Puns and Games

Use Carrots to Get to the Root of the Problem

A life lesson on carrotature in vegetable roles

Believe you me, it really grates me when someone gets boiled up attempting to teach me something new.

But I’m simmering and seething to share; to turn the tables on fables and go off script as is my wont.

I won’t disappoint if you playwright.

Now the carrot first gained fame as the preferred sustenance of Peter Rabid in Bacteria Potter’s children’s books.

(Lettuce leaf that for another story as methinks the lady is mistaken. Bacteria is the wife of Unhygienix in those tales from Ancient Gaul — nothing comparable to a crudite English country garden with carrots, radishes and so on and so fifth.)

Fourth.

Rubbish — forth.

And Peter wasn’t a dog.

I never said that.

Did the Romans eat carrots?

Who said anything about Romans?

Are you on something?

No, I’m on to something — there’s a prepositional difference.

Well, you referred to carroters from the Asterix comics so I thought there may be a connection — you know, part of the thread of the story or whatever pretentious literary elitists call it.

Who’s writing this?

You are.

Thank you. Now take a chowder while I spill the beans.

Peter Rabid was a precursor (need me to explain the word for you, dear?) to the famous cartoon movie star Bugs Bunny.

Disney eat cartloads of carrots?

Yes, he does.

The studio offered him free orthodontic treatment for his buck teeth affliction from chomping those raw comestibles, but he declined. Claims they’re an essential part of his carroter.

Although his signature “What’s up, Doc?” is not directed at any members of the dental profession. The term originated in Texas and became a Loony Tunes catchphrase synonymous with Bugs Bunny eating his carrots.

Newsflash

Twitter fact-checked my claim that Peter Rabbit was a carroter.

I apologize to readers. I tripped and fell down memory lane.

You tell me — what do you assume when you look at this pic?

This proves Peter’s preferred pastime was ruminating on radishes. Lettuce forgive him for his treacherous ingestion of French beans.

Anyway, we got to the root of the problem, even though it wasn’t a carrot and I’ll leave him in the story as a life lesson it’s okay to own up to your mistakes.

As I waltz off, let me share a trio of golden oldies

What’s orange and sounds like a parrot? A carrot

Why was the snowman looking through a pile of carrots? He was picking his nose.

Why did the carrot start hanging out with the mushroom? He was a fun guy.

I’m off to grate cheese

Thanks Susan Brearley for the Fun and Games Prompt #5.

You’ll find grated carrots in this story: