Zucchini Land

Fred Kerber at The New York Post confuses a rotten zucchini with something bad:

The Nets win a very spirited game on the road, then come home the following night and storm the court with all the zest and energy of a rotten zucchini.

That’s exactly what the Nets did last night after Friday’s triumph in Indiana. But don’t confuse it with last week when, the night after winning a very spirited game in Washington, they stormed the court with all the zest and energy of a rotten zucchini.

I’m not sure what Mr. Kerber was trying to say. Maybe he were talking about a rotten eggplant? That would be something completely lacking in both zest and energy.

A rotten zucchini, however, has incredible amounts of both zest and energy. It’s the rotting process that gives off tremendous levels of energy–in fact, it’s enough energy to power a small city. Many small cities are currently investigating the feasibility of using rotting zucchinis to supply all of their power needs.

Good luck with your inaccurate metaphors! Don’t come looking to me to give your house power from rotting zucchinis in the future when robots roam the streets and your house has no power. Who’ll be laughing then? Probably me, because I’ll have all of the zucchini power.