Peas

[stewamax]

Hitler was in later life a vegetarian [true].
After descent into Hell, his first meal was fish and chips.
He realised that having to eat fish was a mere foretaste of the red-hot pitchfork-in-the-fundament torment to come, so he called the Devil and said “At least let me have some peas”.
The Devil replied “Certainly not; there is no peas for the wicked”

[TUK020]

Ah, grammar torture added to the 7 circles

[stewamax]

Not so.
He was, of course, addressing Lucifer in German, and the is/are would be both be rendered as 'es gibt keine Erbsen für die Bösen'

[csearle]

Not so.
He was, of course, addressing Lucifer in German, and the is/are would be both be rendered as 'es gibt keine Erbsen für die Bösen'

It would have to use turnips instead of peas I think...

Keine Rübe für die Bösen

c.f.

Keine Rühe für die Bösen

Chris

[melonfool]

All we are saying - is give peas a chance....


Mel

[UncleEbenezer]

Q: How do you know your girl is a princess?
A: She has a pea in her bed.

[stewamax]

Support ecology - join Greenpeas

[redsturgeon]

All we are saying - is give peas a chance....


Mel

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chalfont-viaduct

John

[paullidd]

I dream of whirled peas.

[melonfool]

All we are saying - is give peas a chance....


Mel

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chalfont-viaduct

John

I've driven past that many times and had a wry smile - nice t get a bit of background information (and find out that it's called the Chalfont Viaduct).

Mel

[brightncheerful]

During the war the French fought the Germans - peas de resistance

[melonfool]

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-b ... s-45564552

How odd, when we were just talking about it.

Mel

[stewamax]

All very small beer and parochial: IBM Corporation's motto used to be World Peas through World Trade (the legend that confronted visitors to their HQ on Madison Avenue, NY from 1938 until the building was knocked down and replaced by the present 'wedge' in 1983)