Our MC was the indomitable, inimitable Mr. Everything-You-Wanted-to-Know Tomek.
The Prompt:
(Condensed version) As a staff member of Warner Brothers, compose a note notifying Wile E. Coyote’s spouse of his demise in the line of duty.
My effort:
To: The Widow Coyote
From: Warner Brothers’ Defunct Toon Critter Department
Dear Ms Coyote:
It is with great sorrow and deep surprise that I need to report to you that after over seventy years of cockamamie attempts which generated countless warnings from not only the legal department but the Toon Stuntcritters Union (not to mention the myriad complaints from said union about headliners scabbing real gagsters out of work), it is my sad, smarmy duty to inform you that your significant other Wile E. Coyote (hereinafter “the late”) has finally succumbed to the laws of physics that apply in the world outside the frame of the ‘Toon cell.
The reports are sketchy so I’m not 100% certain whether Acme’s Anvil Quality Control was asleep at the switch and let through a unit made of real iron, or whether their high explosives department let the real thing through. Be that as it may they send their deepest condolences with only a hint of a snicker.
Our legal department is in contact with your attorneys even as we write, but be assured that we echo their heartfelt “Beep-beep.”
With all the love and affection the other Warners mustered for Jack,
I remain yours,
Yosemite Fleischer, BBaD
DQ
We got some fun responses for this one! Well done, Sir! My own take:
Dear Mrs. Coyote,
Good news! You will soon be receiving a large sum of money (if you had insurance on Mr. Coyote). It appears there has been some sort of accident, and while the details are not clear at this point, your husband did not make it. We all have fond memories of Mr. Coyote here in the office, and I in particular remember how much he was so strongly against unnecessary litigation. His colleague, Mr. Roadrunner, responded with “Meep Meep,” which I think meant he concurred. Our senior managers wanted me to stress to you how proud we are of his long career with Warner Brothers, and how amazed we were that he continued to work well into his old age despite all advice from our doctors and lawyers, that advice rendered mostly in person and not in writing but completely plausibly binding. Acme Corporation will be sending a fruit basket in his memory, complete with a 19th century style bomb hidden among the grapefruit, precisely as he would have wanted. Once again, we would like to convey our personal sympathies in this difficult time. And don’t worry – we were able to find a replacement who looked almost like Mr. Coyote, so our filming schedule will not be affected.
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Respectfully yours,
Warner Brothers Studios HR Department
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