Hugh

Thrice, once, once! Not too long; did read! "The Dickens" you say! War and Peace! Ulysses! Shogun! In the Peace Corps, waiting for a ride was just the way things went; public transportation didn't go until the cab was full. Among the volunteers. a thick, dog-eared tome was shared gold. Thanks to NYT and to this puzzle's creator for reminding me of the reading, and of the exotic waiting.

The beep-beep was recorded once by Mel Blanc; the recording was used many times throughout the cartoon. Wiley Coyote never spoke.