ABSURDIS EXTREME // Case Study #571 [01/04/2043] by B.A. Loney

This is the story of three cabbageheads: Cauliflower, Romanesco and Kale.

Cauliflower was the most effeminate of them. Most people had him pegged as being gay, but they were wrong. He simply wasn’t your typical manly man type. He openly enjoyed high teas, cross-stitching and frothy, scented bubble baths with rose petals. Oh, and he liked to wear pink in public.

Romanesco, of course, was the one most prone to flummadiddle. On a whim, he’d visited a couple of lectures about equiangular spirals, Fibonacci and determinism, and made absolutely nothing of it. Nevertheless, he was fearfully proud of his learnings. Also, he loved to wax lyrical about the wonders of nature, naturally identifying himself as one of them.

Kale was the serious one. He was a fan of lukewarm tea, Meccano, and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. He also owned the world’s largest collection of abacuses which he dusted daily. He would never smile, preferring to nod slightly whenever something pleased him—which wasn’t often. He also slept on a wooden slab because mattresses were too soft and would always mess with his back.

So, as you can see, they were vivid persons; each in their own way. Maybe they weren’t the best persons in the world but they’d sinned in good company at least. But now to the main question. A question of cabbage salad.

Firstly, what is cabbage salad? Is it a salad made purely of cabbage? Does there need to be more than one cabbage involved or can it just be the best bits of the one cabbage? Can other salady things such as corn and tomato slices be included? Can the cabbage salad be nude or does it need dressing?

Secondly, is cabbage salad better than other kinds of salad? Is it more regal than, say, Caesar salad? Is it more worthwhile eating than fruit or bean salad? Is it superior to potato salad because it can be eaten during even a famine? If only the scientists had known.

Speaking of such, science is the study of observed phenomena. While we were preparing this scientific content, a very irresponsible goat came along and gobbled up our central subjects of study, Cauliflower, Romanesco and Kale. So, we’ll need to stop the experiment here and make another trip to the supermarket.

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2021

27 thoughts on “ABSURDIS EXTREME // Case Study #571 [01/04/2043] by B.A. Loney”

  1. It’s ironic that the least pretentious one was Kale. All those who ate Kale were the most snobby ones that I’ve met.
    Also thanks. I never knew that Kale, Cauliflower and Romanesco were all part of the cabbage family – although not even a single one of them tastes like cabbage,

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  6. What a great story, I need to read you guys more often. I especially liked the side note links that added additional flair. 🤣 Thanks for the morning laugh. Ya I podcast stories these days was wondering if I could read these for an upcoming episode ?

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  8. I’m not a salad pro, so I can’t answer any of your questions. But I enjoyed the whole post… I support Cauliflower being himself and not giving into toxic masculinity… and after looking up the definition of “flummadiddle,” not only am I proud to know a new word, I also support Romanesco’s embrace of it.

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