (USA Today)
JOHN PAUL JONES: Learning at the fountain of my youth May 9, 2009
You might not think Roy Rogers and Daffy Duck have much in common, but they did on Saturdays when I was a boy. On Saturday mornings, cartoons ruled -- nonstop from breakfast to lunch, with just enough time to load another shredded wheat chunk in my bowl. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Black-magic dollars Apr 28, 2009
As Daffy Duck would say, "What a maroon!". And speaking of maroons, Bernanke, who saw none of this happening, recently said that he sees "tentative signs that the sharp decline in economic activity may be slowing", which made me laugh for many reasons, firstly because an idea for a witty Mogambo Editorial Cartoon (MEC) flashed into my mind. (Asia Times Online)
Hats and shoulders above the rest (1) Apr 12, 2009
Naturals for TV, they landed a weekly show on TNN and a Saturday morning series on CBS. They have been guests on countless TV specials and variety shows, and have shared the screen with Daffy Duck on the Cartoon Network and the Disney Channel s Stanley. In addition to writing for their own albums, they wrote the score for Pixar s For the Birds, the cartoon show theme for Thomas Timberwolf, and Woody s Round Up in Toy Story 2. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Vote today: Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Apr 7, 2009
Between the school board and West Salem Village Board races and anybody but him and Daffy Duck entries, the majority of ballots likely will have to be counted by hand, village Administrator Teresa Schnitzler said. Two of the four village board candidates former board member Marvin Iverson and newcomer Scott Schumacher are write-ins. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Future flushed down sewer Apr 4, 2009
There would not have been accepting of donations from the likes of Daffy Duck etc for his campaign. There would not be the need to explain many Dems nominated for high posts who have cheated on their taxes. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
'Coraline' Director To Get AFI Honor Apr 1, 2009
It's a satisfying award for writer-director Selick, who previously helmed the classics "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James and the Giant Peach," since it's named for Avery -- the late, legendary animator behind such characters as Daffy Duck, Droopy and Chilly Willy. Avery is also credited with coining the famed Bugs Bunny phrase, "What's Up, Doc?". (Click2Houston, TX)
Critic's corner Mar 24, 2009
This is a half-hour tribute to the animation artist who gave us, among other things, "Looney Tunes." Called "the Orson Welles of cartoons" by Robin Williams, Chuck Jones directed famous shorts featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Pepe Le Pew, as well as TV's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" He died in 2002 at the age of 89. (Review, Page 5). (Boston Globe)
How Universal Studios Created The M... Mar 24, 2009
The Munsters' pet raven was voiced by two actors -- Mel Blanc, the original voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and all the other Loony Toons characters, and Bob Hastings, the voice of Commissioner James Gordon in the 1990s Batman animated series. Source. (Suite101.com)
RETAIL: Slapped by recession, can Consumer Nation rethink? Mar 22, 2009
cartoons in which Daffy Duck or some other character has miniature versions of himself on his shoulder ---- one a gentle angel, the other a pitchfork-wielding devil ---- giving him polar-opposite accounts of what to do next. Shop. (North County Times)
TCM honors Bugs Bunny's director Mar 21, 2009
cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner ... Jones describes the bits of his personality he sees in his famous characters, including what he saw as his own selfishness, which manifested itself in Daffy Duck ... "All the characters had aspects of him. He'd always say he hoped he'd wake up, look in the mirror and see Bugs Bunny. 'Unfortunately, when I look in the mirror, I always see Daffy Duck,' he'd always say.". (Erie Times-News, PA)
A LOOK AT THE WEEK AHEAD Mar 21, 2009
SHOWCASE :: Erie's Entertainment Web Site. Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum to play Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Oon June 4 in Darien Lake, N.Y. Tickets on sale March 21 at livenation. (Erie Times-News, PA)
What we don’t know about the SEC East Mar 19, 2009
Maybe it s the fact that the football often looks more like Daffy Duck fired from a cannon than a Nerf Vortex. Well Chris Leak threw one hell of a spiral. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
UCLA Hosts Nebraska On Senior Day March 15 Mar 13, 2009
At the conclusion of the meet will be the fourth annual Mascot Dance-Off, featuring Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny courtesy of Six Flags Magic Mountain, Thunder from the Lake Elsinore Storm and UCLA's very own Joe and Josie Bruin. Best Deal In Los Angeles Sports -- The Los Angeles Times Fabulous Forum blog says UCLA Gymnastics could be the best deal in Los Angeles sports. (Uclabruins.com)
Murphy to slate Holyrood plan to axe nuclear power Feb 14, 2009
Tavish already has the the Daffy Duck role in his pocket, Darling has clearly morphed into Wiley E Coyote and Lard Foulkesakes is the spitting image of Yosemity Sam; the roughen, toughnest cowboy north, south, east and west of the Pecos. Yes, I can see this as yet another Acme Corporation production that will, as ever, blow up in Porky's face. (Scotsman)
Smarter Meal Choices for On-the-go Families Feb 10, 2009
An extension of the successful Eating Right adult brand, the children's meal packages feature Looney Tunes characters, such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, who act as "mother's helpers." The packaging uses the characters and a colorful Spot Your Needs easy-reference system to help kids and their parents quickly identify the nutrition in each item, based on dietary recommendations and regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Department of Agriculture, the Alliance for a... (Pekin Times, IL)
FACADE FROM WARNER FALLS Feb 8, 2009
The brothers went on to produce and distribute films and cartoons, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny among them. The Erie theater, with its crushed velour and gold-backed French mirrors, would house the Erie Philharmonic and the Lake Erie Ballet. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Appeal of Bugs Bunny Festival spans the ages Feb 8, 2009
most famous characters including Bugs, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Porky Pig. He created other characters himself, including Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, and Pepe le Pew. (Boston Globe)
