Poet's Corner

[E.]

I must go minister to my sick kids now. They want succotash for lunch.

Good lord. I myself like succotash, but I'm sure that's the first time in the history of language that anyone has said "My kids want succotash for lunch."

It was so remarkable to me that I looked up succotash to see if there was some alternative child-friendly version of it of which I hadn't heard, but no, succotash is "a stew consisting of kernels of corn, lima beans, and tomatoes."

Your children really have very sophisticated tastes. (I hope they're feeling better now.)