Just in case you thought people being weird about food when you have them over to dinner was new

[ellen_kushner]

'Cole was still full of the diet question.  He now lives chiefly on rhubarb tops--they have such a "foody" taste, his son thinks.  "Dear me! Poor fellow!" Whistler told him, "it sounds as if once long, long ago he had really eaten, and still has a dim memory of what food is!"  "And spinach," Cole added, "it's fine. We eat it raw.  It's wonderful,

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[apintrix]

I thought rhubarb tops were toxic.

[ellen_kushner]

So did I!

Maybe Cole was just Jerking Whistler around?

[apintrix]

Heh, perhaps. Or maybe he was eating very small bits indeed.
Also, funny story: you met my boyfriend! He's Mark Turetsky, an audiobook narrator. :)

[rubygirl29]

Yes, so did I! I think he was jerking Whistler's chain, too. :-)

[ckd]

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[ellen_kushner]

Thanks! We were in small towns, so no dice. But it's a great offer - I'll keep in mind our next trip!