We're living in Toonville
A ten-year-old kid was crushed by a giant snowball:
The primary school pupil apparently died playing with a friend after a "giant snowball" rolled down a hill and engulfed him.Gah.Local minister Norman Nicoll told the paper: "It seems there was a giant snowball the boys had made themselves.
"Apparently it rolled and unfortunately Peter was caught under it.
Incidentally, while searching for "Toonville", the mythical city inhabited by toons from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, I learned two things:
- In French, the movie is called Qui Veut La Peau De Roger Rabbit?, which translated literally, means: Who Wants Roger Rabbit's Skin? Or, Who's After Roger Rabbit's Hide? Translation is endlessly fascinating to me.
- The movie was directed by Robert Zemeckis, which for some reason was a fact that had eluded me for years. I love this guy. The Back to the Future movies, Contact, Forrest Gump... the guy's done a lot of great stuff.
Posted by Matt at March 1, 2005 11:32 AM
