Choose, mortal! The kid (the youngest one) is watching Tom and Jerry. It occurs to me: I really, really, really hate Jerry. He's seen as this genial misunderstood type...but, really, he's a fucking rodent. Steals food, spreads disease. Tom is only malignable in that he screws up all the time, and maybe has a slight impulsive tendency to overkill. But he's basically doing his job: getting rid of rats. Is his job that reprehensible? Jerry's living the life of Ryan, when he's not being pursued by Tom for living the life of Ryan at the expense of Tom's owners. So which is it: is Tom justified in his pursuits or is Jerry existing in the only moral system available to him? Or is the whole thing just a metaphor for capitalism, libertarianism and/or slavery and collaboration? Drag in any parallel you like. But personally, I just hate one-sided contests with smarmy rodents.
They both need each other in order to live as they do. To me they are equals in their world. They exploit each other.
Didn't expect that one. Mutual exploitation. I guess you could hardly call them commensal. Interesting: what would Tom be without Jerry. Thanks.
Ah that brings back memories. You must not forget the Black woman who spells 'out' O-W-T. Nothing like a bit of good old-fashioned family racism.
Another reason to hate that whole thing. For those who voted "Tom"...do you also want the coyote to catch the Road Runner some day?
Yes. And br'er Fox br'er Rabbit too. And I always wanted that spy to get that other spy- no, the other one...
I voted for Tom. Jerry was a trespasser. You didn't see the episode where Jerry's fecal matter infected the home owners with the Hantavirus? This isn't really comparable to the Wile E. Coyote/Road Runner situation, in my opinion. That was just nature; one animal wanting dinner and another trying to avoid being dinner.
I remember that. I also remember an episode where she was trying to escape Jerry by standing on a stool. Jerry was shaking the stool to scare her and things like gambling dice and straight razors were falling out of her clothing. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I've always wondered why Jerry felt compelled to demonstrate his murine angst. More often than not he was the instigator of confrontations between them.
Good point. I did feel some sympathy for the coyote, though: I mean, he went to college, for crying out loud. I wonder how he carried his Acme bills with his student loan.
I think it depended on the season somewhat. Eventually the homeowners seemed to absent Tom's house altogether, although it was never clear. Perhaps they grew despondent over the inability of their cat to remove the only mouse, or else got taken out by wildfire interest rates.
Pfft, Desert Operative was the official designation of Wile E. He was an undercover agent for the Acme Corp.
Well, i'm tourn. On one hand you have Tom who is really only doing his job. But I mean, if your a cat and you get beat up by a mouse, then you're not a very good cat. On the other you have the home invading, thief of a mouse. But, he's crafty in his methods.