And because, quite rightly, they were saying psychology is about finding what's wrong with you. Spot the loony.

Do you remember that Loony Tunes cartoon where there's this pathetic coyote who's always chasing and never catching a roadrunner?

I think more influential than Emily Dickinson or Coleridge or Wordsworth on my imagination were Warner Brothers, Merrie Melodies and Loony Tunes cartoons.

Faulted by some for its inability to prevent illiberal anti terrorism measures, the Human Rights Act is criticized by just as many others for hampering counter terrorism policy. Indeed, many people mock the very notion of human rights, which is seen as leading to loony concessions that favor criminals and terrorists.