baddad Report post Posted November 27, 2011 Returning from my son's morning golf lesson I decanted two bowls of home made soup (leek & celeriac with just a hint of grated horseradish for anyone interested) and sliced some bread. 'Father', he said, as I placed a bowl in front of him, 'Is soup a food, or drink?' We pondered that question for a while together, questioning the nature of other sloppy foods from casseroles and stews to watery mashed potatoes and runny poached eggs, eventually concluding that soup is 'food', because it is eaten with cutlery - to wit, a spoon. 'But what about cuppa-soup,' he then enquired, 'we drink that from a cup?'. 'Then that must be a drink' I replied. He fell silent, seemingly troubled. 'What is the matter, my child,' I asked, to which he replied: 'Should we judge the content, then father, from the appearance of the vessel? Should we divine the nature of what is within solely from that which we can perceive from without?' I threw his soup down the sink and gave him a sandwich... Nobody loves a smartarse, eh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkshine Report post Posted December 8, 2011 That reminds me of a story I got told as a kid, with a man and a satyr, who basically gets angry with the man because he blows on his hands to warm them, and then later on his soup to cool it, the satyr thinks the same action shouldn't have different consequences. Not the same at all...just reminded me An excellent final question though - probably easier and less time consuming to stick with sandwiches Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites