i love the brassica

[rone]

To the tune of the Pixies' "U-Mass"

In Willow Glen of San José
is a garden full, full o' vegetables
We've collard greens, and mustard greens
and broccoli, and cauliflower
and brussel sprouts, and kale, too
and cabbage there, both red & green,
tur-nips — and kohl rabi
let's not forget the rutabay,
ta-baga

I love the brassica!
I love the brassica!
I love the brassica!
I love the brassica! (x2)

We slice `em up, and make a stir-fry, yeah
all those healthy greens

I love the brassica!
I love the brassica!
I love the brassica!
I love the brassica!
I love the brassica!

Comments

[sanspoof.livejournal.com]

'Brassica' would have been an even better name for Jessica's character in the Dune parody, Doon, than 'Jazzica', which is what they used. Oh well.

[pennyhill.livejournal.com]

I learned something new. I knew they were all in the same family - Cruciferae - but did not know they were all the same genus - brassica. And it's such a great word. Happy you to have fresh brassica in your tummy.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

The disingenuous part of the song is that i don't care for most of that stuff. Well, that and we're not actually growing most of that, either.

[2wanda.livejournal.com]

We are growing about half of those.

[pennyhill.livejournal.com]

You (GASP) LIED TO ME?
Sweet pickle relish! My tenuous hold on reality has been rammed like a tree full of ripe almonds. You do not love brassica? You do not crave your cabbages and brussel sprouts, your broccoli and cauliflower? Hold the butter and caraway seeds, Martha!

I must go away and reconstruct my mind . . .

[matrushkaka.livejournal.com]

Gimme.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Er, what would you like?

[matrushkaka.livejournal.com]

Too bad you didn't plant any rapunzels (http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/r/rampio03.html), or I could beat that joke to death.

Actually, if you ever have too much of anything, let me know, and I will happily pick them and take them home. I'm on the waiting list for a community garden spot in the Mission, but it might take a while.

[2wanda.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of rampion before. I need to get some seeds, because now I'm curious.

[matrushkaka.livejournal.com]

I've never seen it or eaten it. I'm curious, too. Let me know if you find seeds.