Thursday, February 14, 2013

A Love Token


Pepe le Pew

Oh  boy  did I love his skunky romancing. The  small dark and handsome Gallic Romeo flirted with me through the screen  back  in my teenage years  when I sat in front of the TV all day in my pj's eating my way through  a family bag of cheesie wotsits. I bet they'd ban him now. OK, he didn't believe in a woman's right to say no, and his hands were all over every honey within reach and let's face it, if Rohypnol had been out then, he would have smeared it in Brie and cunningly dispensed it along with the bouquet of flower and boxes of chocolates. 


Looking at him now he's a thinner, hairier Berlusconi. 


Here's my love token to all of you, a  rock hard, stony Priapus, courtesy of the Queen's sculptor, the sublime Scot, Alexander Stoddart and let's not forget our very own Cupid, the Gaelic god Angus Og.


Happy Valentine's Day all, smooches!
S.W.A.L.K.

Posted by Bourbon & Pearls at Thursday, February 14, 2013
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  1. Oh my goodness, I love Pepe! Haven't seen him in years, such a romantic! Tried to get my mom to purchase the real thing actually...and she almost did!
    Ging and I wish you a sweet Valentine's Day Tabs...she's sending hugs with her short stubby paws!
    xo J~

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  2. I need a ciggie butt now after reading this. And a bag of cheesy wotsits, too. Happy Valentine's, Madame! Thanks for all the love you give all year!
    S.W.A.K!
    Coco

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    1. Coco - they were well worth the orange stained fingers and cheese breath, I wonder if they still make them? I'm an outlaw in those food aisles now.

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  3. Pepe - such a great role model for old and lecherous men, reinforcing the erroneous concept that if the woman says she's not interested, with a lot of persistence she'll eventually come round? I have to say that any man that pursued me a little too enthusiastically I always found a total turn off....what does that say about me I wonder? Laughing at your Rohypnol comment xx

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  4. Heidi: I know, look at her paws, the lady skunks were always pushing him away!

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  5. If only Berlusconi had Pepe's charm! Happy Valentine's, Tabs.

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  6. Your vision of Pepe slipping a roofie is so funny! Happy VD! Xoxo

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  7. You are hysterical! I too loved Pepe le pew and his very dubious charms. Happy Valentine's my little scottie bloggie, no? xx

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    1. Claire - I love it, I said it in his accent.

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  9. Oh, Pepe LePew was a great warning to all us young girls about 'that' kind of man! I never heard of Angus Og (nor Aengus either), but at least I understand his anatomy, which is more than I can say of Stoddart's piece (does that sound rude?). Happy Hearts Day, Tabitha!

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    1. Virgil wrote about Priapus, that one is a paean to one of Virgil's verses. Way back when, statues of Priapus stood in gardens, to offer guardianship and fertility.

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  10. Happy Valentine's Day doll!! I loved Pepe as a child..he was funny. But, I think he would get a slappin' from a girl these days or as you say try a little something extra. You are brilliant!! x

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  11. Ah, I had forgotten Pepe le Pew, and his dangerous French accent! So funny..
    Happy Valentine's Day Tabs, and long may you Blog!! x

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  12. Oh love Pepe, but I was a Bugs girl all the ways, in spite of his propensity for cross-dressing. WHo was I to judge at 6?

    I am accepting the tokens gratefully! I would like to lie and say I am a Valentine's Day, fan - I am kind of ambivalent about that - maybe from those unhappy valentine years? However DH and I had our first date on Valentine's Day 28 years ago, so I guess that one took.

    Hope you find a lovely red drink today!

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    1. WMM: Even worse, I loved him more when he was all rouged up as a girl!
      Oh that's a lovely day for a first date, we met at a Hallowe'en party, hubs was the Joker, I said yes to a date without knowing what he looked like under the make up and red lips. Hmm, re reading the first sentence, it all becomes clear...

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    2. LOLAK As usual, you two are killing me, not so softly. Ta for the Valentine's collection Tabs and a red rosy day to you and the entire salon <3

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    3. Oh that is an awesome story! When I first met husband, I thought he was an uppity jerk... hey.....hmmmm....

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  13. A very happy Valentine's Day to you, dear Tabitha!

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  14. A very happy V- day to you. I shall continue being entirely in love with my new leather boots. They are perfect- shiny!
    Just wanted to share, we just met and it was Destiny!
    *over the Moon*

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  15. I loved Pepe! Haven't seen him for ages.

    Took the day off work today to spend with DH. Who knows what the day of love will bring? :)

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  16. I treasure your cross cultural references. It is amazing how non politically correct so many of those cartoons were. Berlusconi- too funny. Happy Valentines Day!

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  17. I remember being both attracted to and repelled by Pepe!
    xox!

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  18. happy valentines to you too tabitha.

    i want to sit in my jammies and watch cartoons all day now!

    i used to love pepe! xo

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  19. I love Pepe! I quote him all the time...in fact I had a cheeky boss like him once...it's was actually enjoyable, but I probably shouldn't admit that lol!

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  20. I too spent many an hour in jammies with a bucket of Captain Crunch taking Pepe's masterclass on the The Art of Woo. 'Handsy' is a term I do hear from time to time.

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  21. My sister and I loved to watch cartoons on Saturday mornings eating cold cereal in our pj's....
    Think cartoons were very racy back then. All those subliminal messages!
    Happy Valentine's Day to you and Mr. BP

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  22. I learn something new from all your wonderful posts!
    SWALK, indeed! Felix Lupercalia, Tabitha and all !

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    1. What a flashback, I once went to a Lupercalia, I was such a Latin geek.

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  23. Happy Valentine's Day to you too Tabitha.

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  24. Oh, I think the cartoons used to be way more fun... It is probably just a sign of getting old. Happy Valentine's Day!

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  25. Ahhh, memories! I loved Looney Tunes growing up, and Pepe le Pew was hilarious!

    Happy Valentine’s Day to you!!

    XOXO,
    The Glam Pad

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  26. She didn't like Pepe Le Pew because she was a cat! Remember le purr, le purr. Then the paint would spill on her back or she would slide under wet white paint on a bench. He's a skunk and she's a cat. lol He didn't exactly smell nice to her.

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    1. Sheree, oh I don't remember that, now I want to sit down to a viewing again. You have some memory!

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  27. I heaped flowers on my lovely wife this morning and presented her as well with some hand picked Godiva, having forgotten she has given up sugar and white flower for Lent. Or perhaps I didn't forget but wanted, again, to tempt her toward the naughty.

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    1. Michael, well you see I am hugely disappointed by the Pope's "abdication" I think he has set a rotten example for Lent, how are mere mortals supposed to remain resolute?

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    2. I think the Pope must have gotten a diagnosis of dementia and is dealing with it in a noble way. I have a foot in Rome and a foot in Canterbury just in case. My wife stubbornly refused the chocolate but not my Valentine advances for what it is worth.

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  28. I loved Pepe!! My kiddies watch a retro cartoon network where he pops up on every once in awhile and the little bugger still amuses the heck out of me!
    Hope you have a fabulous Valentine's Day!
    xo

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  29. Ah, Pepe, those were the days. Cartoons were limited in our house, so I had to choose carefully. But if I ever felt skin-deprived I'd visit the pet de-skunkèd skunk across thé street, little Aroma.

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    1. I had never smelled a skunk till I went to America, it was an exciting moment in my sheltered life.

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  30. BTW:thanks for the introduction to Mr. Stoddart; Heroic Realism indeed!...right in my wheelhouse.

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    1. GSL: He is a brilliant orator, philosopher and sculptor and fun conversationalist.

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  31. haha I haven't seen that cartoon in years!

    For me, Bugs Bunny & the Tweety Show was the best.

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  32. My sister and I named our black & white family cat after Pepe Le Pew. :)

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  33. Haha! I used to LOVE him and always wish I could love love like he did.

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  34. Heehee...I also spent many Saturday mornings as a child in front of the television with a bowl of Lucky Charms watching Pepe and the other Looney Tunes. Loved Pepe, but Bugs was always my favorite.

    Hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day! :)

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  35. I love Pepe. As a matter of fact Mr. J.W.'s Valentine's card has Pepe and the cat on it. There is a special reason here though, a cousin of Mr. J.W. is one of the people responsible for Pepe and other famous cartoon characters. Gee, does that mean I'm related to Pepe Le Pew? And Foghorn Leghorn? ...

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  36. Happy Valentine's Day Tabs .

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  37. Loved Pepe, and still do. Interesting about Priapus, never knew the root of the word before. Big smooches to you.

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    1. Be careful using 'Priapus' and the word 'root' together. Just teasing... ;)

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  38. I tried (honestly!) earlier to day to say Happy St. Valentine's Day to my long distance virtual web-wife... but my sill phone keeps eating the posts that I attempted to do.
    So, Happy Valentine's DAY and here are your dozens and dozens of roses!

    https://www.google.com/search?q=dozens+of+roses&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=RUB&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=XI8dUemMCuOsigLn-4C4Bw&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1173&bih=556

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    1. As to the french skunk, I always thought him a creep and bore.
      Now mind you (no junk food initially at our house but lots of PBJs), I am old school looney tunes. They are my current and childhood's HOUSE favorites.
      As a little one, I thought him Creepy. Bugs or Wile E. were my heroes, especially Wile E. with his idiot ideas.... Just sayin'...
      p.s. If I acted like the french skunk I would not be employed let alone alive (via my loverly wife).

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    2. Thanks Scaley! You know I have never tasted peanut butter and jelly, I can't imagine it all.
      Bugs was a god.

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  39. I hope you and your husband had a great day today! xoxo

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  40. Happy Valentine's Day, Tabitha! I always thought Pepe le pew was one of the craziest characters ever!

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  43. My husband does a fantastic Pepe le Pew impersonation!

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  44. Love Pepe le Pew! "I am ze locksmith of love, no? " ... " You know, it is possible to be too attractive. " Classic. You've given me a good laugh ... thank you and Happy Valentine's Day, Tabitha! xo

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    1. "You know, it is possible to be too attractive", ha, we should all be as confident as Pepe, he has much to teach us.

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