Well – what a surprise, as I was clearing my garden for this years crop of veggies – I found a nest of baby bunnies. And so did my dog and the neighbor’s dog too, which meant i had better find them a safe place or they were gonna be some Hausenpheffer (German Rabbit Stew – recipes ). And so I have been having a wonderful time with the baby bunnies – and watching them eagerly nurse on the eye dropper filled with my special rabbit formula has brought much needed smiles and laughs.
And April 20 – will always be remembered as the day a killer rabbit tried to kill the President of the United States of America. What? you do not remember that eerie day in 1979 – a day that set off a media feeding frenzy? Well – get with the program and read all about it. (pix too). By all means – check out the tribute page here – and the new USS Jimmy Carter attack submarine which saved Jimmy’s skin.
And so – we declared today to be – National Rabbit Day. Here’s some media clips you might wanna watch to celebrate our Leporine Laugh Fest. Giant Jack Rabbit – Granny thinks a kangeroo is a Texas sized rabbit – and she wants to have it for dinner (vittles – which in this case, is Hillbilly for Hasenpfeffer). Check out Betty in Blunderland – as Betty Boop chases the White Rabbit in a whacko Wonderland fantasy. (huh – go ask Alice, I think she’ll know). Or if you want politically incorrect Hasenpfeffer – whew – here ya go. Speaking of politically incorrect – part three of Jean Renoir’s Rules of the Game offers a brutal old school Europe rabbit hunt. The film – created by the famous painter’s son (Auguste Renoir is the painter… Jean Renoir, director) is all about LOVE – and it is not about rabbits, though they have some bit parts. (and their parts are blown to bits too). And of course – there is more stuff to watch for National Rabbit Day – but make sure you check out Doggone Tired, a Tex Avery classic cartoon you might have missed.
