Grueling

Caedmon: ”Good morning, Theo. Are you having oatmeal again? Seems like you’ve been eating it a lot lately.” Theo: “Well, it’s cheap, and it’s filling.”
Caedmon: “What’s it like to eat oatmeal three times a day for a week?” Theo: “Grueling.”
Caedmon absorbs the impact of this pun.
Caedmon: “I’m leaving before I’m forced to admit the Dickensian sophistication of that pun.” Theo: “Too late. Buy me a hamburger, and I’ll forget that you admitted defeat.”

As the season turns toward thoughts of A Christmas Carol, I thought this one appropriate. Technically, I suppose, “gruel” is both thinner than most of us would think of as our usual bowl of oatmeal, and it could be made from grains other than oats, but hey, who could resist this pun? Certainly not Theo. Whatever your favorite wintertime comestible, enjoy it in good health. (Me, I tend to indulge in hot cocoa and peppermint bark.)

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Darevenin
December 13, 2019, 2:27 pm
And don’t even start about Frosted Flakes, that won’t be a very Grrrrreat joke XD
 
Wolfie Steel
February 20, 2022, 7:42 pm
Hehe, he’s had his oats.