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Your Turn: Tweety Bird

From Warner Bros. Looney Tunes
Nominated by Judy Silva

If I'd been asked if an American fictional character captured in any way who I was, I would've said "no" and chuckled about it. But come to think of it, on a much deeper "inner-child" level, I'd have to say the answer is yes.

Tweety Bird has mesmerized me since I could barely talk on my own. Now I have to wonder if it was something beyond the cuteness of my feathered friend. I believe that subconsciously I could relate. Could it be that my personality was much like Tweety's? Was I conniving, mischievous and an instigator while putting on the premise that I was not any of that? Ask anyone, and they'll tell you I was a sweet, giving, polite and peace-loving child. But was I?

My whole life, I've been like Tweety Bird, conniving and instigating any "Sylvester" unfortunate enough to fall prey to my game. It's true what they say: "Birds of a feather flock together."

1:02 PM ET | 02-19-2008 | permalink

 

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