> > I think that Wile E. Coyote is loosely based on Don Quixote. Notice the name pun---coyote, Quixote...
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> > --Jez"Acme windmills"zika
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> Both were persistant losers.
> Howard

Both had a history of doing outrageous things in an attempt to catch or defeat an uncatchable / unbeatable foe. (For example, Don Quixote attacks a windmill thinking it is a giant...Wile E. Coyote dons a "patented ACME Batman suit" trying to catch the roadrunner.)

Gri"enjoys comparison/contrast contests"shny