Learning From Violent Pickled Vegetables
Pickled vegetables are great.
Arguably, the greatest pickled vegetable is the gherkin. It is said, that they were once cucumbers, but who knows the origin story...and truthfully, who cares, they’re tasty and add an essential twang to a barbeque treat.
But what can these pickled delights teach us?
Unsurprisingly, not a great deal typically, but there’s one specific pickle, a pickle among pickles, that shows us the way…and that special pickle… is Pickle Rick.
Pickle Rick is no normal pickle. For a start, he’s not real, he’s a character anomaly from Rick and Morty (specifically, s3e3). He’s a faux-pickle, but that doesn’t take away from his greatness.
If you haven’t seen it, then you should (provided you aren’t offended by violent pickle action), the story starts with Rick trying to avoid a family therapy session.
Transformation Is Just The Start
In exactly the same way that most people don’t, Rick uses his masterful command of science to transform himself into a pickle and evade what he sees as an unnecessary family endeavour. He’s…