Larry could eat no fat and his wife, Susan, could eat no lean. Sounds like a fairytale to you? Well it is true.
Larry was bitten by a flea. Not sure where the flea came from, but its effect was to cause Larry to be allergic to fat. Since Larry eats ONLY meat and zero carbohydrates, his inability to tolerate fat has become a problem.
He has recently contemplated eating meat that is made from vegetables that is only now being developed and has reluctantly started eating only hardboiled eggs instead of fat until the plant-based meats are available — without fat. He says he likes the large Ostrich eggs the best and loves the cup of yellow yoke in those eggs. But since Larry does not live in Africa on the semi-arid plains or woodlands, getting Ostrich eggs has been a bit of a problem. He saves the shells of the eggs so his son can carve them with a dental tool as he is an artist who does such art.
Susan, on the other hand, was bitten by a tick and can only eat meat with lots of fat in it. Larry is now very jealous of Susan and continually travels his yard without shoes looking for a tick to see if a bite would reverse the effects of his malady so he can eat fat again.
Getting back to Susan, she now has delivered to the house the finest beef from New Zealand and taunts me with a knowing smile and licking her lips as she gleefully enjoys the marbled meat on her plate. I am jealous and have ordered special ticks since I have not found any in our yard, to reverse my fat aversion.
The ticks came yesterday, and when l opened the container in the yard, they scurried out of my view. However, one lucky tick, I call THIRSTY, landed on me and started to have lunch.
A few days later Susan was bitten by a flea and is now only a vegetarian, no fat or meat allowed. But my tick experience has now changed my appetite so that I can now tolerate fat. So, I can now enjoy the New Zealand steak Susan purchased and she can eat all of the broccoli and cauliflower she wants, and I am satisfied!
So the fairytale ‘Larry could eat no fat and his wife, Susan, could eat no lean’ is no longer true in our household.
