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From: sji2796@ritcv.UUCP (Sam Iraci)
Newsgroups: net.games.trivia
Subject: Re: Who is Petrillo?
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Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 16:11:48 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  4 16:11:48 1985
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In article <415@tekig4.UUCP> tomfi@tekig4.UUCP (Tom Fitzpatrick) writes:
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>   In the Bugs Bunny cartoon "Hurdy-Gurdy Hare" ... Bugs' last line is:
>"I sure hope Petrillo doesn't here about this." My question is: who is
>Petrillo ...  maybe he was someone well-known back in the 40's?


The responses all say that James Petrillo was the leader of the musicians'
union back then.

Dumb question:  Who was watching Bugs back then that would know that?

Granted, the kids weren't watching it on TV Saturday morning, but would
the grownups know who Petrillo was? Was this meant for the general public
or was WB trying to say something to the musicians specifically?

I've always thought Bugs was cool, but lately I've noticed that he really
has his stuff together. He is definitely not speaking solely to the six-year=
olds all the time, but in this case, to whom is he speaking?

I know I'm carrying this too far, and the line was only intended to get a
laugh out of those who understood it..............

Isn't it great that RIT pays the phone bills so that I can psychoanalyze
a rabbit?! :-)