Istanbul was Constantinople.

[CorpGovActivist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsQrKZcYtqg">Tiny Toons rendition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73TtWwPkPFM">Original video

Take your pick. Or time them as a round. God, I miss the ol' dorm room. Good times, and our "study breaks" were legendary.

- Dave

[MrCoffee]

1. Why did Constantinople get the works?

That's nobody's business but the Turks.

Istanbuuuuuuuuuuuuul

[CorpGovActivist]

3. There were code words in our dorm room. Code words that meant no more work for the rest of the hour.

"Istanbul" was one such code word.

And http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Toons">Tiny Toons helped define sophomore year fun-making for us.

And it's a sure-fire way to perform a stealth strike on a college buddy or few. Send a seemingly serious e-mail title, with the single Pavlovian-programmed word in the body of the message.

Like: "Istanbul"

[SacredCow]

2. Memories!

Love 'em both. I was an absolute "Tiny Toons" fanatic in college- Add TMBG, and it was just nirvana.

To this day, I still use Shirley the Loon's standard sentence ending "or some junk..."

[CorpGovActivist]

4. Jinx!!!

See upthread.

Myra ... ROFL!

Max ... oh yeah, we had one in our group!

:rofl:

Wiping away tears here.

:toast:

Where'd you go? I hope you have a group of friends you still can share these touchstones with.

- Dave

[SacredCow]

6. LSU, in the early 1990's....

graduated in 1993. Unfortunately, that gang has been split up for some time now. Distance being one factor, as well as some differences in opinions post-graduation. But hey- it's still fun to remember! And every so often, I find another kindrid spirit!

Funny that you posted this today- I unearthed my VHS copy of the TT "how I spent my summer vacation" just this past weekend. I wanted to watch it, but my VCR has been stored for some time now, and I didn't feel like digging it out and hooking it up...

[CorpGovActivist]

8. Still get back to N'oleans?

My younger brother and his wife love that place. Patrick and I still haven't been yet.

Too bad about the post-grad split-up. I've got a merry band of siblings from those years that are true family of choice.

:grouphug: <---- welcome

Where are you now? Doing what? To whom? How often? With what implements? How slowly and painfully? Finally: when's the next meal, and who's bringing the microbrew?

[SacredCow]

10. I go to NOLA fairly regularly....

It's only about 70 or so miles away, I have a lot of friends there, and the selection of bars is MUCH better! You should definitely visit- Southern Decadence is always a good time to come!

As for the friends- well, it happens. They've been replaced by another more like-minded group that sometimes gets my references, but usually not... Such is life!

Your final inquiries will (mostly) have to be answered privately!

[CorpGovActivist]

12. Ah, Southern Decadence! And "down periscope" on the rest, I guess.

Yes, I would be afraid another big storm would hit, and I'd make a convenient scapegoat.

:rofl:

*down periscope*

Glub. Glub.

- Dave

[SacredCow]

14. If another storm hits for Decadence.....

You can come shelter in Baton Rouge- I can find room for a few!

[CorpGovActivist]

19. OK. Deal! And do you ever make it up this way? Or want to?

[SacredCow]

20. Assuming your profile location of VA is correct....

It's been quite a few years since I've been that way. So I'm probably due for a refresher visit.

[CorpGovActivist]

22. Alexandria, VA; just across the Potomac from DC...

... and 15 minutes away from any one of 4 different military bases.

Apropos of nothing.

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

5. Particle Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnUXZlatV6Y">Tiny Toons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqdGRFkHgaI&feature=related">Original. Very happy ending. Very, very, very reminscent of our college dorm, too. Or anytime we all get together. Still.

:thumbsup:

- Dave

[Donk Yore]

7. who gives a damn. I'm grumpy

[CorpGovActivist]

9. Why, Puddleglum?

[Pithlet]

11. I just got their new kids' CD/ DVD today.

Here Come the 123's. We've been rocking out to it all day. The kids love it, but secretly I got it for myself. I've been a fan since high school. I really recommend it for any TMBG fans, and anyone with young kids.

[CorpGovActivist]

13. Where'd you pick it up? Online or bricks and mortar? Turnabout fair play.

Thanks for the rec.

Do you have the Looney Tunes Golden Collection series yet?

OMG!

Classic. Still.

Interestingly, they come with a very - VERY - serious disclaimer about the anachronisms embodied by some of the portrayed stereotypes. This is a serious subject of academic debate at leading universities: were they lampooning, in the spirit of Twain, or were they reflective of unchallenged stereotypes that the creative teams actually held themselves?

Or both?

- Dave

[Pithlet]

15. I pre-ordered it on Amazon, and just got it today.

Amazon has bonus tracks on it. I got it bundled with their Here Come the ABCs. Love it.

No, I don't have the Golden Collection, yet, but I plan on getting it. Loony Toons has nothing on some of the other cartoons that came out around that time. My mother in law sent a DVD of old non-loony toon cartoons of the same era for the kids, and my jaw dropped to the floor. That's why I think Looney Toons was a bit of both. A product of its time lampooning a lot of the ideals of the day.

[CorpGovActivist]

18. I see a whirl over to Amazon in my near future.

Which non-Looney Tunes? Intriguing.

Inclined to agree with you about the mixed bag on the intent of the creations.

Met Chuck Jones; should've asked.

[Pithlet]

21. I'd have to look at it.

I'd never seen them before, and I've never seen the DVDs in any store. I have no idea where my MIL got them. Nowhere near the quality of Looney Toons. I put them away after one viewing.

[SacredCow]

16. I have the Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary Collection....

and the Golden Collection is on my "to get" list. I've got a very special place in my heart for the old Looney Tunes stuff... My dad and I seldom like watching the same things on TV, but this is our one common ground.

[Pithlet]

17. They still showed them on Saturday mornings when I was a kid.

And my dad always watched them with us.

[CorpGovActivist]

24. I think being a dad nowadays would be a lot easier.

The license to show affection has been expanded greatly in the last 30 years or so.

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

23. Shared DadTV: Little Rascals, Looney Tunes...

* Beverly Hillbillies

* Stooges

* Lucy

* Yankees baseball***

Bunch more, but mostly in that vein.

"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in 7 years." -- Mark Twain

One of the greatest joys of my adult life has been getting to know my dad better.

- Dave

*** We got so busted by my mom when we snuck out of church to listen to Yankees / Dodgers game on the car radio in the parking lot during the World Series, 1981. So worth it.

[trof]

25. and it's nobody's business but the Turks'.

So butt out.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

26. And there's no song about Byzantium

A nice old town.

[CorpGovActivist]

28. Byzantine Empire...

:thumbsup:

Awesome historical study topic. Timely, too.

- Dave

[radfringe]

27. what's up doc?

[CorpGovActivist]

29. Flag unfurled

[poiuytsister]

30. I was just thinking of this song today

and was going to look it up tonight. Thanks for doing my homework, and GET OUT OF MY HEAD.

[CorpGovActivist]

31. I used to pray as a child not to have those powers.

:rofl:

No, really, http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4432735&mesg_id=4432735">I did. Response #16, if you're interested in why a kid would pray not to be the Anti-Christ. Didn't seem fair to me that someone would be pre-ordained to do that. Free will, etc.

Synchronicity rocks, though, huh?

Which version of the video do you prefer?

- Dave