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Tiny Toons: How I spent my Summer Vacation - Part III

The Trip Back From Heck:

45. What song were the Pigs singing?

46. There are 10 tongue joke throughout the movie. The first one is in this segment. What is the first tongue joke?

47.-48. When Plucky realizes that he has just drunk, what are of the four colors that he turns?

49.-51. At the end of the tunnel, everyone but Uncle Stinky let’s go of their breath. When the car explodes, name 3 of the items/people that fly up.

52.&53. We finally learn what colors Plucky is painted...name two of them.

54. The second tongue joke appears in the painting scene, what is it?

The Possums:

55.&56. As Babs battles with the possums, she screams several things...what are things she screams?

Look for the answers to be posted in the next issue of The Looney Bin!

Written by Babs
Illustrated by Yakko

11:58 am: I had lunch at the Warner Cafe--a clubhouse sandwich with fries, a bowl of clam chowder, a slice of Boston cream pie, and a large glass of milk. I wasn't particularly hungry that day.

12:23 PM: I was on my way to a pawn shop downtown when I ran into Bugs, literally. Note to myself, don’t ever walk with your face in a newspaper.

"Where's my money, gumshoe?" he demanded.

"Don't worry, you'll get it soon enough!" I answered. "By the way, the name's Sylvester. Not Gumshoe."

He looked at me like he couldn't believe what I was saying. "Gumshoe. It's a synonym for 'detective'."

I pulled a thesaurus out of my pocket. "You carry that around with you?" he asked.

"Oh, you know, for just such an emergency." I flipped through the pages till I reached the entry "detective". To the right was a number of synonyms, one of which was "gumshoe". "So you're right." I blurted.

"Aren't I always?" he replied.

"Anyway, since you're here, I was wondering if you had any information as to the whereabouts of a missing ruby."

"You're talkin' about Babs' ruby, right?"

"Yes. How did you know?"

"Word gets around fast in this town, Sly. Besides, it's on the front page of today's paper." He pulled the newspaper out of my hand and showed me the front page. Among the other headlines was "Ruby missing! Babs Bunny distraught!" I couldn't believe I didn't see that before. Then he continued, "Other than that I haven't heard or seen anything, but I'll give you a buzz if I do."

"Give me a call too while you're at it," I said. He gave me this funny look, and started to walk away. Then I hollered "I'll have your money as soon as I solve the case! I promise!"

At this moment Bugs turned around. "No hurry!" he exclaimed sarcastically. "It's not like I have bills to pay or something!" He then continued on his way to wherever he was going, and I continued on my way to the pawn shop.

12:32 PM: Stopped for ice cream--a chocolate fudge sundae with extra whipped cream and a cherry on top. Yummy!

12:35 PM: I arrived at the pawn shop. Behind the counter was a young man with an attitude problem. "What do you want, you pathetic-looking cat?!?" he yelled.

I calmly walked up to the counter. "I was wondering if perhaps someone might have came into your establishment and tried to sell you a ruby."

"Nobody tried to sell me nothing like that!"

"Didn't your teacher tell you not to use a double negative?" I asked. "Anyway, if someone does, here's my card. Don't hesitate to give me a call."

He looked at the card. "You're a cop?!?" he exclaimed.

"No, no, no!" I argued, "I'm a private eye!"

"Whatever. Now go away! I've had enough problems with cats today!" he demanded.

"Problems with cats?" I inquired.

"Yeah. These stray cats keep comin' around begging for food! What do I look like, a fast food chain?"

Just then a black and white cat appeared at the door. Around its neck was a collar with a pretty red rock attached. I knew it looked familiar, but I didn't know why. So instead I shooed the cat away, checked out a few chess pieces, and walked out the door.

Be on the lookout for Part 3 in the next issue of The Looney Bin!

NOTE: If you missed part 1 and would like a copy, send an e-mail to Babs at Linda_Pang@prodigy.com.

Okay, here’s the deal. I’m starting a Pinky and the Brain story here. I’m asking at least one person to continue the story. Maybe only a paragraph or two, but something. I will post the continuation of the story in the next issue of the Looney Bin!

Round Robin – Pinky & the Brain

As usual, Pinky & the Brain sat in their cage. Brain was working on his latest invention. Pinky, on the other hand, was staring into a blank television screen.

Suddenly, Pinky broke out in laughter.

"Pinky? What are you doing?" asked the Brain.

"Why, Brain? Can’t you see? Zort!"

The Brain looked into the screen for a second.

"No, Pinky… Please, elaborate…"

"Well, there are these two funny looking lab mice on the screen. One has big, silly willy ears and the other has a really huge head! Ha, ha, ha! Narf!"

Pinky looked carefully at the images before him as if he was in deep thought.

"Actually, they look a mite bit like us!"

A look of frustration formed on Brain’s face. He lifted the pencil, which he had been using to put his plans on paper, and brought it down on Pinky’s head.

"You dolt! Those are our reflections!"

While rubbing his head, Pinky said, "Oh! Gee! Right you are, Brain!"

Seeing no point in continuing that aspect of their conversation Brain quickly changed the subject. He lifted his invention above his head.

"Do you know what this is, Pinky?"

"I can’t say I do, Brain. Is it an…automatic horse shearer?"

Brain scrunched his face.

"No, Pinky. It’s a micro-magnetic thermonuclear hypnotic device!"

"But Brain, it doesn’t looks like it’s very magnetic or thermonuclear."

"It’s my invention, Pinky. When you come up with an invention then you can name it whatever you want!"

Brain took a second to calm down.

"Can you guess what we’re going to do with this, Pinky?"

To Be Continued…BY YOU!!! =)

Well, it looks like I owe you guys answers for the first for the first two parts of the of the Tiny Toons: How I Spent My Summer Vacation Quiz. Sorry for the delay in the answers! Here you go!

HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION ANSWER KEY

1. A street cleaner

2. The Simpsons

3. Dizzy

4. In a trance

5. Curved

6. & 7. Skateboard, Jam box, A rubber ducky

8. The books are never seen again!

9. A bomb, An anvil

10. - 12. Yo-yo, Squirt Gun, Basketball, Baseball bat, Tennis racket, Another basketball

13. - 15. Paris, Italy, China, Peru, Boise

16. Furrball.

17. - 19 Cheese grater, Canoe, The Kitchen Sink!, Everything

20. Hamton

21. Winnie

22. - 25. Stop, Caution: Duck at Work, Railroad Crossing, Speed Limit 5 MPH, Road Under Repair, SLOW Pedestrians Crossing

26. - 27. Sunglasses, Beach chair, Jam box, Suntan lotion

28. - 31. Toilet seat, Lamp, Baseball, Toaster, Bar of soap, Pail of Icy water, Tray of ice cubes

32. - 34. 3 bunny shaped dolls, Surfboard w/ WB emblem, Batman mask

35. Arcada

36. - 39. Little Beeper, Concord Condor, Sweetie, Sneezer, 4 kids

40. - 42. Beach Comber Deli, Tony's Pizza, Sun Shades, Schlock Art

43. 5 cents

44. $2.00

Well that’s it! It took long enough to get this issue out! Well, thanks to all who helped make this issue possible.

Special Thanks To:
Babs, Colin, Yakko, Harley and Warner Bros. for providing such delightful screen shots!