And then with an observation on a popular children's cartoon.
Tom:
Come back here! I’m gonna get you! Any minute now I…
Jerry:
Woah, woah, hang on a minute.
Tom:
What?
Jerry:
Can I ask you something?
Tom:
Er.. sure I guess.
Jerry:
Why do we keep doing this?
Tom:
What?
Jerry:
This. Why do we keep running round and round the house together with you trying
to catch me.
Tom:
Well, I’m a cat and you’re a mouse. Cats chase mice.
Jerry:
What for?
Tom:
To eat them.
Jerry:
<pause> And that’s your only option, is it?
Tom:
What do you mean?
Jerry:
Well… have you ever heard of cat food?
Tom:
What?
Jerry:
Cat food. Look.
<cupboard
door opens>
Tom:
Well, how am I supposed to eat that? It’s in a tin.
Jerry:
That’s where this thing comes in handy.
Tom:
What is it?
Jerry:
A tin… opener! Watch
<tin
opener whirrs>
Jerry:
And now we just
<Cat
food slops into bowl>
Jerry:
Go on. Tuck in.
Tom:
<chewing> Mmm. You know, this isn’t half bad.
Jerry:
Told you.
Tom:
But what happens when it runs out?
Jerry:
That’s ok – there’s another can here. Whoops!
<thud
as the can lands on Tom’s foot>
Tom:
Ahhhhh!
Jerry:
Sorry, Tom. I didn’t mean to drop it on your foot.
Tom:
Why you little….! I oughta…! Just you wait…
Jerry:
Now Tom – let’s be reasonable about this. It was an accident. Tom? Tom! Uh-oh.
Here we go again!
(For those saying that Tom and Jerry never spoke - they have been known to on occasion. For example, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsZTxWuuUlU)
