Love and Peanuts

[kerravonsen]

I was seized with a metaphor this morning. Or a parable. Or something.

Once upon a time, there was a man called Fred Nurk, who loved brownies and was allergic to peanuts. One day, his best friend, Joe Blogs, wanted to give Fred a present, so he decided to bake brownies. But he couldn't find any walnuts for the brownies, but he did have peanuts, so he put in peanuts instead.

"After all," Joe thought, "it's only a few peanuts, it can hardly make a difference."

So he gave Fred the brownies, and Fred ate them, and of course, he broke out in hives.

"What have you done?" Fred cried. "You put peanuts in my brownies! You rat bastard!"

"But you love brownies!" Joe said. "And I couldn't find any walnuts."

"Then make the brownies without nuts, you idiot!" Fred said.

"Don't call me an idiot!" Joe said. "How dare you get mad at me when I made you brownies!"

Joe stormed off, determined never to speak to Fred again until Fred apologised. Fred, of course, didn't.

Let him who has ears, let him hear.

Comments

[tptigger]

Um, huh?
All I got out of this is that Joe doesn't like his best friend very much.

[kerravonsen]

Ah well, it's an opaque parable, then.