Saturday, October 16, 2021

 

Faith, sir, you need not fear. When we were boys,

Who would believe that there were mountaineers

Dew-lapp’s like bulls, whose throats had hanging at ‘em

Wallets of flesh? Or that there were such men

Whose heads stood in their breasts? Which now we find

Each putter-out of five for one will bring us

Good warrant of.


-Gonzalo

The Tempest      Act III, Scene iii, Line 43

 

Good old Gonzalo. Ooof. What the heck is he talking about, eh? Ok, well for starters this group of guys just saw

         …several strange Shapes, bringing in a banquet. They dance about it with gentle actions of salutation, and , inviting the King, etc., to eat, they depart.

 That’s the stage direction for what they just saw, and now they’re all rubbing their eyes whilst Gonzalo is saying, ‘No worries, there are stranger things out there,’ and he goes on to describe some pretty strange things. The guys go back and forth a bit trying to decide whether or not the food is safe to eat. No matter, before they can decide it disappears as fast as it showed up.

I dunno, if you were stranded on a desert island with no food or drink and the banquet mentioned above showed up, would you eat it?


How about this feast? Would you eat this if it showed up? I know, it doesn't look like much, but those are fresh made churros with chocolate sauce - best you'll ever have! 
Yummy!


 

 

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