Earlier today I was chatting over IM with my friend Anil, and in reply to a story he told, I wrote "I hate meeces to pieceeeees." His response was to ask, sincerely, why I hate mice because he knows me as an animal lover.
me: "i was quoting Mr. Jinks"
Anil: "i don't know who that is"
Anyone who knows Anil "seen it." Dash knows it's really hard to stump him, especially when it comes to pop culture references.
The quote is from Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks, a Hanna-Barbera cartoon from the late 50's/early 60's. Mr. Jinks is a cartoon cat whose incredibly entertaining voice sounds as if he's just polished off his fourth martini. His nemeses are Pixie (blue bow tie) and Dixie (red vest and Southern drawl).
YouTube has a bunch of episodes of the cartoon, but of course I couldn't easily find one with the famous "I hate meeces to pieces" catchphrase. But here's a great episode that'll give you the gist of their personalities:
Things I love in this episode:
- Old school cartoon sound effects are the greatest.
- "Ahem"
- "Must be somethin' you et."
- Those mice have swank furniture, and they read in their downtime. Classy.
- "Where's your sense of nonsense, Jinksy?"