That’s a sheal’d peascod.
Pointing to Lear
-Fool
King Lear Act I, Scene iv, Line 109
Two days in a row with a little stage direction: that’s unusual. Anyway, sheal’d is simply shelled, and peascod is a pea. So basically, Lear is a pea out of his pod. And that’s a fairly apt description of him right now, as he is being treated as quite a bit less than a king by his daughters. Interesting.
Perhaps we could use this instead of the very weary expression out of your comfort zone. I’m sure you’ve heard that one. It’s usually used in a positive sense in that it is a recommended, good thing. You really need to get out of your comfort zone. To which I generally reply Yah, zone this, with an appropriate hand gesture. This would be a much better response, and the other person would have no idea what you’re talking about, which is a bonus.
“You really need to get outside your comfort zone, Pete.”
“Yay, why don’t you become a sheal’d peascod.”
“A what?”
Okay, that’s perfect. Now, I just need to remember it. That’s the trick.
Here's Pete in the water. You can't see his face, but you might be able to tell by the body language: he is a sheal'd peascod - out of his element, and out of his comfort zone.
Here's Pete later that same day, in the water; but this time there's no waves and there's a draft beer in front of him, and a bar stool to sit on. He's a bit less of a sheal'd peaspod in this pic.
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