He Yis What He Yis

For some reason the theme song for the “Popeye” cartoons popped into my head tonight (I blame it on the antihistamine I took earlier on an empty stomach). This led to thinking of what a delightfully ambiguous role model he was.

Sure, he smoked constantly, had despicable grammar, and met violence with violence but he also put bullies in their place, raised foundling Swee’Pea as his ward, and always ate his greens.