National Rabbit Day

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.