Posted by Steven Zak
 
I just can't help but wonder what Popeye would have done if the E. Coli spinach scare had occurred in his day. He'd have gotten his butt kicked up and down the street, that's what.

I know, I know, he always ate canned spinach, not bagged. And come to think of it, even before eating it, he had the strength to burst the can open with one hand, so he was a formidable opponent even without it (though he no doubt got that way by eating spinach on a regular basis, thereby maintaining his strength).

So I'm forced to re-evaluate: If the spinach scare had occurred in Popeye's day, somebody would have picked a fight with him, expecting him to be weak, and he would have kicked that hapless person's butt.

The lesson here seems obvious: Maintain your strength. And when you're attacked, kick your attacker's butt like there was no tomorrow.