On 23/12/2012 3:38 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
I'm sure that someone on the PDML needs a catalogue for the Acme corporation
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fringefocus/the-acme-corporation
When I was a kid back in the early 60s (gads, that makes me feel old),
there was a store in town called ACME Novelty. Of course, in my 6 year
old mind, it had to be part of the ACME Corporation. I bugged my parents
for months, to no avail, that I had to be taken to that store to see the
wonders that surely must be on the shelves.
Certainly, there would be 10,000 pound weights, and cases of dynamite,
rocket powered roller skates, all the things that the Coyote bought
could surely be had at ACME Novelty.
Finally, one Saturday my parents relented, even though they knew, deep
in their great big hearts, that they were setting me up for what would
surely be the greatest disappointment of my childhood.
And sure enough, when we walked into that great big department store,
and walked past aisles filled with slightly out of fashion woman's
clothing, cheap suits, inexpensive furniture and housewares, I was ever
hopeful that if we went around just one more corner and into one more
aisle, we would come to the section of the store that catered to Wiley
Coyote.
But it was not to be, for ACME Novelty was not really part of the ACME
Corporation, or at least not part of the ACME Corporation that I was
familiar with from spending hours watching the Roadrunner outwit his
hapless nemesis.
Friends, I was inconsolable. I led my parents through that entire store
at least twice, ever hopeful that we had managed to miss the one aisle
in the entire world that held the wonderful products that I had seen on TV.
Finally, with tears of disappointment streaming down my cheeks, they led
me back to the car and we drove home, my father being the very kind man
that he was, told me that it was probably just that we lived in such a
small city, perhaps ACME didn't put their full line of products into
this store.
He tried, but I recall being put out like only a 6 year old child can
be. I'm sure I was insufferable for days.
--
William Robb
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