Charlie the Tuna

I love nostalgia like a fiend and I found something that I thought was interesting. In an effort to save money I have resorted to my old friend tuna fish. It last forever, its cheap, and only contains a slight hint of mercury. Anyway, I grab my can of Starkist and I'm walking to go dump the fish water out of the can when I see Charlie. I didn't realize his name until I asked my office neighbor. Now I know his name is Charlie and I wondered where he came from. I always wanted to know why he sounded like he was from NY...now I know. Tom Rogers created Charlie and he worked on the Keebler Elves and also Morris the Cat. Makes my talking walrus idea not so crazy...maybe it would be good for a shaving commercial. I think a tuba should be playing in the background. Alright back to the tuna. Charlie was based on a friend of Tom's that he was hanging around during the beat scene in NY. Hence the beret and thick rimmed glasses. Through all of this I found out that Tom Rogers died last year...by drowning in his pool. Is this tragic irony? You created a tuna that can walk and talk like a man...in this exchange shouldn't you be able to swim like crazy. Sure that would be a world with talking walrus and you could switch place with a tuna, but wouldn't that be fun?
I found out in the artical that he also worked on the P-61 "Black Widow". One of the forst planes specifically designed to fight at night. This is something else that I love...planes. Now this is irony because I'm the worst flier ever. White knuckles the whole way. But I still love them. That and nose art from WWII. I could probably fall asleep to the sound of an old propeller engine.