Page 11: Yes, baking soda does have that effect.With a shout of "Arriba! Arriba! Andelé!" Speedy Gonzales drags a pained Sylvester down a street while inside, and at the end of, the cat's tail. Sylvester's rear paws cut grooves into the street, leaving trails of fire.
Speedy leads Sylvester on a chase through the lab of a cheese factory, ending it abruptly by catapulting a large cheese onto the cat. Realizing he's lost the knack, Sylvester hits upon the idea of restoring the "fire" with a mix of hot spicy foods.
The concoction works, with the side effect of turning Sylvester red. He runs through the factory and finds Speedy just as the mouse returns. This time Sylvester stops Speedy, by a means that sends the rodent into a large hopper full of melted cheese. With Speedy out of the way, Sylvester sets about catching the other mice, who don't venture into the factory.
Speedy, who has eaten his way out of a cheese and taken a little siesta, shows up just as the cat is about to finish his mouse collecting. Sylvester doesn't live up to his boasts as the hot mixture wears off. He sets about making a new batch, with Speedy tricking him into adding an extra ingredient: baking soda. Again the cat is fired up and red, but now unable to catch mice as his burps are so powerful they keep him aloft!
Page 11: Yes, baking soda does have that effect.
Page 4: The wording in the third panel seems amiss. "...the over easthy show!" should read "...the over easthy way!" shouldn't it?Pepe Le Pew has arrived in Washington, DC and happens to see a picture of Penelope, the presidential pet, who has been painted. Pepe sets out to meet her, finds her, and serenades her. Penelope, offended by the skunk's aroma, bats a bottle of ink down at Pepe. Covered with ink, disappearing ink, he becomes invisible.
As nobody can see him now, nobody stops him from just entering the White House to find Penelope. Penelope runs away as soon as she hears Pepe speak. The chase leads from the White House, through the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, onto and off of a tour bus, and finally to the outside of the Washington monument. Just as the skunk is about to finish scaling the obelisk, Penelope jumps and sends both of them down into the reflecting pool where the ink is washed away.
The presidential limousine pulls up and Pepe is told leave the cat alone. Finally realizing his mistake Pepe asks where he might find a skunk in Washington. The president shows his opinion of the congress as he directs Pepe to a likely location...
Page 18: Note the shape of the candelabra at the far left of the center panel. Page 19: Yes, the dates of the Kitty Hawk flight and first moon landing are right. Page 21:The Lunar Module is shown very accurately, the ramp being the only change from reality. Also, in the bottom panel, at center is a Gemini capsule, and it would seem a Mercury capsule to the left, on the rocket. Page 21: Pepe paraphrases Neil Armstrong's famous line, complete with omission of the word "a." Page 22: That is a cute slogan for the bus tours. Page 12: How did anyone let Pepe on the plane in the first place? And he was let on, note the baggage in the bottom panel. Page 14: The President could simply veto that if he doesn't like it. Not to mention that using 'disappearing' inks on legal documents isn't legal. Then again, considering who is about to use it... Page 24: Even though he is a skunk, wouldn't Pepe be a bit offended to have his kind called 'smelly'? Not to mention his last comment.After another smashingly unsuccessful attempt to catch Road Runner, Wile E. sees an Acme Auto billboard advertising the Acme Pursuit. The coyote naturally gets that car and chases Road Runner, almost catching him but there is a misunderstanding about a feature of the car.
A crash later, Wile E. installs an airbag, only to find it too sensitive to braking stops and worse, filled with a lighter than air gas...which he discovers only after deflating the bag. The coyote resumes his chase with another vehicle seen on a billboard: an Acme wheelchair.
Page 26: Wile E. has the 6 cylinder Acme up to about 6000 rpm. For comparison, the 1998 Mazda 626, with a V6 engine, is rated at 170 hp at 6000 rpm. Page 29: Road Runner has the right idea: buckle up. Wile E. Coyote's goggles appear and disappear through the story, for example see page 26. Page 29: That is a rather odd instrument layout with the gauges on the passenger side of the vehicle. Then again it is an Acme product. Page 30: Wile E. is showing how not to use an airbag. To be effective, an airbag still requires use of a seatbelt. And I won't even start on the airbag itself...* Issue Index * Tabular Issue Index * Story Index * Creative People * Disclaimer *
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