Happy Thought for 11 July 2025

Have a Happy Thought:

 Many of us grew up loving the one-sided confrontations between Roadrunner and Coyote. But did you know there were very specific rules for how these encounters would play out?

 Warning: as you read these, you may find cartoon scenes playing in your head.

 

Rule 1. The Road Runner cannot harm the Coyote except by going "beep-beep!"

Cartoon characters on a cartoon AI-generated content may be incorrect.

 

Rule 2. No outside force can harm the Coyote - only his own ineptitude or the failure of the ACME products.

A cartoon of a rabbit pointing at a brick wall AI-generated content may be incorrect.

 

Rule 3. The Coyote could stop anytime - if he were not a fanatic. (repeat: "a fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim.' -George Santayana)

A cartoon character holding a fire extinguisher AI-generated content may be incorrect.

 

Rule 4. No dialogue ever, except "beep-beep!"

 

Rule 5. The Road Runner must stay on the road - otherwise, logically, he would not be called Road Runner.

Cartoon characters on a road AI-generated content may be incorrect.

 

Rule 6. All action must be confined to the natural environment of the two characters - the Southwest American desert.

A cartoon of bugs bunny and a rabbit AI-generated content may be incorrect.

 

Rule 7. All materials, tools, weapons, or mechanical conveniences must be obtained from the ACME corporation.

 

Rule 8. Whenever possible, make gravity the Coyote's greatest enemy

Cartoon character jumping in the air AI-generated content may be incorrect.

 

Rule 9. The Coyote is always more humiliated than harmed by his failures.

 

 

The Rules on a page, from creator Chuck Jones:

RULE 1. THE ROAD RUNNER CANNOT HARM THE COYOTE EXCEPT BY GOING "ВЕЕР-BEEP!" RULE 2. NO OUTSIDE FORCE CAN HARM THE COYOTE - ONLY HIS OWN INEPTITUDE OR THE FAILURE OF THE ACME PRODUCTS. RULE 3. THE COYOTE COULD STOP ANYTIME - IF HE WERE NOT A FANATIC. (REPEAT: "A FANATIC IS ONE WHO REDOUBLES HIS EFFORT WHEN HE HAS FORGOTTEN HIS AIM.' -GEORGE SANTAYANA) RULE 4. NO DIALOGUE EVER, EXCEPT "ВЕЕР-BEEP!" RULE 5. THE ROAD RUNNER MUST STAY ON THE ROAD - OTHERWISE, LOGICALLY, HE WOULD NOT BE CALLED ROAD RUNNER. RULE 6. ALL ACTION MUST BE CONFINED TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE TWO CHARACTERS - THE SOUTHWEST AMERICAN DESERT. RULE 7. ALL MATERIALS, TOOLS, WEAPONS, OR MECHANICAL CONVENIENCES MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE ACME CORPORATION. RULE 8. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, MAKE GRAVITY THE COYOTE'S GREATEST ENEMY RULE 9. THE COYOTE IS ALWAYS MORE HUMILIATED THAN HARMED BY HIS FAILURES.


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