Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for March 09, 1997

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Mom: Do you have any lettuce, Cathy? Cathy: Sure, Mom. It's right there in the.... Mom: Aack!! Bagged lettuce! When they trace the downfall of civilization, it will all come down to bagged lettuce! It's the essence of laziness! The epitome of frivolous spending! And worse!...We've now lost all contact with our vegetables! Will today's children recognize a head of lettuce or will they think it just grows out of the ground in a plastic bag with a nutrition label on the side?? Will a spouse's loving "let me help make the salad" mean ripping a bag open with his teeth and dumping it in a bowl?? Dinner preparation has already been reduced to the amount of time it takes to walk from the freezer to the microwave! Can't we at least use the six minutes it takes to nuke the entree' to rinse a few leaves of lettuce??! Cathy: If I don't buy lettuce in bags, I never get around to eating it, Mom. Mom: Oh, well, of course! You're busy! You need bagged lettuce! I meant everyone else! Cathy: When they trace the survival of the species, it will all come down to Mothers who make exceptions for their children.