Green eggs / Dr. Seuss

[Amy Z]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Neil Ward" <neilward at d...> wrote:
> Dee said, when talking about Dr Seuss (a *very, very* American 
thing,
> although I remember "The Cat In The Hat" being in my primary school
> library)

Now this is an interesting question.  Why is Dr. Seuss so American?  
There are few cultural references that come to mind.  Do you think the 
humor doesn't translate well to the British?  Or would British kids 
enjoy his books just as much as US if they read them?

> Okay, I'm going to regret this: Green eggs?  Please tell me they 
have
> parsley in them and not mould.

Food coloring, as Milz said (patting Milz on the back in sympathy for 
childhood trauma).  I never ate them, but I recall my sister having 
them at camp for a joke meal.  I don't know if they managed to dye the 
ham also.

>  Also "beets and biscuits" sounds like
> something I'd scrape right off the plate into the bin; I'm retching 
> at the very thought of it.  Does it have any redeeming features as a 
> dish?

LOL!  I assumed they were separate items on the plate.  And the beets 
probably did get scraped into the bin.  What percentage of 
kindergarten children do you suppose like beets?  2?

Maybe they wanted to test the efficacy of Dr. Seuss's moral tale:  
does reading Green Eggs and Ham actually make picky eaters more 
adventurous?  (It didn't work on me.)

Amy Z
the vegetarian who doesn't like vegetables...well, I like a few